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March 11 (UPI) -- The Kansas City Chiefs agreed to a two-year, $20.5 million contract with cornerback Kristian Fulton, his agency, Athletes First, announced Tuesday. Fulton, 26, spent last season with the Los Angeles Chargers. He totaled a career-best 51 combined tackles, seven passes defensed, three tackles for a loss and an interception over 15 appearances.
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Fulton, who entered the league as a second-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, spent his first four seasons with the Tennessee Titans.
The 5-foot-11, 197-pound defender received the 23rd-best rating among cornerbacks who were in for at least 50% of 1,204 snaps last season, according to Pro Football Focus. He received the 10th-best tackling grade and 14th-best run defense grade. Fulton received the 37th-best coverage rating.
Fulton received the third-best run defense grade among cornerbacks in 2022.
He will now join a Chiefs cornerbacks group that features All-Pro Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson, among others.
