{"id":42838,"date":"2025-03-20T15:45:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=42838"},"modified":"2025-03-20T15:45:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:45:55","slug":"chiefs-re-sign-25-year-old-free-agent-at-area-of-need-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=42838","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Re-Sign 25-Year-Old Free Agent at Area of Need: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Andy-Reid52-e1742429195269.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Andy-Reid52-e1742429195269.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Andy-Reid52-e1742429195269.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Andy-Reid52-e1742429195269.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Chiefs Re-Sign 25-Year-Old Free Agent at Area of Need: Report\" width=\"780\" height=\"437\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs were able to re-sign another free agent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs came to terms with another one of their unrestricted free agents on March 19, re-signing defensive tackle Marlon Tuipulotu.<\/p>\n<p>NFL Network insider Mike Garafolo was one of the first to report the news, relaying: \u201cThe Chiefs are re-signing DL Marlon Tuipulotu, per his agents @NessMugrabi and @davidcanter of @aurasportsgroup. The former sixth-round pick of the [Philadelphia] Eagles was on KC\u2019s roster for most of the regular season in 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although Tuipulotu has yet to truly make a large impact with the Chiefs, he\u2019s only 25 years old and still has a whole lot of potential at what is a probably the biggest area of need on the KC roster.<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-2 Tuipulotu appeared in 2 games after joining the Chiefs, recording 1 tackle for a loss and 4 total tackles, but he could be called upon more in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City already lost veteran defensive tackles Derrick Nnadi and Tershawn Wharton in free agency, and Mike Pennel has yet to re-sign. This is a position that the Chiefs could also target in the draft but for now, Tuipulotu returns to provide some much-needed depth behind Chris Jones and newcomer Jerry Tillery.<\/p>\n<p>Tuipulotu has tallied 3.0 career sacks and 5 career tackles for a loss at the NFL level.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Looking at Chiefs DT Marlon Tuipulotu\u2019s Strengths &amp; Weaknesses as an Interior Defensive Lineman<\/h2>\n<p>Tuipulotu is a little bit undersized to play nose tackle, or line up in the A-Gap, but has done so at times throughout his career.<\/p>\n<p>According to Pro Football Focus, Tuipulotu has logged 289 defensive snaps lined up in the B-Gap throughout his professional career, with 140 snaps lined up over the offensive tackle, 90 snaps in the A-Gap and 7 snaps outside the tackle. So, there\u2019s some versatility there but Tuipulotu is probably a three-technique DT at heart.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where the Chiefs mostly used him in 2024, as he lined up in the B-Gap 53 times compared to 7 in the A-Gap and 1 over the tackle.<\/p>\n<p>As for strengths and weaknesses, Tuipulotu seems to be a pretty strong tackler, with 21 key defensive \u201cstops\u201d on PFF and just 3 missed tackles. Despite that, his run defense grades have typically been poor, at marks under 50.0 most seasons \u2014 with the outlier being a 59.4 in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>As a pass rusher, Tuipulotu has generated 11 quarterback pressures on exactly 275 pass rushing snaps. His pass rushing marks have typically hovered around 55.0 on PFF.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, there is certainly room for improvement in Tuipulotu\u2019s game, but the Chiefs picked him up for a reason. As KC has done in the past, they likely see him as a buy-low candidate that their coaching staff can develop.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Marlon Tuipulotu Will Compete for a Spot on the Chiefs\u2019 53-Man Roster at Training Camp<\/h2>\n<p>Tuipulotu isn\u2019t a guarantee to make the KC roster in 2025, but his Chiefs future really depends on two things \u2014 how he progresses as a player and who Kansas City brings in as competition.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, there isn\u2019t much defensive tackle depth on the 90-man roster, but that will surely change as the offseason rolls along.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, Tuipulotu joins 2024 undrafted prospect Fabien Lovett Sr. and former Cleveland Browns third-round pick Siaki Ika as KC defensive tackles that are likely battling for a role. As mentioned above, Jones and Tillery are currently the projected starters at the position until proven otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Obermuller covers the NFL and NHL for Heavy.com, where he began writing in 2021. His areas of focus include the Kansas City Chiefs, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins, as well as the New York Rangers and New York Islanders. An NYC area native and Quinnipiac graduate, his previous bylines include FanDuel&#8217;s The Duel, King Fantasy Sports and Pro Football Mania. More about Michael Obermuller<\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on Chiefs News<\/h2>\n<p>Loading more stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs were able to come to terms with a UFA on a new contract in NFL free agency, re-signing them for the 2025 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":42839,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chiefs Re-Sign 25-Year-Old Free Agent at Area of Need: Report - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=42838\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chiefs Re-Sign 25-Year-Old Free Agent at Area of Need: Report - 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