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The Kansas City Chiefs made a move to beef up their offensive line depth yesterday, elevating G, Rishaw Johnson to the 53-man roster. The team also announced that they have waived LB, Josh Martin.
From the Chiefs’ press release:
"KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Tuesday that the club has elevated guard Rishaw Johnson to the active 53-man roster from the club’s practice squad. Additionally, the team has waived linebacker Josh Martin.Johnson (6-3, 313) joined the Chiefs practice squad on Sept. 3, 2013. He originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Seattle Seahawks in April of 2012. He served primarily on the Seahawks practice squad during his rookie season before being released by Seattle on Aug. 31, 2013. Johnson played collegiately at California University of Pennsylvania and was a teammate of current Chiefs center Eric Kush. Johnson was voted a team captain for the Vulcans and was a first-team All-American in 2011 after playing the previous three seasons at Ole Miss. He prepped at Hammond High School in Hammond, La.Martin (6-3, 245) joined the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent on May 13, 2013. He was inactive for the club’s first three games. Prior to joining the Chiefs, he played in 30 games for Columbia University (N.Y.), tallying 140 tackles (85 solo), 29.5 tackles for loss, 17.5 sacks (-118.0 yards), two forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and two passes defensed. Martin prepped at Cherokee Trail High School in Aurora, Colo."
This is just some more bottom of the roster shuffling. We are now going into the fourth week of the season and as players start to get banged up, Chiefs GM John Dorsey will likely continue shifting around players so that he can ensure the team has enough emergency depth at certain positions.