As rookie minicamp is set to begin on Friday, the Chiefs took to their official Twitter account to announce they’ve signed all of their 2021 draft picks to rookie contracts on Thursday afternoon.
Linebacker Nick Bolton, center Creed Humphrey, defensive end Joshua Kaindoh, tight end Noah Gray, wide receiver Cornell Powell, and offensive guard Trey Smith have been signed through the 2024 NFL season.
Only Bolton and Humphrey will be amongst the top 51 contracts that will count against the 2021 salary cap. After the final cuts deadline, it won’t be until after the final cuts deadline that all six rookie contracts count for approximately $5 million against the cap. Until then, the total cap hit for rookies who were drafted is expected to be roughly $300,000 since Bolton and Humphrey’s cap hit of just over $1 million will replace $850,000 contracts that are in the Top 51.
Kansas City also announced the signings of eight undrafted free agent rookies on Thursday. The Chiefs added the following players:
QB – Shane Buechele – SMU
DB – Zayne Anderson – BYU
DE – Malik Herring – Georgia
LB – Riley Cole – South Alabama
CB – Dicaprio Bootle – Nebraska
DB – Marlon Character Jr. – Louisville
DB – Jaylon McClain-Sapp – Marshall
DB – Devon Key – Western Kentucky
