In order to franchise tag right guard Trey Smith, re-sign linebacker Nick Bolton, and still carry out the free agent additions that they thought necessary, the Kansas City Chiefs made the difficult decision to trade four-time Super Bowl champion and All-Pro left guard Joe Thuney to the Chicago Bears earlier this spring.

Not long after, it became apparent why retaining both Thuney and Smith was probably not possible, as the Bears agreed to a new deal that paid the former Chief $35 million over the next two seasons.

Kansas City is still tight on cap space as of June 24, with just under $11 million in available space, according to Over the Cap. But they should free up a significant amount of space once general manager Brett Veach and Smith work out an extension.

Keep in mind, the starting right guard is currently playing on a fully guaranteed $23.402 million cap hit, which can easily be lowered via an extension.

With that in mind, Pro Football Network suggested the Chiefs call the Cleveland Browns about potentially trading for the missing piece in a document shared with Heavy.

And that player is Wyatt Teller — an experienced two-time second-team All-Pro and three-time Pro Bowl guard who can step in Week 1 and serve as an immediate upgrade over Kingsley Suamataia or Mike Caliendo.