Kansas City Chiefs Sign Center Austin Blythe

Originally posted on FanNation Arrowhead Report
By Joshua Brisco | Last updated 3/30/21

The Kansas City Chiefs appear to have their starting center locked up for the 2021 season, signing center Austin Blythe to a one-year deal, according to multiple reports.

First reported by Nate Taylor of The Athletic , Blythe joins the team as an apparent replacement for center Austin Reiter, who has had a series of reports indicated that the team would part ways with Reiter this offseason, followed by reports that both sides were mulling over a reunion.

Blythe — a seventh-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft out of Iowa — started at guard for the 2018 and 2019 seasons with the Rams before moving to center in 2020. Given the state of the Chiefs' guard position (where they have four to five quality players currently on the roster) and the state of their center position (where they have zero quality players), Blythe is all but a certainty to immediately become the Chiefs' incumbent center.

This story is being updated.

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