The Kansas City Chiefs will reportedly re-sign another of their own free agents.
According to a report from The Athletic’s Nate Taylor, the Chiefs have re-signed LB Ben Niemann on a one-year deal. Niemann was set to become a restricted free agent. Expect this to be much like the deal with Darrel Williams, where the Chiefs budged and gave him some guaranteed money, instead of simply tendering him a non-guaranteed contract. It’s also possible that he took less than the tender amount to re-sign with the team.
Niemann joined the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2018 and he made the 53-man roster out of training camp. He’s persisted through two defensive schemes and is one of the multi-phase special teams players in Kansas City.
The Chiefs also re-signed Ben Niemann to a 1-year deal, a source confirms (@MattVerderame 1st).
— Nate Taylor (@ByNateTaylor) March 17, 2021
Over the course of his career, Niemann has played in 45 games and started in seven for the Chiefs. He’s recorded 110 total tackles, four tackles for loss, one pass defended, one forced fumble, three fumble recoveries, one sack, and four quarterback hits in that span.
Fans will scoff at the decision to bring back Niemann, but he’s a quality depth player and special teamer. If he’s playing any role larger than that in 2021, Kansas City likely has a problem on their hands.
