The Chiefs went into the offseason looking for help in a secondary that’s getting a new look, and Kader Kohou already looks like the kind of addition that can pay off quickly. Kansas City may not have been the team most closely tied to him before the deal, but the fit is starting to make plenty of sense.
Kohou spent the first three years of his career in Miami, and one voice from that side of the aisle already believes the Dolphins may come to regret letting him walk. Brian Miller of Phin Phanatic named five former Dolphins the team should have worked harder to keep, and Kohou was one of them.
“Miami wasn't ready to give the slot corner another contract, but they may regret letting him go. Kohou signed a one-year deal with Kansas City for $1.8 million, an easy and absorbable amount.
Kohou was a valuable piece in the secondary. Given the roster's current uncertainty at the position, having Kohou available would have provided the team with a veteran who was still developing and had done well when given the opportunity.
Kohou will return to Miami with the Chiefs in Week 3 of the season.”
That’s the crux of it: Miami wasn’t willing to meet the price, while Kansas City was happy to take the shot on a one-year, $1.8 million deal. For the Chiefs, that’s the kind of low-risk move that can look awfully sharp if the player settles in fast.
There’s also a leadership angle here. Miller said Kohou’s veteran presence would have mattered for Miami’s young secondary, and that’s a benefit Kansas City can use too. The projected starters next to Kohou are Nohl Williams and first-round rookie Mansoor Delane, so if Kohou can steady that group and help guide the younger pieces, the Chiefs will have gotten even more out of the signing.
And if Steve Spagnuolo can work his usual magic on him, Kansas City may have landed exactly the kind of under-the-radar defender that quietly makes a secondary better.
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