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The Kansas City Chiefs start right tackle Mike Lemmers.
One of the Kansas City Chiefs’ offensive tackles for the 2021 season yet to return to the NFL this season is veteran Mike Lemmers. Remmers suffered a knee injury in his November 2021 that will keep him out for the rest of the season and continues to rehab from that injury this season.
Still, as we enter Week 2 of the NFL regular season, the Remmers market is starting to heat up.
Heavy Sports NFL Senior Reporter Matt Lombardo recently named Limmers as a potential option for the New York Jets, who need help at left tackle after losing Mekhi Becton and Duane Brown to injuries.
Lombardo said on Sept. 16, “The 33-year-old Lemmers will add stability to the veteran as Brown continues to work toward his return from a shoulder injury.
In addition to the Jets being a potential option, Lombardo also wrote that the Lemmers have attracted interest from other NFL teams and the veteran offensive tackle is nearing full recovery.
“But it will probably be about two weeks before Remmers is fully medically cleared to return to the field,” continues Lombardo. “Multiple teams have expressed interest in his Remmers, league sources say, and the Jets could be a perfect fit.”
Reminds me of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl starter
Remmers’ tenure with the Chiefs began when the team signed him in March 2020. The following season, the Remmers started 10 regular season games and 3 playoff games, including Super Bowl LV against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Chiefs re-signed Remmers in March 2021, but his first role was as backup for then-second-year offensive tackle Lucas Niang. However, after playing poorly early in the 2021 regular season, the Lemmers temporarily replaced Niang at right tackle and earned the starting lineup in Weeks 6 and 7 before going on injured reserve. .
Overall, Remmers spent nine seasons in the NFL, with the then-San Diego Chargers, Carolina Panthers, Minnesota Vikings, and New York Giants before joining the Chiefs.
How have the Chiefs been doing at RT this season?
With Lucas Niang starting the 2022 season on an under-athlete list and rookie fifth-round pick Darian Kinnard not growing as fast as previously predicted, the Chiefs have veteran Andrew Wylie in the first two weeks. The regular season.
In the Chiefs’ Week 1 victory over the Arizona Cardinals, Wiley earned an overall PFF grade of 77.6. In the Week 2 victory over the Chargers in Kansas City, Wiley improved his PFF with 59.5. In two weeks, Wiley ranked 21st among all his offensive tackles in his PFF grade (70.9). During that period, he gave up quarterback pressure only his two times, and in a total of 122 offensive snaps he received one penalty.
The defending AFC West champion hasn’t captured elite-level play from a veteran right tackle this season, but he’s had enough Wiley to rank first in the NFL in run blocks with PFF (82.3) across his unit. has won plays from
Kansas City’s offensive line will try to retain its No. 1 spot in its category in Week 3 when it faces the Indianapolis Colts, who gave up just 77 yards on the ground to the Houston Texans in Week 1.
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