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
- Clyde Edwards-Helaire
- Anthony Sherman
- Darwin Thompson
- Darrel Williams
Wide Receiver
Tight End
- Nick Keizer
- Travis Kelce
- Ricky Seals-Jones
- Deon Yelder
Offensive Line
- Nick Allegretti
- Yasir Durant
- Eric Fisher
- Daniel Kilgore
- Kelechi Osemele
- Austin Reiter
- Mike Remmers
- Mitchell Schwartz
- Andrew Wylie
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
- Willie Gay, Jr.
- Anthony Hitchens
- Ben Niemann
- Dorian O’Daniel
- Damien Wilson
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
- Harrison Butker
- Tommy Townsend
- James Winchester
Placed on IR
- Martinas Rankin