The Kansas City Chiefs recently added undrafted free agent QB Shea Patterson of Michigan. While the initial report didn’t specify, we now know that the Chiefs gave Patterson a multi-year deal. If he sticks in Kansas City for all three years, the contract is worth just under $2.3 million.
Here is a look at the base salary and cap numbers courtesy of OverTheCap:
| Year | Base Salary | Cap Hit | Dead Cap |
| 2020 | $610,000 | $610,000 | – |
| 2021 | $780,000 | $780,000 | – |
| 2022 | $895,000 | $895,000 | – |
The first thing you’ll notice about this contract is that it carries no guaranteed money. That means the Chiefs can cut him at any time with no salary cap repercussions. That’s not all that surprising given the fact that Patterson is competing for the No. 3 QB job in Kansas City.
The fact that this is a multi-year deal certainly leaves the door open for Patterson to stick around beyond being just a training camp body. He could perhaps fill that same type of role as Kyle Shurmur did in 2019. He’s unlikely to make the 53-man roster but could spend the year running the scout team and learning on the practice squad.
Patterson will have to beat out his old teammate Jordan Ta’amu for that to happen. Patterson was unable to do so back at Mississippi, which ultimately led to his transfer to Michigan. That’ll be an interesting dynamic to consider as things progress throughout the offseason with the Chiefs.
