The Kansas City Chiefs released both of their starting offensive tackles — former No. 1 overall draft pick Eric Fisher and veteran Mitchell Schwartz — in a pair of moves that will save more than $18 million against the salary cap but leaves the reigning AFC champions looking to rebuild at key spots on the offensive line.
The Chiefs needed to clear about $20 million from their salary cap before these moves. Fisher and Schwartz have been fixtures along Kansas City’s offensive line, but neither of them played in the Chiefs’ Super Bowl loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last month because of injuries.
Fisher was selected by the Chiefs with the first overall pick of the 2013 draft. Schwartz joined the Chiefs in 2016 as a free agent after four seasons with the Cleveland Browns.