The Chiefs’ ongoing search for reinforcements at inside linebacker continues as the club has scheduled a Thursday visit with veteran free agent Rey Maualuga, a person with knowledge of the meeting told The Star.
Maualuga, 30, was released by the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday after eight seasons with the team. A second-round pick in 2009, the 6-foot-2, 258-pound Maualuga finished last season with only 27 tackles and an interception while playing only 30 percent of the defensive snaps. The year before, he recorded 75 tackles in 15 games.
The Bengals’ release of Maualuga cleared $3.7 million off their salary cap, some of which they used to sign 26-year-old Kevin Minter to a one-year contract that could be worth up to $4.