Former Chiefs CB Bashaud Breeland explains departure from Kansas City
Former Kansas City Chiefs CB Bashaud Breeland spoke to the media with his new team, the Minnesota Vikings, for the first time on Wednesday. Breeland kicked things off with his own statement, bidding a farewell to Chiefs fans who supported him in each of the past two seasons.
“I want to start off with my farewell to Kansas City,” Breeland told reporters on Wednesday. “I really want to allow myself to really tell the fans how much I appreciated my time there— the two years I was there. I learned a lot, it was a good part of my development and really it’s a farewell, but it’s not a breakup. It was never done on bad terms, but sometimes when one door closes another one opens and now I’m here with the Minnesota Vikings.”
One of the issues that may have held things up in a potential re-signing with the Chiefs was a previously undisclosed shoulder surgery. This surgery occurred following the 2020 NFL season and the recovery took place throughout the offseason. Breeland even admitted that the injury and recovery held up his free agency process for a bit.
“I ended up having surgery on my shoulder after the season in Kansas City,” Breeland said. “So it kind of slowed my free agency up.”
It’s possible that the Chiefs were trying to wait out his injury and hope that they could, once again, sign him at a bargain. He signed late in the 2020 NFL free agency period on a one-year $3 million dollar deal. He took a one-year $4 million dollar deal to sign with the Vikings in 2021.
Breeland doesn’t hold any hard feelings against the Chiefs organization or Kansas City for how things ended after his two seasons with the team. He made it clear that if possible, he would have chosen to stay with the Chiefs.
“During that time in Kansas City, my heart was set on staying in Kansas City at the time,” Breeland said. “It didn’t work that way, but like I said before when one door closes another one opens. And the Minnesota Vikings, they really gave me that opportunity to come in and really provide my skillset to the team.”
You can watch more of Breeland’s introductory press conference at the top of the page.
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