According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Kansas City Chiefs are keeping a familiar face around Arrowhead Stadium as the club has re-signed veteran wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster to a one-year deal.
Smith-Schuster is in the midst of his second stint with the Chiefs, as he initially signed with the club as a free agent in March 2022.
It was previously reported that the ninth-year wideout — who is just 28 — had interest from other teams, but wanted to remain with the Chiefs.
Kansas City first wanted to sign the former USC wide receiver in 2021, but he wanted to remain with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The following offseason, Kansas City signed him to a one-year, $10.75 million “prove-it” contract, and he did just that as he led the Chiefs’ wide receivers with 933 yards and three touchdowns on the way to the team’s victory in Super Bowl LVII.
After his rove-it year, JuJu Smith-Schuster would take his talents to New England, where he signed a three-year, $33 million contract. That was never a place for him there, as he only recorded 29 catches for 260 yards over 11 games in 2023.
After the Patriots released him the following August, Kansas City re-signed him for 2024.
It seems Smith-Schuster now knows when he is at home.
JuJu Smith-Schuster Has Found His Home
The Kansas City Chiefs have re-signed former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster for the 2025 season.
The 28-year-old spent the 2024 season with the Chiefs. He poured in 18 catches for 231 yards and two touchdowns.
Smith-Schuster played five years in Pittsburgh, and although he loved the team and city, he is quickly relizing that catching passes from Patrick Mahomes puts him in a better position to stay in the league and play for a Super Bowl.
