(yahoosports) The Kansas City Chiefs will have a new punter in 2020.
Dustin Colquitt, who has had the punting job in Kansas City for 15 years, posted on Instagram that he is leaving.
“I have enjoyed my time in Chiefs Kingdom, all things come to an end, sometimes sooner than you hoped, prayed & pleaded for them to,” Colquitt wrote.
It appears that the Chiefs decided to cut the 37-year-old Colquitt to save the $2 million he would have been paid this season. The Chiefs signed punter Tyler Newsome to a contract that pays him just $610,000, and they may plan to bring in another low-priced punter to compete for the job in camp. They also signed Florida punter Tommy Townsend as a undrafted rookie free agent.
Colquitt has played 238 regular season games with the Chiefs. Colquitt has been the Chiefs’ punter for 15 seasons. He was drafted by Kansas City in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft.
The Kansas City Star is also reporting that the Chiefs have released back up quarterback Kyle Shurmur to clear roster space.
