Falcons sign Chiefs' Super Bowl champion to $5 million contract after retirement news
Atlanta is adding some depth to make up for retirement.
Falcons sign Chiefs' Super Bowl champion to $5 million contract after retirement news originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Atlanta Falcons lost an offensive tackle on Wednesday when Kaleb McGary retired.
They didn't wait long at all to get another one -- they had a $5 million signing on the books a few hours later. The newest Falcons lineman is Jawaan Taylor, who was a Super Bowl champion with the Kansas City Chiefs . The deal was reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter , who added that there's also $1 million worth of incentives possible on the one-year contract.
The Chiefs released Taylor earlier this offseason to avoid a cap hit of $27. 4 million for the season ahead. They saved about $20 million by making that move.
Taylor was originally a second-round pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2019 NFL Draft out of the University of Florida. MORE: Eagles' new signing flew himself as a pilot to Philadelphia He played four seasons with the Jags before joining the Chiefs in 2023 and winning a Super Bowl that year with Kansas City. Taylor played in 45 games for the Chiefs, all starts, but in the last season-plus, he started to get increased criticism for his play.