Although we have been tracking the NFL\u2019s wild free agency since the start of the league year on Monday, the league year actually began at 3:00 p.m. Arrowhead time on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
While several of the names have reportedly agreed to terms with new teams, the Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>\u2019 list of unrestricted free agents<\/a> finally became official. Absent from the list, predictably, was punter Matt Araiza.<\/p>\n Charles Goldman of A to Z Sports has confirmed that the Chiefs offered Araiza an exclusive rights free agency (ERFA) tender.<\/p>\n Players with expiring contracts who have accrued less than three NFL seasons become EFRAs. Should their existing club offer them a minimum (non-guaranteed) salary, they are barred from speaking with other teams. In Araiza\u2019s case, as a player with two credited seasons, his contract for 2026 will be $1,075,000.<\/p>\n The Buffalo Bills made Araiza a sixth-round selection out of San Diego State in the 2022 NFL Draft, but a legal situation saw him cut before his rookie season actually started \u2014 and he was out of football through 2023. The Chiefs signed him in 2024.<\/p>\n After a very uneven initial campaign in Kansas City, Araiza faced competition last offseason from undrafted rookie Eddie Czaplicki. After holding onto the job, Araiza had a much better second season with the Chiefs and saw his touchback percentage drop from 14.5% in 2024 to only 5.4% in 2025. Whether the improvement is enough to keep the Chiefs from bringing in another round of competition this summer remains to be seen.<\/p>\n Goldman also confirms<\/a> that wide receiver Nikko Remigio received an ERFA tender \u2014 after Remigio\u2019s agent congratulated him on Tuesday<\/a> via social media for reaching an \u201cextension\u201d with the Chiefs. Remigio\u2019s non-guaranteed one-year tender will also be for $1,075,000..<\/p>\n