The Kansas City Chiefs have a desperate need. Everyone knows about the decimation of the Chiefs’ secondary. While they have tied down Ron Parker to a long-ish term deal and Eric Berry has been tagged, the departure of Tyvon Branch and uncertainty over Husain Abdullah’s future means the safety position is far from secure.
Alongside a struggling safety group comes the cornerback group, which has significantly decreased in quality with the departure of Sean Smith. Some have argued for the case of using the franchise tag on Smith rather than Berry, and while I can see the merits of tagging Smith and locking down the cornerback spot opposite of Marcus Peters, Eric Berry is a player deserving to be paid, and the Chiefs deserve to pay him.