re: Chiefs are signing Punt God, Matt Araiza

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I thought the Chiefs’ punter did a hell of a job in the playoffs

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Townsend was First Team All Pro last season. He’s a very good - great punter.

But they probably think they can get similar results with Araiza (and/or perhaps their analytics team/front office doesn’t see much marginal difference between most punters) and Townsend is a free agent who will command “top punter value”. They’re trying to re-sign Chris Jones among others, every dollar counts. This is a salary cap move.