Kansas City Chiefs signed many of their 2022 NFL Draft picks. Here’s the list so far
The Kansas City Chiefs officially signed one of their 2022 draft picks to a contract Friday afternoon, with many following after that.
Purdue defensive end George Karlaftis — the Chiefs took him with the 30th pick in last week’s NFL Draft — signed a four-year, fully guaranteed contract that was first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Later Friday, the team announced it had signed six others from its draft class:
- First-round defensive back Trent McDuffie
- Second-round defensive back Bryan Cook
- Fifth-round offensive lineman Darian Kinnard
- Seventh-rounders Jaylen Watson (defensive back), Isiah Pacheco (running back) and Nazeeh Johnson (defensive back)
Second-round receiver Skyy Moore, third-round linebacker Leo Chenal and fourth-round cornerback Joshua Williams remain as the three Chiefs drafted players who have not yet signed.
Since the NFL implemented the rookie wage scale in 2011, these rookie signings have become mostly procedural in nature. Because of that, most if not all of KC’s recently drafted players will be expected to sign once they arrive in Kansas City for this weekend’s rookie minicamp, which runs Saturday through Monday.
Also on Friday, the Chiefs announced they had waived backup center Austin Reiter. After playing 42 games for the Chiefs from 2018-20, Reiter spent time with Miami and New Orleans last season before re-signing with Kansas City in March.
This story was originally published May 6, 2022 at 12:46 PM.
