NFL Free Agency: Derrick Nnadi re-signs with Kansas City Chiefs
Defensive end Derrick Nnadi has made a decision on his next NFL stop. According to SportsTrust advisors, his agency, Nnadi has decided to remain with the Kansas City Chiefs. The former Florida State Seminole opted to stay with the only team he has known in his NFL career.
Nnadi was selected by Kansas City with pick No. 75 in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Nnadi spent four years at Florida State before declaring for the draft. With the Seminoles, the defensive lineman played in 44 games recording 165 total tackles, 75 solo, 24.5 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, three forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries.
With Kansas City, Nnadi has been a fixture in the interior of their defensive line. The Chiefs’ nose tackle has only missed one game in five seasons, playing in 81 of a possible 82 games. Nnadi has also started in 69 games while recording 193 tackles, 90 solo, six tackles for loss, four sacks, and a forced fumble.
More on the 2023 NFL offseason, free agency
The NFL 2023 calendar year is set to begin at 4 p.m. ET on March 15 when contracts running through 2022 will officially run out, making those players free agents. Prior to the beginning of free agency, teams will have a chance to designate one franchise or transition tag player, starting on February 21 at 4 p.m. ET and ending on March 7. Beginning March 13 through March 15 teams will be allowed a legal negotiation with players who are set to become unrestricted free agents.
In addition to NFL free agency, the new year also marks the beginning of all trades being made official by the league office. April 21 marks the deadline to sign restricted free agents to offer sheets while April 26 marks the deadline for teams to match restricted free agent offers sheets. 722 players are slated to become free agents in 2023.
More on restricted, exclusive rights free agents
Players with only three years of accredited NFL experience become restricted free agents. Their original team will have the option to apply first-round, second-round, original-round, and right-of-fight-of-first-refusal tenders on players at escalating price tags. The higher the round, the more expensive the tender amount; however, if a separate team does offer a contract and the original team does not match that round pick will be conveyed from the new team to the original team. Right of first refusal only gives a team the option to match or not. If they don’t match, they get nothing in return. An original-round tender would send a draft pick from whatever round the player was drafted back to the original team if they chose not to match. The original team will have five days to match once a player signs an offer sheet from a new team.