{"id":62399,"date":"2025-06-18T22:44:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T22:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=62399"},"modified":"2025-06-18T22:44:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T22:44:21","slug":"chiefs-p-matt-araiza-signed-his-exclusive-rights-tender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=62399","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs P Matt Araiza signed his exclusive rights tender"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chiefs punter Matt Araiza is officially under contract for the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>Araiza\u2019s return wasn\u2019t in much doubt once the Chiefs tendered him as a contract as an exclusive rights free agent early in the offseason, but it wasn\u2019t formalized until Araiza signed that tender. The NFL\u2019s daily transaction report for Wednesday shows that Araiza has done that.<\/p>\n<p>Exclusive rights free agents aren\u2019t permitted to negotiate with other clubs once they are tendered, so Araiza was not at risk of leaving the team unless the Chiefs pulled their offer.<\/p>\n<p>Araiza was a Bills sixth-round pick in 2022, but was released ahead of the regular season after being sued for an alleged rape. 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