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Wylie

He left Week 12’s game with the injury and did not return. Trenton Scott played in his absence. Wylie is in some danger of missing Week 13’s game against the Titans with the injury.

Wylie reunites with offensive coordinator in Eric Bieniemy, as the two now join forces in Washington. Wylie played a key role in shutting down the Eagles’ pass rush in the Super Bowl last month and has appeared in 59 games through his first five seasons with the Chiefs. The Commanders ranked 26th in PFF pass block grades (61.7) last season, as Wylie becomes the second offensive lineman to join the team early in free agency. While he’s spent the last two seasons at right tackle, Wylie also has significant experience at guard.

Wylie went down with the elbow injury in the first half and was ruled out after halftime. Prince Tega Wanogho is in at right tackle for him. Wanogho has yet to make his first career start, but that could change in Week 11 if Wylie is sidelined beyond this game.

PFF’s Ari Meirov reports the deal includes $2.5 million guaranteed. Wylie has started 42 games over the last four seasons for Kansas City all across the line. Last year, he closed out the season as the starting right tackle. Wylie is useful as a versatile depth piece, but the Chiefs should look to upgrade the starting group.

Wylie was a restricted free agent tendered at the original-round level. The Chiefs have completely remade their offensive line this offseason, acquiring Orlando Brown while signing Joe Thuney, Kyle Long and Austin Blythe. Those interior additions have Wylie looking like the odd man out of a starting job, but it’s difficult to know what 32-year-old Long even has left after sitting out the 2019 season. Wylie offers several seasons worth of fallback starting experience if one of the Chiefs’ Plan As does not work.

An original round tender is worth $2.133 million. Wylie, 26, who has started 35 games for Kansas City since he was signed by the team in 2018, played the 2020 season on a one-year deal. The Chiefs will look to keep Wylie after parting ways with starting tackles Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz.

Initially undrafted out of Eastern Michigan, Wylie (6'9/309) has made 22 starts since linking up with the Chiefs in January 2018, most recently logging 716 snaps at both interior positions along Kansas City’s O-line last year. He’ll turn 26 in August.

The Chiefs feared the worst after Wylie went down against the Colts in Week 5 but luckily he escaped with just a sprain. Ryan Hunter took over at left guard Sunday night and would be the favorite to start there in the likely event that Wylie misses time.