The “will they or won’t they” with Eric Berry is over.
Wednesday’s announcement that the Chiefs are cutting Berry with a post-June 1 designation means the team will be without its three highest-paid defenders heading into the 2019 season — Berry, Justin Houston, and Dee Ford.
The Chiefs have reportedly added Tyrann Mathieu and Damien Wilson, but there are still holes that Brett Veach and company need to fill in the upcoming hours, days, weeks and months.
Let’s take a look at some spots they need to fill and where we could look for them to be addressed:
Cornerback
With Steve Nelson getting a contract from the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Chiefs cornerback group is thin — with Kendall Fuller, Charvarius Ward, and Tremon Smith as the returning contributors.