The Kansas City Chiefs have grown used to the presence of Brandon Flowers, as the cornerback has remained in the AFC West even after spending the first six years of his career in KC. The Los Angeles Chargers have terminated their relationship with Flowers, however, after three years, which means Flowers might be playing outside the division next year for the first time in his NFL career.
The Chargers originally signed Flowers on a one-year deal worth $3 million in 2014, only to extend him several months later with a 4-year, $36 million extension in 2015. Only two years into that deal, the Chargers decided that Flowers’ looming cap hit of $9 million was becoming too much and will stomach the $4 million in dead money his release creates instead.