Nick Allegretti, who spent the first five seasons of his career in Kansas City, will change the landscape of the NFL in a big way this year. The offensive lineman decided to sign with the Washington Commanders in free agency, going from a team that has won three of the past four Super Bowls to a franchise that hasn't made it past the divisional round since 1991. It means to transfer.
After finding so much success with the Chiefs, you may be wondering why he ultimately decided to leave Kansas City.Surprisingly, it wasn't about the money — Allegretti new 3 year contract The manager's contract includes only $9.02 million guaranteed. The 27-year-old signed with Washington because he wanted to go somewhere with a chance to start.
“I have a lot of respect for the Kansas City players,” Allegretti said recently via his official website. “I enjoyed my role there, but I think I was at a point in my career where I wanted to come in and be a starter from Week 1. That's my goal coming to Washington.”
Allegretti received plenty of playing time during his five years in Kansas City, but he was never seen as a starter in Kansas City. He played in a total of 74 regular season games over the next five seasons after being selected in the seventh round of the 2019 NFL Draft, starting just 13.
During the 2023 regular season, Allegretti appeared in all 17 of Kansas City's regular season games, but only started in one. But he also saw plenty of action in the postseason after starting left guard Joe Thuney went down with an injury during Kansas City's 27-24 win over the Buffalo Bills in the divisional round.
Souney will miss the remainder of the playoffs with a chest injury, but Allegretti will start in both the AFC Championship and Kansas City's 25-22 victory over the 49ers in Super Bowl III. Possibilities opened up.
In fact, Allegretti was one of Kansas City's heroes in the Super Bowl because he played through injuries.he He tore his UCL in the second quarter. If he had left the game, the Chiefs would have dropped to third-string left guard, but instead he ended up playing every offensive snap in a game that went into overtime.
After starting two playoff games, Allegretti felt it was time to look for a full-time starting job.
“I felt like a starter,” Allegretti said. “I knew I could be an opening day starter and I’m here to prove it.”
For an offensive lineman looking for an early job, Washington is definitely a good landing spot. The coaches are completely revamping the offense for next season, with only two starters from last year scheduled to return: right tackle Andrew Wylie and right guard Sam Cosmi. Allegretti has a good chance to enter the season as the starter at left guard, and if he wins the job, he will reunite with Wiley, who spent five seasons with the Chiefs (2018-22) before signing. With commanders in 2023.
