Chiefs sign fourth-round pick, cornerback Jadon Canady
Kansas City has contracts with four of their seven draft selections.
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - JANUARY 01: Jadon Canady #22 of the Oregon Ducks looks on against the Texas Tech Red Raiders during the second quarter of the 2025 College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium on January 01, 2026 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) | Getty Images According to the NFL’s official transactions report, the Kansas City Chiefs signed cornerback Jadon Canady to his four-year rookie contract on Wednesday.
Canady was selected out of Oregon in the fourth round of last month’s NFL Draft with the 109th overall selection. He becomes the fourth of Kansas City’s seven drafted rookies to sign. Jadon Canady vs Makai Lemon 👀 pic.
twitter. com/uYTD3eqmGL — SleeperChiefs (@SleeperChiefsKC) April 25, 2026 The team quickly signed wide receiver Cyrus Allen and quarterback Garrett Nussmeier — taken in the fifth and seventh rounds respectively — within a week of the draft. The team’s other fifth round selection, former Nebraska running back Emmet Johnson, signed on May 5 .
Entering Wednesday, we estimated that the Chiefs were only about $6. 9 million under the league’s salary cap . Spotrac estimates that Canady’s 2026 initial cap charge will be about $1.