ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Eric Fisher has yet to play consistently like a No. 1 overall draft pick, as he was for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2013. Even considering he plays a so-called premium position, the left tackle hasn’t played well enough to earn a four-year contract extension worth $48 million, including $40 million guaranteed.
But the Chiefs, hours before starting training camp Saturday, gave him an extension. They took a huge leap of faith with Fisher and committed to him as their left tackle for the foreseeable future.
Now it’s time for Fisher to become the player the Chiefs envisioned when they drafted him.