Chiefs announce flurry of new roster moves on Saturday
The Kansas City Chiefs have announced a number of roster moves ahead of their Week 17 game against the Los Angeles Chargers.
The team was expected to make several moves with a number of starters expected to sit out on Sunday and they didn’t disappoint. In total, four new players have been activated to the 53-man roster. The Chiefs announced two standard elevations, a COVID-19 replacement, and more roster moves on Saturday.
Andy Reid hinted that Matt Moore would be elevated to back up Chad Henne. Moore started two games for the Chiefs in 2019 when both Henne and Patrick Mahomes were injured. He had a 1-1 record, completing 51-of-91 passes for 659 yards and four touchdowns to no interceptions.
In addition to Moore, the team elevated veteran offensive lineman Patrick Omameh from the practice squad. Omameh had just joined the team last week but has the ability to play both tackle and guard.
Former first-round draft pick DeAndre Baker, who had used up all of his standard elevations, was designated as a COVID-19 replacement for Anthony Hitchens. He’ll likely be in the mix to start the game alongside players like BoPete Keyes, Antonio Hamilton and Rashad Fenton.
WR Gehrig Dieter has been activated from the practice squad.
TE Ricky Seals-Jones has been waived.
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) January 2, 2021
The player signed to the 53-man roster for the Chiefs was none other than Gehrig Dieter. The four-year veteran can play any receiver spot for Kansas City, so it makes sense to have him available with the team set to rest players like Tyreek Hill and Sammy Watkins.
To make room for Dieter, the team released free-agent TE Ricky Seals-Jones. He never had much of an opportunity to play for the Chiefs as a healthy scratch most weeks. Last week he had a chance to play some special teams snaps, but didn’t seem to stand out in his opportunity.
One move the team didn’t make this week was to officially activate Dorian O’Daniel from injured reserve. That means they’ll only have Willie Gay Jr., Darius Harris and Damien Wilson available at the linebacker position this week. That’s a pretty thin group, so I’d expect to see a lot of subpackage personnel this week.
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