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Chiefs officially acquire OL Grubbs from Saints

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The Kansas City Chiefs announced Friday the team officially acquired offensive lineman Ben Grubbs from the New Orleans Saints for an undisclosed draft pick.

The trade, for a fifth-round pick, was reported by media outlets Thursday.

Grubbs, 31, is in the fourth year of a five-year, $36 million contract and was set to count $9.6 million against the salary cap for the Saints, who will see a net savings of $3.6 million.

“We acquired a very good football player via trade with the New Orleans Saints today,” Chiefs general manager John Dorsey said in a statement. “Ben is a talented veteran that has played a key role on a number of productive NFL offenses. He’s smart, physical, and we believe he will be a good addition to our offensive line.”

The 6-foot-3, 310-pound Grubbs has played in 122 games (118 starts) in eight NFL seasons with the Saints (2012-14) and Baltimore Ravens (2007-11). He has served primarily as a left guard.

Grubbs is a two-time Pro Bowler, earning his first selection in 2011 and his most recent in 2013. He has protected the blindsides of two Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks in Drew Brees of the Saints and Joe Flacco of the Ravens.

Grubbs originally entered the NFL as a first-round draft pick (29th overall) of the Ravens in the 2007 NFL Draft. Prior to being drafted, He was an All-American player at Auburn.

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