![]() Offensive linemen (9): Orlando Brown Jr., Joe Thuney, Creed Humphrey, Trey Smith, Andrew Wylie, Geron Christian, Nick Allegretti, Prince Tega Wanogho, Darian Kinnard Bell will be placed on injured reserve in the coming days. You may remember Kansas City did a similar thing with quarterback Chad Henne ahead of the 2019 season. For Bell to be placed on injured reserve with an opportunity to return, he had to make the 53-man roster. Tight ends (4): Travis Kelce, Jody Fortson, Noah Gray, Blake Bellīell being on the roster is simply procedural, as hip surgery will sideline him for at least a portion of the 2022 season. Pay attention to which wide receivers make the practice squad (right now, it’s looking like Corey Coleman and Cornell Powell), as these will be the first players up should there be an injury to one of the five receivers on the 53-man roster. We knew the top four players on this list would certainly make the team - and Watson impressed Mahomes throughout the offseason and preseason. The Chiefs keeping only five wide receivers was somewhat of a surprise - especially because of the well-known special-teams upside of Daurice Fountain. ![]() ![]() Wide receivers (5): JuJu Smith-Schuster, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Mecole Hardman, Skyy Moore, Justin Watson Reid’s commitment to the fullback is alive and well. Burton was reportedly excused from practice for the birth of his daughter. The Chiefs’ fullback was not seen during Tuesday’s media look, but do not fret. Good football player.” Fullbacks (1): Michael Burton throw a lot at the running backs, and it looked like he was starting to get it down the stretch there. “It’s a matter of him being comfortable in the offense. “I thought RoJo did a nice job down the stretch, and we know what he’s capable of,” said Reid. Kansas City head coach Andy Reid routinely notes that you “can never have too many running backs,” and perhaps that should have been a sign that the Chiefs would keep Jones, who provides added depth if starter Clyde Edwards-Helaire were to suffer another injury. Running backs (4): Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Jerick McKinnon, Isiah Pacheco, Ronald JonesĬoming to Tuesday’s deadline it seemed like running back Jones was a “cut man walking” of sorts, but his third preseason game reportedly convinced the Chiefs to keep him on their initial roster. When asked about Buechele on Tuesday, Reid emphasized that he was coming off a “pretty good game” against the Green Bay Packers - when he threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns. Henne remains the backup to Mahomes, but the Chiefs appear to have figured that waiving Buechele would have resulted in him being claimed by a team such as the Arizona Cardinals - who tried to do so last year - or the New York Giants, whose offensive coordinator is now-former quarterbacks coach Mike Kafka. Quarterbacks (3): Patrick Mahomes, Chad Henne, Shane Buecheleįor the first time in three cuts, the Chiefs opted to keep three quarterbacks, something that seemed like an Andy Reid rule prior to the 2018 cut. This is just the starting point for 2022. Some players will likely be removed during the coming days to make room for other Chiefs players who were previously removed - or players from other teams who are now available. Likely, this will not be the exact roster that will begin the season against the Arizona Cardinals a week from Sunday. © 2023 THE TENNESSEE TITANS.The Kansas City Chiefs have made their cuts to get the team’s active roster down to 53 players before the NFL’s deadline.
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