Update:
Brooke Pryor reports that the Chiefs have not released OLB Justin Houston and are still gauging trade interest from other teams.
Pryor says that Houston could still be released, but it’s not official at this point in time.
Given that a number of pass rushers were franchised on Monday, it’s possible that a team could step up and get a deal done for Houston.
Matt Verderame of Fansided is reporting that the Chiefs are releasing veteran OLB Justin Houston on Monday.
Reports from the past few weeks mentioned that Houston’s time in Kansas City was in doubt and that the Chiefs had made him available for trade.
However, it appears as though no trade ever surfaced and the Chiefs will now move on and franchise Dee Ford.
Houston, 30, is a former third-round pick of the Chiefs back in 2011. He’s currently in the fifth year of his six-year, $101 million contract that included $52.5 million guaranteed and stands to make base salaries of $15.25 million and $17 million over the next two years.
According to OverTheCap.com, releasing Houston will free up $14 million of available cap space while creating $7.1 million in dead money.
In 2018, Houston appeared in 12 games for the Chiefs and recorded 37 tackles, nine sacks, an interception, five forced fumbles and a pass defense. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 14 edge rusher out of 103 qualifying players.
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