Fans of the Kansas City Chiefs finally got the defensive end acquisition news they were waiting for — it just might not have been the player they had in mind. One day after the Pittsburgh Steelers signed free agent pass-rusher Melvin Ingram, the Chiefs signed veteran defensive end Alex Okafor to a one-year deal.
The appeal of Ingram was his ceiling as a player. He’s 32 years old now, but he’s made the Pro Bowl three times and has two seasons with 10.5 sacks. Meanwhile, Okafor has always been a solid starting-caliber player — but he has never made a Pro Bowl and hasn’t earned more than five sacks in a season since 2014.