Chiefs 2021 Practice Squad Tracker

The Kansas City Chiefs are assembling their practice squad for the 2021 season. Here's what we know so far.

After cutting down to a 53-man roster on Tuesday, the Kansas City Chiefs can now turn their attention to building their 16-player practice squad, with expanded rules continuing from the 2020 season.

Of the 16 practice squad spots, up to six of the players can be veterans with no limitations on their accrued seasons at the NFL level. Up to four players with no more than two seasons of experience can be added as well, with the remaining spots staying reserved for rookies or players with fewer than nine games of regular-season experience.

Players reportedly joining the Chiefs' practice squad

• Defensive end Demone Harris, per NFL Draft Diamonds.
• Defensive lineman Austin Edwards, per Herbie Teope of The Kansas City Star.
• Safety Devon Key, per Sam McDowell of The Kansas City Star.
• Defensive back Zayne Anderson, per McDowell.
• Linebacker Omari Cobb, per McDowell.
• Offensive lineman Darryl Williams, per Teope.
• Wide receiver Cornell Powell, per Teope.
• Former Los Angeles Rams linebacker Christian Rozeboom, per Teope.
• Quarterback Shane Buechele, per Teope.
• Former Los Angeles Chargers defensive tackle Cortez Broughton, per Teope.
  
• Former Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Benito Jones, per Teope.
• Wide receiver Maurice Ffrench, per McDowell.
• Running back Derrick Gore, per Matt Verderame of Fansided.
• Former Michigan State cornerback Shakur Brown, per Dave Birkett of Detroit Free Press.
• Cornerback Dicaprio Bootle, per McDowell.
• Wide receiver Gehrig Dieter, per Doug Kyed of Pro Football Focus.

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— Kansas City Chiefs On SI (@ChiefsOnSI) February 15, 2021

Waived Chiefs headed elsewhere

• The Indianapolis Colts claimed defensive back BoPete Keyes.
• The New York Jets claimed defensive end Tim Ward.
• Running back Darwin Thompson is joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad "rather than returning to the Chiefs," per McDowell.

The Chiefs did not execute any waiver claims today. Tim Ward was claimed by the Jets. BoPete Keyes was claimed by the Colts. Cornell Powell has cleared waivers. https://t.co/NbLbczodvb

— Joshua Brisco (@jbbrisco) September 1, 2021

Active roster moves

• The Chiefs are re-signing Marcus Kemp to the active roster with a corresponding move incoming, per Verderame.
• Safety Tyrann Mathieu was placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list, making room for the Chiefs to re-sign Kemp.

Other players of interest

• The Jacksonville Jaguars claimed wide receiver Tyron Johnson, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Johnson could have been an interesting target for the Chiefs.
• The Green Bay Packers are re-signing wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown to their practice squad, per Pelissero.

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