{"id":943585,"date":"2026-07-12T13:54:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T13:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/943585\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T13:54:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T13:54:20","slug":"nfl-free-agency-rumor-kansas-city-chiefs-and-cincinnati-bengals-emerge-as-top-landing-spots-for-17m-star-wide-receiver-nfl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/943585\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Free Agency Rumor: Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals emerge as top landing spots for $17M star wide receiver | NFL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NFLThe former Washington Commanders wide receiver, Deebo Samuel, recorded a decent performance in the last season before his contract was voided in February 2026, sparking chaos among millions. Since then, the star player has been linked to several teams. Amid all the mess, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals have been linked to him. The former Washington Commanders wide receiver, Deebo Samuel, recorded a decent performance in the last season before his contract was voided in February 2026. Since then, the star player has been linked to several teams. Amid all the mess, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals have been linked to him.CategoryDetailsPlayerDeebo Samuel Sr.Current StatusUnrestricted Free Agent (Contract voided with Washington in February 2026)Rumored TeamsLos Angeles Rams, Atlanta Falcons, Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore RavensSigning LikelihoodHigh (Veteran playmaker expected to secure a deal prior to Training Camp)Latest Insider UpdateKansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals have emerged as potential landing spots.<\/p>\n

Which teams are interested in Deebo Samuel?<\/p>\n

Deebo Samuel recorded 72 passes for 727 yards and 5 touchdowns in the last season with the Washington Commanders. After his contract with the team was voided, as per reports, the Los Angeles Rams, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals have emerged as potential landing spots.<\/p>\n

What are insiders saying about the rumors?<\/p>\n

A few hours ago, Cameron Sheath of the PFSN noted in a report, \u201cThe two times Samuel made it to the Super Bowl, it was Andy Reid\u2019s Kansas City Chiefs who walked away with the Lombardi Trophy. It would be somewhat ironic, then, if Samuel\u2019s third, and potentially final, visit to the big game was as a member of the perennial AFC favorites. The Chiefs added a lot of young talent in this year\u2019s draft, with a new era on the horizon, but are clearly still in win-now mode with several key veterans on the roster. Rashee Rice and Travis Kelce are likely to dominate targets, but with Kelce slowing down each season, Samuel could build on the role left vacant by Hollywood Brown in free agency.\u201dCameron Sheath of the PFSN added, \u201cStaying in the AFC North, it might seem ludicrous that the Cincinnati Bengals should be linked with a new addition at wide receiver. However, the team has been looking for an upgrade at WR3 for several years and has failed to make it work through the draft.\u201dHe continued, \u201cThe Bengals don\u2019t need more firepower at receiver, but that\u2019s not an excuse not to add someone if the opportunity arises. Samuel, who ranked 26th on PFN\u2019s WR Impact Rankings last season, would provide solid cover in the event Tee Higgins suffers more injury problems in 2026, while completing the team\u2019s enviable offensive lineup when everyone\u2019s healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n

How will the teams be impacted?<\/p>\n

For the Kansas City chiefs, signing Debo Samuel is pretty affordable as he could ease the pressure on popular tight end, Travis Kelce.For the Cincinnati Bengals, signing Deebo Samuel might be a bit expensive as he replaces Tee Higgins to become a highly reliable duo alongside Ja’Marr Chase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The former Washington Commanders wide receiver, Deebo Samuel, recorded a decent performance in the last season before his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":943586,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2063],"tags":[346,256,1705,7,118,110,2438,2437,6,2592,86432],"class_list":["post-943585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-chiefs","tag-cincinnati-bengals","tag-deebo-samuel","tag-football","tag-kansas-city","tag-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-kansascity","tag-kansascitychiefs","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-free-agency","tag-star-wide-receiver"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116907348276742707","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943585","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=943585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943585\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/943586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=943585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=943585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=943585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}