The Kansas City Chiefs need to get down to their 53-man roster on Saturday by 3 p.m. CST, and the process has begun. Kansas City will have some tough decisions to make, and the first has come down with the release of receiver Fred Williams, according to Herbie Teope of Chiefs Digest and the Topeka Capital-Journal.
Williams was incredibly productive throughout the four exhibition contests, catching four touchdowns. However, Williams is 27 years old and was released instead of the younger Frankie Hammond Jr., who can also return punts. With Williams being cut, the receiver group is almost certainly Jeremy Maclin, Jason Avant, Chris Conley, Albert Wilson, De’Anthony Thomas and Hammond Jr.
Here are the other cuts throughout the day:
OL Daniel Munyer
FS Sanders Commings
The #Chiefs have waived-injured Sanders Commings, per a source. That means if he clears waivers, he’ll spend 2015 in IR.
— RIP Terez A. Paylor (@TerezPaylor) September 5, 2015
ILB James-Michael Johnson
The #Chiefs have waived ILB James-Michael Johnson, per a source.
— RIP Terez A. Paylor (@TerezPaylor) September 5, 2015
OL Garrett Frye
WR Da’Ron Brown
#Chiefs have informed 7th round pick WR Da'Ron Brown that they're planning to release him, source said.
— Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) September 5, 2015
RB Spencer Ware
The #Chiefs are waiving RB/FB Spencer Ware, a source tells me. Tough, hard runner who really impressed.
— RIP Terez A. Paylor (@TerezPaylor) September 5, 2015
By my count, the Chiefs have released seven players, meaning they stand at 68 players. There are 16 more cuts to come, and if general manager John Dorsey sees somebody he likes hitting the market, he could move to make a signing and make things even crazier. If there is one thing we have learned about Dorsey throughout the years, he will be very aggressive this weekend if an opportunity arises.
Update: The cuts are final for now.
Player                               Pos.      Ht.        Wt.         College                   Hometown
Da’Ron Brown                    WR       6-0        199         Northern Illinois        Chicago, Ill.
Mike Catapano                   DE        6-4        270         Princeton                 Bayville, N.Y.
Sanders Commings            S          6-0        223         Georgia                   Augusta, Ga.
Ja’Gared Davis                  LB         6-0        238         SMU                       Crockett, Texas
Hebron Fangupo                DT        6-0        324         BYU                        Orange County, Calif.
Garrett Frye                        C          6-5        290         Georgia Southern     Cumming, Ga.
David Irving                       DL        6-7        272         Iowa State               San Jacinto, Calif.
James-Michael Johnson     LB         6-1        240         Nevada                   Fairfield, Calif.
Eric Kush                           C          6-4        313         California (Pa.)         Bridgeville, Pa.
Tello Luckett                      WR       6-0        211         Harding                   Sand Hill, Miss.
Daniel Munyer                    C          6-1        305         Colorado                 Los Angeles, Calif.
Deji Olatoye                       DB        6-1        194         North Carolina A&T  Dublin, Ohio
Jarrod Pughsley                 G          6-4        310         Akron                      Lima, Ohio
Darrin Reaves                    RB        5-10      215         UAB                        Birmingham, Ala.
Kevin Short                        DB        6-2        185         Fort Scott CC          Florissant, Mo.
Derek Sherrod                    T           6-6        321         Mississippi State     Chula Vista, Calif.
Ryan Taylor                        TE         6-3        254         North Carolina          Winston-Salem, N.C.
Spencer Ware                    FB        5-10      229         LSU                        Eunice, La.
Fred Williams                     WR       6-0        190         St. Cloud State        Milwaukee, Wisc.