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Chiefs agree to one-year deal with CB Morris Claiborne

By Alex Butler
Morris Claiborne (21) started 15 games in each of his last two seasons with the New York Jets. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Morris Claiborne (21) started 15 games in each of his last two seasons with the New York Jets. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo

Aug. 8 (UPI) -- The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to a one-year contract with cornerback Morris Claiborne.

Sources informed Yahoo Sports and NFL Network of the pact Thursday. A source told NFL Network Claiborne's new deal is worth up to $3 million and includes a maximum of $1.5 million in incentives.

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Claiborne is suspended for the first four games of the 2019 season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. The 29-year-old defensive back had a career-high 57 tackles in 15 starts last season for the New York Jets. Claiborne also had 14 passes defensed, two interceptions, two tackles for a loss and a touchdown in his final season with the Jets.

The No. 6 overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft played the first five years of his career with the Dallas Cowboys before joining the Jets in 2017.

Claiborne has started a combined 30 games since the start of the 2017 season. He has 73 career starts in his seven seasons in the league. He will likely have to compete for a starting job in Kansas City against fellow cornerbacks Kendall Fuller and Bashaud Breeland, who are listed as the Chiefs' starters on their depth chart.

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