A rotational presence on recent Chiefs defensive lines, Rakeem Nunez-Roches signed his RFA tender, per Adam Caplan of ESPN.com (on Twitter), and will return to Kansas City for a fourth season.
The Belize native’s signing leaves Falcons safety Ricardo Allen as the only unsigned restricted free agent. Allen was given a second-round tender, while the Chiefs tagged Nunez-Roches with an original-round tender worth $1.9MM.
Nunez-Roches started 11 games for the Chiefs last season and five for the 2016 version. He played 390 snaps last season and registered a half-sack and made 24 tackles. Entering his age-25 season, he’ll rerejoin a Chiefs front that figures to see some augmentation in the draft. Kansas City, though, signed RFA Xavier Williams from the Cardinals and still has Allen Bailey to complement its Chris Jones-centered defensive line.
The deadline for RFAs to sign offer sheets elsewhere has passed, leaving Allen in limbo. The Falcons can withdraw their $2.9MM tender after June 15, so some action in this process should be expected by then.