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1:13Chiefs Give George Karlaftis Extension Ahead of Training Camp
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2:16Week 12 On-Site Preview: Colts at Chiefs
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1:56Do The Chiefs Still Strike Fear In Their Opponent?
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11:57NFL Week 12: Storylines & Games with Playoff Implications
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3:31Are Chiefs Playoff Hopes On The Line?
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0:45Week 13 Preview: Chiefs at Cowboys
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1:28Chiefs On The Outside Looking In
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1:57John Breech discusses the Chiefs being on the outside looking in
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1:45How To Fix The Chiefs If They Miss Playoffs
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Sacks
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FUM
Forced Fumbles
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| Regular Season | 35 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top George Karlaftis News
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Chiefs' George Karlaftis: Past thumb injury
Karlaftis (thumb) has no injury designation ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Broncos.
The Purdue product upgraded from limited practice sessions Wednesday and Thursday to a full go Friday, indicating that he's moved past his thumb injury in time to play in the Week 11 divisional matchup. Now fully healthy, expect Karlaftis to operate as one of Kansas City's top defensive linemen Sunday.
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Chiefs' George Karlaftis: Tending to thumb issue
Karlaftis (thumb) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday.
Karlaftis led Chiefs defensive ends in defensive snaps (51) in the last game before their Week 10 bye at Buffalo, and it's not immediately obvious when he suffered the thumb injury. He'll have two more opportunities to practice in full before Kansas City publishes its final practice report of the week Friday.
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Chiefs' George Karlaftis: Secures sack in win
Karlaftis recorded three total tackles (one solo), including 1.0 sacks, and a pass defensed in Monday night's 28-7 win over the Commanders.
Karlaftis was able to get to Marcus Mariota in the first quarter, securing his first full sack since Week 4. The defensive lineman has now registered 26 total tackles (16 solo), including 4.5 sacks, while also adding two passes defensed and a fumble recovery over eight games this year.
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Chiefs' George Karlaftis: Recovers fumble in loss
Karlaftis recorded two total tackles (one solo), including 0.5 sacks, while also recovering a fumble in Monday's 31-28 loss to Jacksonville.
Karlaftis was held to two tackles for the second straight week, but he was still able to combine with Leo Chenal to sack Trevor Lawrence in the fourth quarter. Additionally, he was able to hop on a loose ball after Nick Bolton stripped Lawrence in the second quarter, notching his first fumble recovery since 2022. Karlaftis has now registered 20 total tackles (14 solo), including 3.5 sacks, while also adding a pass defensed and a fumble recovery over five games this year.
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Chiefs' George Karlaftis: Another sack in Week 4 win
Karlaftis recorded two tackles (two solo), including 1.0 sacks, in the Chiefs' win over the Ravens on Sunday.
Karlaftis has been extremely disruptive through four games to begin the season, as he's already up to 18 tackles (13 solo), including 3.0 sacks and six TFLs, 10 QB hits and one pass breakup on 88 percent of the defensive snaps for Kansas City. Only Nik Bonitto has logged more QB hits (11) than Karlaftis through four games.
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Chiefs' George Karlaftis: Disruptive on defense Sunday
Karlaftis tallied 10 tackles (eight solo), including 1.0 sacks, and defensed a pass in a 22-9 win over the Giants in Week 3.
Karlaftis finished second on KC in stops behind Nick Bolton (14). Of Karlaftis' 10 tackles, three went for a loss. One of those was a fourth-quarter sack of Russell Wilson, and Karlaftis also notched three additional QB hits. The fourth-year defensive end has 16 tackles, including 2.0 sacks, through three contests this season.
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Chiefs' George Karlaftis: Records Week 1 sack
Karlaftis notched three tackles (two solo), including 1.0 sacks, in Friday's Week 1 loss to the Chargers.
Two of Karlaftis' tackles were behind the line of scrimmage -- he sacked Justin Herbert for a 10-yard loss on Los Angeles' first drive and later assisted on a stop of Omarion Hampton that resulted in a one-yard loss. Karlaftis played 55 of Kansas City's 65 defensive snaps overall, with the 85 percent snap share falling right in the range he typically logged last season. The fourth-year pass rusher is off to a good start after recording 8.0 sacks across 16 regular-season contests last year.
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Chiefs' George Karlaftis: Lands big extension from KC
Karlaftis agreed to a four-year, $93 million contract with the Chiefs on Sunday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Kansas City also picked up Karlaftis' fifth-year option in April, which means he'll now be tied to the team through the 2030 campaign. This new extension also includes $62 million guaranteed, as he's been a key piece of a defense that's won two of the last three Super Bowls. The 2022 first-round pick has tallied 115 tackles, including 24.5 sacks, while appearing in 49 regular-season games over the past three seasons. Karlaftis and defensive tackle Chris Jones should continue to form one of the NFL's best pass-rushing duos in 2025.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-4, 263 lbs |
| Birthplace: Athens, GR |
| Age: 24 |
| School: Purdue |
| Experience: 4 |