The Chiefs are trading offensive tackle Wanya Morris to the Falcons, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports. Along with Morris, the Chiefs will send a 2027 seventh-round pick to the Falcons for a ’27 sixth-rounder, according to veteran insider Jordan Schultz.
This deal comes just two days after Fowler reported the Chiefs and Morris agreed to pursue trade options. The Chiefs spent a third-round pick on Morris in 2023, but the 6-foot-6, 307-pounder did not develop as hoped in his three years with the team. He made just 16 starts in 43 games, including only one in 12 appearances in 2025. The Chiefs will move on with Josh Simmons at left tackle and a right tackle competition that includes Jaylon Moore, Esa Pole, Matt Waletzko and undrafted rookie Kahlil Benson.
While Morris has professional experience at both tackle spots, the majority of his work has come on the left side. He started a career-high 11 times on the blindside in 2024, his lone 17-game season, though Pro Football Focus ranked his performance a lowly 70th among 81 qualifiers.
Barring an injury to stalwart left tackle Jake Matthews, who has missed just one game in his 12-year career, Morris will not see much action there in Atlanta. His best path to playing time is on the right, where the Falcons unexpectedly lost Kaleb McGary to retirement in April. They immediately brought in former Chief Jawaan Taylor, whom Morris has been teammates with for his entire career, on a one-year, $5MM pact to replace McGary.
As a full-time starter since he entered the NFL in 2019, the 28-year-old Taylor is the obvious favorite to serve as the Falcons’ No. 1 right tackle this season. Morris will join Storm Norton, Michael Jerrell and Jack Nelson to give the Falcons more experienced depth behind Matthews and Taylor.
Cool beans