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Kansas City Chiefs release Jarvis Jenkins to make room for Kelvin Benjamin

By Matt Conner

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 19: Jarvis Jenkins #94 and Steven Nelson #20 of the Kansas City Chiefs react to a touchdown scored by Gerald Everett #81 of the Los Angeles Rams during the second half of a game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 19, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 19: Jarvis Jenkins #94 and Steven Nelson #20 of the Kansas City Chiefs react to a touchdown scored by Gerald Everett #81 of the Los Angeles Rams during the second half of a game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 19, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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The Kansas City Chiefs decided to get rid of a rotational defensive lineman in order to make room on the active roster for Kelvin Benjamin.

The Kansas City Chiefs officially announced the signing of free agent wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin on Friday, and to make room for him on the active roster, the team also announced that defensive lineman Jarvis Jenkins would be released.

The signing of Benjamin has raised eyebrows around the league and within the team’s fan base. Benjamin hasn’t exactly built up any goodwill in his first two stints around the league. He spent the first three years of his career with the Carolina Panthers before being traded to the Buffalo Bills for the 2017 season. With both franchises, he was labeled a disappointment given his poor work ethic, selfish demeanor and lack of on-field production to offset the troublesome personality.

Benjamin was released by the Bills earlier this week and went through waivers unclaimed. The Chiefs waited until they didn’t have to swallow his contract in order to sign him and quickly struck after he became a free agent. Benjamin only visited Kansas City, and Brett Veach and his staff worked quickly to sign him (and potentially prevent other teams from getting involved).

Jenkins is a journeyman lineman whose size, strength and experience have served him well in a longer than average career. Jenkins has played in all 12 games for the Chiefs this year as a rotational body and has six total tackles on the year. He first came to K.C. in 2016 after a short stint with the New York Jets. Jenkins also played for the Washington Redskins for his first few seasons in the league and he also started an entire year for the Chicago Bears.

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Jenkins stands a good chance of getting a call from another team or even the Chiefs down the stretch, depending on how the roster plays out with Benjamin’s addition (or any other injury). His ability to plug right in will likely keep him on Veach’s short list to call in case of any needs, so it might not be the end for Jenkins in Kansas City just yet.

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