Justin Reid enjoyed a successful three-year run with the Chiefs, but he will be on the move in 2025. The veteran safety has a deal in place with the Saints, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. 
This will be a three-year pact, Schefter adds. Reid is set to collect up to $31.5MM with $22.5MM in guarantees. He will now join former Chief Tyrann Mathieu in New Orleans’ secondary.
Mathieu spent time with the Texans before a run in Kansas City which included a Super Bowl win. Reid – who played out his rookie contract in Houston and then won a pair of Super Bowls as a Chief – has followed a remarkably similar career path. A Prairieville, Louisiana native, Reid will head to his hometown team just as Mathieu did in 2022.
New Orleans has emphasized retaining several veterans (especially on defense) in recent years while constantly executing restructures to attain cap compliance. In-house players have been a priority this offseason as well, with edge rusher Chase Young and tight end Juwan Johnson securing new contracts. Reid represents a lucrative outside addition worked out early in the offseason, however.
The 28-year-old served a full-time starter during each of his three Kansas City seasons, missing only two games during that span. Reid remained a key presence in the secondary for all three runs to the Super Bowl, making him one of the safeties in particular and players in general on the market. He checked in at No. 18 on PFR’s Top 50 Free Agent list.
Mathieu, 32, has faced question about his playing future but he made it clear late in the 2024 campaign that he planned on playing at least one more season. Now, he and Reid (signed by the Chiefs as a Mathieu replacement) will be paired together for 2025 and potentially beyond.