The Kansas City Chiefs retained a key member of their special teams unit by re-signing All-Pro punter Tommy Townsend to a one-year deal on Tuesday. The move comes after Townsend was tendered as a restricted free agent in March, and effectively kicks the can on a long-term contract until the 2024 offseason.
Chiefs All Pro P Tommy Townsend has re-signed with Kansas City. He had been tendered as a restricted free agent at the original round tender.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) April 25, 2023
Townsend has been with the Chiefs since 2020 when he was signed by the team as an free agent following the NFL draft. He first played collegiately at the University of Tennessee before transferring to the University of Florida, where he showcased his golden leg on a weekly basis for the Gators between 2016 and 2019.
This signing isn’t likely to have much of an impact on Kansas City’s salary cap given that the team placed a low-level tender on him before the free agency period opened. Townsend can be expected to play a crucial role in the Chiefs’ effort to defend their Super Bowl title in 2023 and will retain his role as the team’s punter when the regular season commences in September.
