Nick Bolton

• Third-year linebacker enters his third season with the Chiefs in 2023.
• Originally entered the NFL as a second-round pick (58th overall) by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2021 NFL Draft.

Career Highlights:

• Finished second overall in total tackles made in 2022 (180) and recorded the franchise's single-season best.
• Had nine games with 10 or more tackles in 2022, marking the most 10+-tackle games in a single-season in Chiefs history.
• Against the Denver Broncos (1/8/21), Bolton scooped up a fumble and returned it 86 yards for a touchdown. The fumble return ties for the fourth-longest fumble return for a touchdown in franchise history. It marks Bolton's first-career fumble recovery and his first career defensive touchdown. 
• Led the team with 112 total tackles (70 solo, 42 assisted) and 11 tackles for loss in 2021.
• Moved into fifth place for most tackles in a season (112) by a rookie player in franchise history, passing S Greg Wesley (101, 2000).

Postseason Career Highlights:

• In Super Bowl LVII in Arizona, Bolton returned a fumble 36 yards for a touchdown that helped tie the Chiefs 14-14 with the Eagles. Bolton had a similar play later in the game that ended up being ruled back. His touchdown made him the first Mizzou Tiger to score in the Super Bowl.

Honors:

• Was voted by teammates as a defensive team captain prior to the club's 2022 playoff games.
• 2021 Mack Lee Hill Award winner, voted by teammates as best rookie.
• 2021 PFWA All-Rookie Team.
• October 2021 Defensive Rookie of the Month.

Transactions:

• Originally entered the NFL as a second-round pick (58th overall) by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2021 NFL Draft.