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Report: Chiefs re-sign one of longest-tenured players to 1-year deal

Winchester has played for Kansas City since 2015

Report: Chiefs re-sign one of longest-tenured players to 1-year deal One of the longest-tenured members of the Kansas City Chiefs is set to return for another year with the organization. (kctv)
By Gabe Swartz

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - One of the longest-tenured members of the Kansas City Chiefs is set to return for another year with the organization.

According to a report from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Chiefs are re-signing veteran long-snapper James Winchester to a one-year deal.

The deal is reportedly worth $1.75 million and keeps Winchester as the NFL’s highest-paid long-snapper.

Kansas City Chiefs long snapper James Winchester (41) looks on before an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker) (David Becker/AP)

Winchester has played for Kansas City since 2015 and is a three-time Super Bowl champion with the Chiefs.

In his career, the Oklahoma product has played 181 regular season games and 25 playoff games for Kansas City.

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He’ll return to a Chiefs special teams unit that includes kicker Harrison Butker, who, like Winchester, is also the highest paid player at his position in the NFL.

Only tight end Travis Kelce -- who has yet to make a decision on whether he’ll return in 2026 -- has played for the Chiefs longer than Winchester among members of the organization’s roster.

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