The Kansas City Chiefs placed linebacker Reshard Cliett on injured reserve on Tuesday after clearing waivers.
The first preseason game hasn’t even started, but the Kansas City Chiefs have already reverted to using the injured reserve designation on one of their recent signings. Linebacker Reshard Cliett was placed on IR on Tuesday after clearing waivers.
The Chiefs had released Cliett on Monday after signing defensive tackle Maurice Swain. Cliett had injured his finger previously during Chiefs camp, but the team hasn’t made an official announcement about the nature of Cliett’s reason for heading to IR. The NFL’s processes are such that any other franchise could have claimed Cliett after he was released/waived by the Chiefs. Having gone unclaimed (or having cleared waivers), Cliett then reverts back to the Chiefs where they can place him on injured reserve.
Cliett was himself a waiver claim by John Dorsey two months ago after the linebacker was released by the Tennessee Titans. The Chiefs went through a carousel of linebacker options at one point, signing and then releasing names like Victor Ochi and Tourek Williams. The team also worked out free agent veterans like Gerald Hodges and Rey Maualuga before Brett Veach decided on Josh Mauga in recent weeks.
Cliett entered the NFL as the sixth round pick of the Houston Texans back in the 2015 NFL Draft. Since then, he’s been on the roster of several teams including the Titans, Denver Broncos, New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals.
The move to injured reserve means Cliett will be with the Chiefs for the duration of this season.