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The Kansas City Chiefs will enter the 2026 season with a huge sense of urgency. QB Patrick Mahomes could be ready by Week 1, which would be a big boost as the Chiefs attempt to rebound after last season’s 6-11 debacle. Hopefully a healthy Mahomes, paired with this offseason’s additions, can move the needle this fall.
The Chiefs just wrapped up mandatory minicamp on June 11th. Now there is not much time before Kansas City kicks off training camp in late July.
It is still early in the offseason, but could some Chiefs players still be in danger?
Three Chiefs players stand out as being in the most danger of being cut after the conclusion of mandatory minicamp.
Arguably no other Chiefs player has taken a greater fall over the past year than Fulton.
The Chiefs signed Fulton to a two-year contract worth $20 million during the 2025 NFL free agency cycle. While Fulton did not land a big-money contract, Kansas City’s front office did show confidence in his abilities.
But the 2025 season turned out to be a series of unfortunate events for both Fulton and the Chiefs at large.
Fulton spent most of training camp on the PUP list while recovering from an offseason procedure on his knee. Then he suffered an ankle injury in Week 2 that sidelined him for multiple weeks. During that time, rookie Nohl Williams emerged and essentially stole Fulton’s spot in the starting lineup.
Unfortunately, nothing got better during the 2026 offseason.
Fulton looked primed to take on a bigger role in 2026 after the departure of Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson. But Kansas City’s offseason moves suggest they were not content with the idea of Fulton becoming a full-time starter.
The biggest move was Kansas City trading up in the draft for Mansoor Delane. That move gave the Chiefs an elite starting cornerback to pair with Williams moving forward.
To make matters worse, the Chiefs just reunited with cornerback L’Jarius Sneed to give themselves even more depth.
Add in Kader Kohou in the slot and there may not be a spot in the starting lineup for Fulton at the start of the regular season.
But could he really be cut?
Fulton is in the final year of his current contract with a $13 million cap hit. If the Chiefs did decide to cut him, they would save $5 million in cap space while taking on $8 million in dead money.
He may need to perform extremely well during training camp to save his spot on the roster.
There are a few reasons why Moore’s time in Kansas City could be coming to an end.
First, Moore now has to deal with some intense competition from younger players. The Athletic’s Jesse Newell named undrafted free agent Kahlil Benson as a player to watch in Kansas City’s...
