Kansas City Chiefs announce initial 53-man roster for 2020 season

The Chiefs have announced their initial 53-man roster for the 2020 season.

The Kansas City Chiefs have made their roster cuts official to bring down the roster to only 53 players by Saturday’s deadline of 4:00 p.m. E.T. The results included a few key surprises.

From tight end Nick Keizer and defensive lineman Demone Harris making the cut to the release of defensive end Breeland Speaks, the Chiefs threw some curveballs (wrong sport, we know) at the deadline. However, we can only trust in general manager Brett Veach’s vision for a roster that’s been built to “run it back” in 2020 as the team hopes to defend its title from Super Bowl LIV.

The Chiefs can still make a number of moves (and in fact, this should be expected) as Veach submits waiver claims, pulls of unexpected trades or signs new free agents. The Chiefs have consistently tooled with their active roster in the days leading up to the season and this year should be no different. Previous seasons have included deals for contributors like Charvarius Ward and Austin Reiter.

Here’s a look at the complete roster as it stands in the present.

Quarterback

Running Back

Wide Receiver

Tight End

Offensive Line

Defensive Line

Frank Clark
Taco Charlton
Michael Danna
Demone Harris
Chris Jones
Tanoh Kpassagnon
Derrick Nnadi
Alex Okafor
Mike Pennel (suspended)
Khalen Saunders
Tershawn Wharton

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Bashaud Breeland (suspended)
Rashad Fenton
Antonio Hamilton
BoPete Keyes
Tyrann Mathieu
L’Jarius Sneed
Dan Sorensen
Juan Thornhill
Tedric Thompson
Charvarius Ward
Armani Watts

Specialists

Placed on IR

Martinas Rankin

The Chiefs have announced their initial 53-man roster for the 2020 season.

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