Chiefs linebacker and three-time Super Bowl champion, the on-field defensive captain in Kansas City.
Nick Bolton has won three Super Bowls. The 2025 season produced 145 tackles and a Pro Bowl nod, his second. He signed a four-year, $48 million extension with the Chiefs after his rookie deal expired in March 2025, securing the linebacker room through the rest of the Mahomes-Reid era.
Path to the league
Missouri product taken 58th overall by Kansas City in 2021. Started immediately and made the Pro Bowl in his second year with 180 tackles. Won three Super Bowls in his first three NFL seasons.
Career highlights
3x Super Bowl champion (LVII, LVIII, LX runner-up). 2x Pro Bowl (2022, 2025). 600+ career tackles. Chiefs single-season tackle record by a LB (180 in 2022). $48M extension (2025).
2025 season recap
145 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT, 2 forced fumbles. Kansas City went 11-6 and reached the AFC Championship Game with Carson Wentz at QB. Bolton was named first-team All-Pro by PFWA after leading the Chiefs' defense to a top-five ranking in scoring defense.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Nick Bolton
- Pro Football Reference: Nick Bolton
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
17 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | chiefs | 17 | 154 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | chiefs | 16 | 106 | 73 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | chiefs | 8 | 60 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | chiefs | 17 | 180 | 108 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | chiefs | 16 | 112 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Linebacker
- Group
- defense
- College
- Missouri
- Hometown
- Frisco, TX, USA
- Age
- 26
- Status
- active
