The Kansas City Chiefs are signing offensive tackle Donovan Smith, the team announced Thursday.
The deal is a one-year contract worth up to $9 million, sources told Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.
Kansas City lost tackles Andrew Wylie and Orlando Brown Jr. in free agency but signed Jawaan Taylor to a four-year, $80-million deal to help counter both departures.
Smith has spent his entire career at left tackle, while Taylor has primarily played right tackle. The 29-year-old Smith should step into the starting left tackle role if all goes well, Pelissero adds.
The Chiefs did a tremendous job protecting Patrick Mahomes last season, finishing third in sacks allowed, according to Football Outsiders. Kansas City didn't allow a sack in its Super Bowl victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.
Smith spent the last eight seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, starting 124 games over that stretch.
