Last week, reports emerged that the Kansas City Chiefs were shopping him via trade. On Monday, FanSided’s own Matt Verderame reported the Chiefs were releasing him. Either way, the one clear thing is that Chiefs Kingdom has likely rooted for Justin Houston in red and gold for the last time.
Given the seemingly conflicting reports online, we thought it would be important to parse out exactly what we know and what we don’t yet know when it comes to the veteran pass rusher. After all, this is the third straight offseason in which the Chiefs have said goodbye to one of their defenders after bidding adieu to Tamba Hali and Marcus Peters over the past two springs.