The Kansas City Chiefs have signed All-Pro guard Trey Smith to a four-year, $94 million extension that removes the $23.4 million franchise tag the team placed on him earlier in the offseason. The agreement was completed on 15 July, hours before the league’s deadline to convert tagged players to long-term deals. Financial terms reviewed by NBC Sports show the contract averages $23.5 million per season, making Smith the highest-paid guard in NFL history. The deal includes a $17 million signing bonus and guarantees of roughly $70 million through the first three years. Smith, whose draft stock slipped to the sixth round in 2021 after he was diagnosed with blood clots while at the University of Tennessee, has started every game since entering the league and has become a key component of the line protecting quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Mahomes praised the extension on social media, saying he is "very happy" to keep the right guard in front of him. Locking in Smith secures the interior of Kansas City’s offensive front as the club attempts to rebound from last season’s Super Bowl loss and pursue a fourth championship in eight years under head coach Andy Reid.