Most unsettled Chiefs position groups ahead of final roster moves
By Jacob Milham
The Kansas City Chiefs have some crucial decisions due on Aug. 30. Which positions will be the hardest to decide come Tuesday?
At 3:00 p.m. CST on Tuesday, August 30, all 32 NFL teams have to trim down to a 53-man roster. There are few easy decisions, having to get 37 players off your roster in a short period of time. Luckily, the Kansas City Chiefs wrapped up their preseason on Thursday, giving the team a few extra days to ponder the upcoming deadline.
The Chiefs have already started cutting down, releasing veteran offensive tackle Roderick Johnson and waiving four other players on Saturday morning. So, 32 players are on the Chiefs roster today that will not be come Wednesday morning. Some decisions are more challenging than others, but those decisions become harder with extra variables.
Injury, contracts, and off-field issues all come into play ahead of these roster cuts. One crucial variable is position and scheme fit. The Chiefs may have carried 10 offensive linemen on their initial 53-man roster in 2021, but that wasn’t necessarily the best 10 offensive linemen. The Chiefs will part ways with some good players this week, simply based on a positional pinch or their talents do not fit Kansas City’s current need.
Nonetheless, these decisions have to be made. That is why Chiefs general manager Brett Veach earns the big bucks. What position groups are the most unsettled heading into Tuesday’s deadline?