Kansas City Chiefs restructure DE George Karlaftis' contract

Kansas City Chiefs restructured DE George Karlaftis' contract on May 19, 2026.

Known details

Compensation: Converted $9.685M of 2026 salary into signing bonus, creating $7.7M of cap space with Kansas City (KC)

Kansas City Chiefs defensive ends, this season vs last season — the room this transaction changed.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

82George Karlaftis8616/178199959480$7.4M25.36'4"275

78Felix Anudike-Uzomah7017/174501009079$3.8M24.56'4"255

72R Mason ThomasNEW7310/1700505077$3.0M——241

62Ashton Gillotte6817/1742531008769$1.5M23.76'3"270

45Vincent AnthonyNEW435/17005050—$1.0M——258

45Anthony DunnNEW435/17005050—$1.0M——262

82George Karlaftis8616/178199959480$7.4M25.36'4"275

78Felix Anudike-Uzomah7017/174501009079$3.8M24.56'4"255

62Ashton Gillotte6817/1742531008769$1.5M23.76'3"270

45Malik HerringLEFT416/174103696—$1.1M28.76'3"277

45Janarius RobinsonLEFT428/17280509644—28.26'5"260

35Charles OmenihuLEFT5213/17810799632$4.0M28.96'5"280

25Michael DannaLEFT4815/17800859625—28.66'2"255

OfficialMay 19, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs restructure DE George Karlaftis' contract
Converted $9.685M of 2026 salary into signing bonus, creating $7.7M of cap space with Kansas City (KC)
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