As the Denver Broncos prepare to hit some of their biggest needs in NFL free agency, it's worth keeping an eye on the other teams in the AFC West and what they're doing to reload to catch the Broncos in 2026.
The Kansas City Chiefs just took their first and biggest step of the 2026 offseason so far, restructuring Patrick Mahomes's contract and freeing up $43.56 million on the cap. And believe it or not, they're still in the red. But teams can manipulate the salary cap in a lot of different ways, and the Chiefs will soon not only be cap compliant, but they'll get themselves under the cap far enough to make some moves.