{"id":59520,"date":"2025-06-04T12:02:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T12:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=59520"},"modified":"2025-06-04T12:02:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T12:02:36","slug":"chiefs-23-million-vet-still-missing-at-otas-amid-contract-negotiations-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=59520","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs $23 Million Vet Still Missing at OTAs Amid Contract Negotiations: 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\/06\/Chiefs-OTAs2-e1748997288785.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Chiefs-OTAs2-e1748997288785.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Chiefs-OTAs2-e1748997288785.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Chiefs-OTAs2-e1748997288785.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Chiefs $23 Million Vet Still Missing at OTAs Amid Contract Negotiations: Report\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid watches over a KC practice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs have had fairly strong attendance at OTAs despite a few players like wide receiver Rashee Rice missing time with an illness.<\/p>\n<p>Rice is now back at practice as of June 3, as is fellow wide receiver Hollywood Brown, but one key Chiefs starter has been missing amid long-term contract negotiations. And that player is franchise-tagged right guard Trey Smith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the first week of OTAs, Chiefs starting RG Trey Smith was among the players absent from the first three practices,\u201d A-to-Z Sports Kansas City\u2019s Charles Goldman reported on June 3.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe still hasn\u2019t attended OTAs to participate in practice, which shouldn\u2019t be a huge shock to fans,\u201d Goldman continued. Explaining: \u201cFirstly, these are voluntary workouts. Smith is staying away while seeking a long-term contract extension on the franchise tag. That\u2019s the smart move for Smith and the franchise, not to risk injury during this juncture of the offseason. It protects both parties from potential financial problems should an injury occur.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Goldman stressed that \u201cthis isn\u2019t indicative of some contract-related tensions, but rather just the seasonality of the NFL.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSmith will take advantage of some time off, knowing he won\u2019t be fined,\u201d the reporter went on. \u201cHe also knows there is a ticking timer for his side and the Chiefs to agree on a long-term deal. As a franchise-tagged player, the two sides have until July 15 at 4:00 p.m. ET to agree to a long-term contract extension. If Smith does not agree to a long-term deal by this date, he will play out the season under the franchise tag on a fully guaranteed $23.4M one-year contract.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Trey Smith Has Reiterated That He Wants to Re-Sign With the Chiefs Long-Term<\/h2>\n<p>As Goldman noted, there isn\u2019t much cause for concern in the case of Smith. Veteran offensive linemen don\u2019t generally do too much at OTAs, being that it\u2019s mostly a passing camp without pads.<\/p>\n<p>For a blocker with the experience of Smith, it\u2019s even less important that he takes part in this early offseason program, because he\u2019s done it all before.<\/p>\n<p>Both Smith and the Chiefs have also made it clear that they want to work something out long-term.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUltimately, I can only focus on working out and training,\u201d Smith told NFL host and reporter Kay Adams on the \u201cUp &amp; Adams\u201d show on March 24.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love Kansas City, it\u2019s my home,\u201d he continued. \u201cI love the Chiefs. The fans in Kansas City are some of the best people I\u2019ve ever been around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith concluded the response by telling Adams that \u201cI would love to stay [with the Chiefs],\u201d and that signing an extension is still his \u201cplan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach has said multiple times that finalizing a long-term extension with Smith is a priority for Kansas City this offseason.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Chiefs OTAs Host Media Again on June 4<\/h2>\n<p>Itching for more Chiefs OTAs content? You\u2019re in luck. The next media-friendly practice is tomorrow, on Wednesday, June 4.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the early standouts from the first week of Chiefs OTAs have been wide receivers Tyquan Thornton, Xavier Worthy and rookie Jalen Royals.<\/p>\n<p>All-Pro defensive back Trent McDuffie also got the best of Patrick Mahomes once already this spring, intercepting the two-time NFL MVP.<\/p>\n<p>And the backup quarterback battle has begun to take a very clear shape already. It\u2019ll be interesting to see who steals the show with reporters in attendance again tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Obermuller covers the NFL for Heavy.com, where he began writing in 2021. His areas of focus specialize on the Kansas City Chiefs, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Pittsburgh Steelers, with expert knowledge on each based on years of coverage. An NYC area native and Quinnipiac graduate, Michael also provides MLB coverage at Athlon Sports, and his previous bylines include Heavy on Jets, FanDuel&#8217;s The Duel, King Fantasy Sports and Pro Football Mania. More about Michael Obermuller<\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on Chiefs<\/h2>\n<p>Loading more stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One big-name Kansas City Chiefs veteran is still missing from OTAs while he awaits a new long-term contract extension with KC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":59521,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59520","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 $23 Million Vet Still Missing at OTAs Amid Contract Negotiations: 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=59520\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chiefs $23 Million Vet Still Missing at OTAs Amid Contract Negotiations: Report - 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