Chiefs MAKE Risky Bet on John Michael Gyllenborg Over Drafting a Tight End

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🗓️ 13 May 2026

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Kansas City Chiefs shake up the tight end room, investing $260,000 guaranteed in undrafted free agent John Michael Gyllenborg. With Travis Kelce still leading the way but key depth like Noah Gray, Wiley, and Briningstool facing questions, the Chiefs are betting on upside and athleticism for the future. Can Gyllenborg’s raw talent and top-tier short-area quickness translate to the NFL, or will concentration drops and undeveloped route-running keep him off the 53-man roster? Chris Clark and Ryan Tracy debate the battle for backup tight end spots, the impact of injuries on Wiley, and whether Tom Melvin’s coaching can finally develop a new weapon behind Kelce. They break down Chiefs’ strategy to support Patrick Mahomes with multi-tight end sets and analyze the odds of a UDFA breaking through. Plus, what does Kelce’s mentorship mean for the next generation—and is he preparing for his last Super Bowl run?

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0:00.0	Chiefs didn't draft a tie-in, but they paid one.
0:03.7	From the land of the free and the home of the Chiefs,
0:06.5	this is the Locked-on Chiefs podcast.
0:09.4	You are Locked-on Chiefs,
0:11.0	your daily Kansas City Chiefs podcast,
0:14.4	part of the Locked-on Podcast Network,
0:17.2	your team every day.
0:20.7	And welcome back to the episode of Locked on Chiefs.
0:23.4	And I'm not talking Travis Kelsey, to be clear.
0:27.4	Chiefs did pay Travis Kelsey and they re-sign him.
0:30.5	But I'm not talking about Travis Kelsey.
0:32.4	They paid another tied-ins in John Michael Gillenborg.
0:36.3	They gave him $260,000 guaranteed to sign a UDFA contract.
0:41.7	That to me tells me that this is a guy that they at least wanted to see, get in the
0:46.5	building, and have on their roster at least in the preseason to see if they can develop
0:52.8	him into something, not necessarily even for this year,
0:55.4	but just knowing that they have a huge hole at the tight-in position coming very quickly.
1:03.1	Yeah, yeah.
1:04.1	It's find whatever you can find,
1:07.2	you can find whenever you can find it.
1:09.4	And I mean, that's why you pay a guy that kind of money coming off of what I think is a utilization
1:16.3	that is not what the chiefs envision. So it is a bit of a projection. I have him as draftable
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