The Kansas City Chiefs will have decisions to make at a number of positions this offseason including ... punter? The Chiefs haven’t thought about their punter situation since Dustin Colquitt came aboard in 2005 (the most tenured Chief behind DJ) but he is a free agent entering this offseason.
Colquitt is 35 years old and the Chiefs are up against the cap (as it seems they are every year lately) which is why this is even a question. Colquitt is still very good and the Chiefs probably want him back. That they haven’t made any noise about losing Colquitt or made any moves to replace him makes me think they’re likely to keep him.
His last deal at five years and $18.75 million made him the highest paid punter in the league. The cap has gone up considerably since then. I would take Colquitt back (with the qualifier “at a reasonable price”). I follow him on social media and he seems pretty rooted in Kansas City with his family so I would be surprised if he played elsewhere.
Should the Chiefs bring Colquitt back?
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Should the Chiefs re-sign Dustin Colquitt?
Chiefs 2018 free agents
QB Tyler Bray
FB Anthony Sherman
WR Albert Wilson
NT Bennie Logan
CB Phillip Gaines
CB Kenneth Acker
C Zach Fulton
P Dustin Colquitt
CB Terrance Mitchell
LB Kevin Pierre-Louis
WR De’Anthony Thomas
G Jordan Devey
S Steven Terrell
DE Jarvis Jenkins
RFA: LB Ramik Wilson
RFA: DE Rakeem Nunez-Roches
ERFA: LB Terrance Smith
List of free agents via Over The Cap