Jul 02

AFC West

Chiefs are signing punter Newsome to 1-year deal, source says, and adding depth at RB

The Chiefs on Wednesday made a move to add some competition on special teams.The Super Bowl-champion Chiefs are signing punter Tyler Newsome to a one-year deal, a source confirmed with The Star. Financial details were not disclosed.Newsome makes sense considering current starting punter Dustin Colquitt is entering the final year of a contract that pays a base salary of $1.9 million in 2020. Colquitt will also celebrate his 38th birthday May 6.The 6-foot-3, 219-pound Newsome entered the league in 2019 as an undrafted free agent out of Notre Dame with the Los Angeles Chargers but was released be…

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