sasdfFree agent cornerback DeAndre Elliot spent time with the Kansas City Chiefs recently in hopes of landing a contract heading into the offseason.
A bit of news flew under-the-radar that the Kansas City Chiefs brought in cornerback DeAndre Elliott for a free agent visit in recent days.
Elliott spent this past regular season waiting for a chance that never came, but he has been with the Seattle Seahawks since 2016 before being released last July, the same time that Pete Carroll and company decided to wash their hands of defensive lineman Malik McDowell.
Elliott joined Seattle as an undrafted free agent in 2016, and he made an immediate impression on the coaching staff. He was given playing time in 13 games on special teams, but any chance to build on that foundation was lost the next preseason when a leg injury forced him to spend the entire season on injured reserve. This year Elliot returned to health but the Seahawks had apparently moved on from Elliott by that point.
The Chiefs holding a free agent visit at this point isn’t about any postseason roster changes but rather about the fact that reserve/futures contracts can be handed out during this time. Last year the Chiefs signed 15 players to reserve/futures deals but only two of them came to mean something during the regular season: wide receiver Gehrig Dieter, a wide receiver earning his first reps on special teams and offense over the last few weeks, and Andrew Wylie, a backup offensive lineman who has filled in well for Laurent Duvernay-Tardif as the starting right guard.
Elliott is likely a player that Brett Veach or a scout really liked coming into the draft only to see the Seahawks sign him as a rookie free agent. Elliott, a 6’1, 185 lb. corner, had 32 tackles and 2 interceptions during his final year at Colorado State.