AFC West Free Agency Recap: Week 1

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The AFC West has been making some big-time moves this week, particularly on day one of free agency. And it's been a week where those that had the worse finish among the division standings made the most moves while the best teams from last year (Denver and Los Angeles) have had more mellow weeks so far.

Let's recap everything that's happened in the AFC West from the first week of free agency and the real beginning of the NFL offseason.

Denver Broncos

Acquisitions

Nothing.

Departures

S: PJ Locke (Dallas)

DT: Jonathan Franklin-Myers (Tennessee)

LB: Dre Greenlaw (cut, signed with San Francisco)

Re-signings/extensions

RB: JK Dobbins

LB: Justin Strnad and Alex Singleton

TE: Adam Trautman, Nate Adkins, Lucas Krull

FB: Adam Prentice

QB: Sam Ehlinger

Kansas City Chiefs

Acquisitions

RB: Kenneth Walker III, Emari Demercado

DL: Khyiris Tonga

S: Alohi Gilman

CB: Kader Kohou

Departures

CB: Trent McDuffie (trade to LA Rams), Jaylen Watson (LA Rams)

DE: Charles Omenihu (Washington)

LB: Leo Chenal (Washington)

RB: Isaiah Pacheco (Detroit)

QB: Gardner Minshew (Arizona)

S: Bryan Cook (Bengals)

Re-signings/extensions

WR: Tyquan Thornton

TE: Travis Kelce

LS: James Winchester

Los Angeles Chargers

Acquisitions

FB: Alec Ingold

TE: Charlie Kolar

OL: Cole Strange, Tyler Biadasz

Departures

CB: Benjamin St-Juste

OL: Zion Johnson

DL: Otito Ogbonnia

Re-signings/extensions

OL: Trevor Penning, Trey Pipkins

DL: Teair Tart

EDGE: Khalil Mack

LB: Deane Leonard, Del'Shawn Phillips

LS: Josh Harris

Las Vegas Raiders

Acquisitions

WR: Jalen Nailor

C: Tyler Linderbaum

EDGE: Kwity Paye

LB: Nakobe Dean, Quay Walker

CB: Taron Johnson (trade from Buffalo)

K: Matt Gay

Departures

S: Lonnie Johnson Jr.

QB: Kenny Pickett

OL: Stone Forsythe

Re-signings/extensions

EDGE: Malcolm Koonce

CB: Eric Stokes