{"id":849483,"date":"2026-04-02T15:28:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/849483\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:28:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:28:19","slug":"chiefs-are-reportedly-signing-former-bills-cornerback-kaiir-elam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/849483\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs are reportedly signing former Bills cornerback Kaiir Elam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">After trading away one first-round cornerback from the 2022 NFL Draft class, the <a href=\"http:\/\/ArrowheadPride.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> signed another in the quest to rebuild the team\u2019s secondary on the fly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">It will be his fourth stop for his fifth season after being selected with the 23rd pick in the draft, two picks after former Chiefs, now <a href=\"http:\/\/www.turfshowtimes.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a>, cornerback Trent McDuffie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">He will add to the current duo of Chiefs\u2019 outside cornerbacks: Nohl Williams and Kristian Fulton. Elam has rarely aligned in the slot when he\u2019s in formation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">For Dallas, Elam started seven games for one of the NFL\u2019s worst pass defenses in 2025, leading to the Cowboys waiving him in late November. He finished the season in Tennessee, but didn\u2019t record any starts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The former Florida Gator will be looking for a fresh start in Kansas City, hoping to recapture the reputation he had as a high-profile draft prospect. This play is a great rep against current <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prideofdetroit.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit Lions<\/a> wide receiver Jameson Williams, showcasing Elam\u2019s pressing and jamming abilities on top of the effort to finish through the hands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Since being drafted, there has been little positive momentum in Elam\u2019s career, but he has gained experience that Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo and defensive backs coach Dave Merritt can work off of to improve his performance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">We don\u2019t know the contract details yet, but the article will be updated with all relevant information when it becomes available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After trading away one first-round cornerback from the 2022 NFL Draft class, the Kansas City Chiefs signed another&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":849484,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2063],"tags":[346,7,118,110,922,1193,2438,2437,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-849483","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kansas-city-chiefs","8":"tag-chiefs","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-kansas-city","11":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs","12":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs-news","13":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs-roster","14":"tag-kansascity","15":"tag-kansascitychiefs","16":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116335824446630528","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=849483"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849483\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/849484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=849483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=849483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=849483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}