Cut day is here, and Brett Veach and company have their work cut out for them with plenty of talent across the board on the roster, but a limit of 53 to be met. Here are the final cuts made by the Chiefs today, as well as the 53-man roster.
Players who were waived/released
OT Jackson Barton, DB Rodney Clemons, LB Omari Cobb, S Adrian Colbert, WR Gehrig Dieter, WR Maurice Ffrench, WR Jody Fortson, LB Darius Harris, TE Daniel Helm, DB Lavert Hill, DT Braxton Hoyett, OG Ryan Hunter, CB Chris Lammons, DT Devaroe Lawrence, WR Kalija Lipscomb, RB Elijah McGuire, QB Matt Moore, OT Greg Senat, WR Justice Shelton-Mosley, DE Breeland Speaks, QB Jordan Ta’amu, DE Tim Ward, RB DeAndre Washington, and OL Darryl Williams.
Marcus Kemp made the roster as WR6, along with Tedric Thompson and Mike Danna, according to Nate Taylor.
Nick Keizer also made the 53-man roster after a strong camp, according to Sam McDowell.
Herbie Teope reports the Chiefs plan on bringing Matt Moore back to the practice squad, and the Chiefs will go into week 1 with only two QBs in Patrick Mahomes and Chad Henne.
Other notable cuts include 2018 second-round pick Breeland Speaks and recently signed RB DeAndre Washington.
Martinas Rankin was placed on the physically unable to perform list.
53-man Roster
QB (2)
Patrick Mahomes
Chad Henne
HB (4)
Clyde Edwards-Helaire
Darrel Williams
Darwin Thompson
Anthony Sherman
WR (6)
Tyreek Hill
Sammy Watkins
Mecole Hardman
Demarcus Robinson
Byron Pringle
Marcus Kemp
TE (4)
Travis Kelce
Nick Keizer
Ricky Seals-Jones
Deon Yelder
OL (9)
Eric Fisher
Kelechi Osemele
Austin Reiter
Andrew Wylie
Mitchell Schwartz
Mike Remmers
Nick Alegretti
Daniel Kilgore
Yasir Durant
DL (10)
Frank Clark
Chris Jones
Khalen Saunders
Derrick Nnadi
Taco Charlton
Tanoh Kpassagnon
Alex Okafor
Demone Harris
Mike Danna
Tershawn Wharton
LB (5)
Anthony Hitchens
Damien Wilson
Willie Gay Jr.
Ben Niemann
Dorian O’Daniel
CB (5)
Charvarius Ward
Rashad Fenton
L’Jarius Sneed
Bopete Keyes
Antonio Hamilton
S (5)
Tyrann Mathieu
Juan Thornhill
Daniel Sorenson
Tedric Thompson
Armani Watts
Specialists (3)
Harrison Butker
Tommy Townsend
James Winchester
Reserve/Suspended
Bashaud Breeland
Mike Pennel
With initial rosters now finalized, the NFL season is now just a handful of days away. The Chiefs kickoff at home against Deshaun Watson and the Texans in a Divisional Round rematch Thursday Night at 7:20 p.m. CT.
We made it folks.
