{"id":3751,"date":"2024-11-23T07:31:49","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T07:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3751"},"modified":"2024-11-23T07:35:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T07:35:00","slug":"chiefs-add-former-pro-bowl-tackle-to-help-protect-patrick-mahomes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=3751","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS : Chiefs Add Former Pro Bowl Tackle to Help Protect Patrick Mahomes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_jjmvck-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>D.J. Humphries, 30, was a first-round pick of the Cardinals in 2015.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_oenkmd\">\n<figure class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj\" title=\"D.J. 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The contract, per Rapoport, was negotiated by Humphries&#8217;s agency, AMDG Sports, and pays him $2 million with a maximum value of $4.5 million.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_3t290jthz\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1860099511131209952&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnfl%2Fchiefs-add-former-pro-bowl-tackle-help-protect-patrick-mahomes&amp;sessionId=166de5dc931d88aa05de28bf5f8b9ddd54a99284&amp;siteScreenName=SInow&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-uw-rm-iframe=\"gn\" data-tweet-id=\"1860099511131209952\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_s539xtw4t\">The 30-year-old tackle spent his first nine seasons with\u00a0Arizona Cardinals\u00a0after they selected him with the 24th overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft. He earned Pro Bowl honors in 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_96ajigd46\">After tearing his ACL in Week 17 of last season, Humphries was released by the Cardinals in March. He has since recovered and been cleared to play. Kansas City, which has rotated rookie Kingsley Suamataia and second-year player Wanya Morris at left tackle, could use the veteran help.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_hpespo4v2\">In the wake of a 30\u201321 loss to the\u00a0Buffalo Bills\u00a0last Sunday, the Chiefs now sit at 9-1. 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