The Athletic’s Kevin Fishbain and Adam Jahns believe it would be “a surprise” if the Chiefs traded franchise-tagged RG Trey Smith.

These two beat reporters cover the Bears, who are in the market for help up front, rather than the Chiefs. But it is notable that the scuttlebutt at the combine is that the Chiefs will simply keep Smith. They quote a longtime agent saying that he “can’t see the Chiefs letting [Smith] go,” and state that the consensus amongst people they talked to at the event is that Smith would stay with Kansas City. The franchise tag will at the very least buy the Chiefs plenty of time to work on a long-term deal with Smith.