Kansas City Chiefs sign defensive tackle Devaroe Lawrence to practice squad

The Kansas City Chiefs have made another change to the team’s practice squad with the signing of defensive tackle Devaroe Lawrence.

NFL reporter Howard Balzer has word on the latest signing to the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad with the addition of defensive tackle Devaroe Lawrence.

Lawrence is an interesting addition for the Chiefs in a number of ways. He’s already 27 years old, which is quite a bit older than most prospects on a team’s practice squad, but he only entered the league in 2017 as an undrafted free agent out of Auburn. He first signed with the New Orleans Saints but a torn ACL cost him his rookie season.

The Cleveland Browns traded a seventh round pick for him before the season began in 2018 and he spent the year learning next to the likes of Myles Garrett. He appeared in only one game that year, but the developmental work paid off in spades because, in 2019, Lawrence played in 11 games for the Browns and even started 2 of them. He has 8 tackles on the season with an interception and fumble recovery to his credit.

Interestingly enough, Lawrence won the votes of his Cleveland teammates this preseason when asked who they would want on their side in a street fight.

Here’s a full rundown of the players currently on the team’s practice squad:

• Alex Brown, cornerback
• Jody Fortson, wide receiver/tight end
• Braxton Hoyett, defensive tackle
• Ryan Hunter, offensive line
• Nick Keizer, tight end
• Devaroe Lawrence, defensive tackle
• Cameron Malveaux, defensive end
• Elijah McGuire, running back
• Kyle Shurmur, quarterback
• Emmanuel Smith, linebacker