2016 Kansas City Chiefs season


The 2016 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 47th in the National Football League, their 57th overall and their fourth under head coach Andy Reid and the fourth and final season under general manager John Dorsey who was fired June 22, 2017. The Chiefs clinched their first AFC West division title since 2010, beginning a streak of nine consecutive that extended to 2024. The Chiefs also clinched a first-round bye for the first time since 2003, but lost to the [2016 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers] in the Divisional round 18–16.
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Violation of anti-tampering policy

On March 9, 2016, the NFL announced that the Chiefs had violated the league's anti-tampering policy while pursuing wide receiver Jeremy Maclin during the 2015 off-season. The NFL defines tampering as prospective teams contacting soon-to-be free agents before NFL policies allow, which is two days prior to the beginning of the new league year. As punishment, the Chiefs forfeited their 2016 third-round selection, a 2017 sixth-round selection, and were fined $250,000. In addition, head coach Andy Reid was fined $75,000, and general manager John Dorsey was fined $25,000. The Chiefs immediately appealed the decision believing the punishment was excessively harsh and inconsistent with punishments that have given to other teams in similar situations. On April 19, the NFL denied the Chiefs appeal, however, they did reduce the team's fine to $200,000 and Reid's fine to $60,000.

NFL Top 100

The Chiefs had an NFL best 9 players in the annual Top 100 Players countdown.
RankPlayerPositionChange
26Justin HoustonLB 1
55Eric BerrySNR
65Marcus PetersCBNR
75Jamaal CharlesRB 63
80Derrick JohnsonLBNR
81Alex SmithQBNR
84Tamba HaliLB 14
91Travis KelceTENR
93Jeremy MaclinWRNR

Roster changes

Offseason

;Reserve/future free agent contracts
PlayerPosition
Tyrell AdamsLB
Da'Ron BrownWR
Deveron CarrCB
Kenny CookWR
Dominique DavisDE
Reid FragelT
Laurence GibsonT
Cameron GordonOLB
Jordan KovacsSS
Keith LewisCB
Michael LiedkteG
Trey MillardFB
Jimmy StatenDE
Alameda Ta'amuNT
Ross TravisTE
Fred WilliamsWR

;Retirements
PositionPlayerSeasons with
the Chiefs		Years proDate announced
FSHusain Abdullah37March 28
DEMike DeVito39April 11

;Free agents

Draft

RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
237Chris JonesDefensive tackleMississippi State
374KeiVarae RussellCornerbackNotre Dame
4105Parker EhingerGuardCincinnati
4106Eric MurrayCornerbackMinnesota
4126Demarcus RobinsonWide receiverFlorida
5162Kevin HoganQuarterbackStanford
5165Tyreek HillWide receiverWest Alabama
6178D. J. WhiteCornerbackGeorgia Tech
6203Dadi NicolasLinebackerVirginia Tech

Notes
  • The Chiefs forfeited their original third-round selection as part of the punishment for violating the NFL's anti-tampering policy.
  • The Chiefs acquired an additional fifth-round selection in a trade that sent safety Kelcie McCray to the Seattle Seahawks.
  • The Chiefs traded their 1st round draft pick and 7th round pick to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the 49ers 2nd round pick, 4th round pick, and 6th round pick
  • The Chiefs traded their 2nd round draft pick to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange the Buccaneers 3rd round pick and 4th round selection

Undrafted free agents

;Players signed from rookie mini camp tryouts
PositionPlayerCollege
CBShannon EdwardsFresno State
GGarrick MayweatherFordham
TZach SterupNebraska

;Cuts
PositionPlayer
WRKenny Cook
GPaul Fanaika
GBen Grubbs

;Players cut in the offseason before playing for the Chiefs
PositionPlayer
GJake Bernstein
CBen Clarke
LBCameron Gordon
SJimmy Wilson
WRFred Williams
LBTautvydas Kieras
GMichael Liedtke
TLaurence Gibson
SJordan Kovacs
SKeith Lewis
LBEfe Obada
SSPeni Vea

Camp transactions

;Cuts
PositionPlayer
Alameda Ta'amuDT
Tre JonesCB
Shannon EdwardsCB
Vernon HarrisCB

;Signings
PositionPlayer
Bryce CheekS
Nick FolesQB
Jeron JohnsonS
Malcolm JacksonCB

Preseason transactions

;Cuts
PositionPlayer
SAkeem Davis

;Signings
PositionPlayer
SBrock Vereen

;Trades
PositionPlayer/pick
received		TeamCompensation
CBCB Kenneth AckerSan Francisco 49ers7th round pick
2018 NFL draft
N/AUndisclosed draft pick
2018 NFL draft		Arizona CardinalsCB Marcus Cooper
N/AUndisclosed
draft pick		San Francisco 49ersWR Rod Streater

;Roster cut downs
PositionPlayer
SBryce Cheek
DENiko Davis
TCurtis Feigt
CBMalcolm Jackson
WRSeantavius Jones
WRMitch Mathews
LBJonathan Massaquoi
WRKashif Moore
CDrew Nowak

PositionPlayer
LBTyrell Adams
WRDa'Ron Brown
CBDeveron Carr
TReid Fragel
SJamell Fleming
WRFrankie Hammond
QBKevin Hogan
SJeron Johnson
DEDavid King
LBAndy Mulumba
CDaniel Munyer
QBAaron Murray
TEBrian Parker
GJarrod Pughsley
SShak Randolph
RBDarrin Reaves
LBTerrance Smith
DEJimmy Staten
TZach Sterup
CBBrock Vereen

Regular season transactions

;Trades
PositionPlayer/Pick
Received		TeamCompensation
N/ANone*Green Bay PackersRB Knile Davis

;Cuts
PositionPlayer
CBKeiVarae Russell
DENick Williams

;Signings
PositionPlayerPrevious team
TBryan WitzmannDallas Cowboys
DEKendall ReyesWashington Redskins
LBTerrance SmithKansas City Chiefs*
GMike PersonAtlanta Falcons
DLJarvis JenkinsNew York Jets
RBKnile DavisGreen Bay Packers†
CBTerrance MitchellKansas City Chiefs*

;Players involved in multiple transactions
This list is for players who were involved in more than one transaction during the season
PositionPlayerFinal status
LBDezman MosesFree agent
TJordan DeveyChiefs active roster
LBRamik WilsonChiefs active roster
DTRakeem Nuñez-RochesChiefs active roster
LBSam BarringtonSaints active roster
LBSio MooreCardinals active roster
CBTerrance MitchellChiefs active roster
DTDavid KingChiefs active roster
RBBishop SankeyVikings practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 3: vs. New York Jets

The Chiefs picked off the Jets six times.

Week 12: at Denver Broncos


Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

'''Christmas Day games'''