Overview
- Araiza, whose agents disclosed the agreement Monday via Ian Rapoport, is re-signing with the Chiefs on a one-year deal expected at about $1.08 million.
- He averaged 48.8 yards gross and 41.8 yards net per punt in 2024, then posted 47.6 yards per punt in 2025.
- The Chiefs gain stability at punter at the league minimum, a choice that helps conserve limited salary cap space ahead of the draft.
- An exclusive rights free agent tender last spring kept his rights with Kansas City, a rule that binds players with fewer than three accrued seasons to their team.
- Drafted by the Bills in 2022, he departed after San Diego State allegations, later had criminal charges dropped and was removed from a civil suit, then returned in 2024 with Kansas City as Tommy Townsend’s replacement.