Chiefs name 53 man roster - Who made it and who didn't.

Sep 5, 2015
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The Chiefs trimmed down their roster to 53 today as per the league’s requirement. As Travis Kelce tweeted earlier 'This is always the worst day of the year.'' After today some guys will realise their dreams, others will be jobless. That is how cut throat today is. Wouldn't it be nice if we could keep all of the players and have a 90 man active roster. Then everyone would be happy.

One of the more interesting battles for a roster spot was between wide receivers Frankie Hammond JR and Fred Williams. Frankie Hammond Jr has always been a favoured special teamer, whilst Fred Williams has had a promising preseason.

It turns out the team saw Hammond's special team ability more benficial to the team in this upcoming season. ESPN's Adam Teicher has reported that the Chiefs plan to add Williams to their practice squad, should he clear Waviers.

After the release of Spencer Ware and Darrin Reeves ,Chackandrick West will be amongst the Chiefs backs this year. He has faced alot of tough comptetion for his job, but his play has warrented a spot on the roster. Some are calling on him to replace Knile Davis as the back up for Jamaal.

The Chiefs will go with the 3 tight end set of Travis Kelce, James O’Shauhnessy and Demetrius Harris after the release of Ryan Taylor. Demetrius health was always going to be make or break for him and Ryan. Unfortunately for Ryan, Demetrius has made it back in time for the season.

Safety Sander Comings has been waived but is expected to be placed on IR, should he clear waivers. I hope one day his injuries sort themselves out and he can finally get back on the field. In other safety news, Kelcie McCray was traded to the Seahawks for an undisclosed draft pick.

After Rodney Hudson left for Oakland in free agency, the center starting role has been a battle between 3rd year Erick Kush and rookie Mitch Morse. The rookie won that battle, with Kush cut today. Zach Fulton is expected to come in at center, should something happen to Morse.

Dontari Poe is making a faster recovery than expected, so instead of being placed on an injury list, he has been placed straight on the active roster.

The biggest surprise of the day was the release of DE Mike Catapano. The last cut to be leaked before the official announcement was made.

Here are a list of the cuts the Chiefs made today:

OL Garrett Frye, LB James-Michael Johnson, S Sanders Commings (waived / injured), WR Fred Williams, WR Da'Ron Brown, RB Spencer Ware, OL Daniel Munyer, DB Kevin Short, LB Ja'Gared Davis, WR Tello Luckett, OT Derek Sherrod, TE Ryan Taylor, OT Jarrod Pughsley, C Eric Kush, DE Mike Catapano, RB Darrin Reeves, DT Hebron Fangupo and DB Deji Olatoye.

The Chiefs 53 man roster

Offense

Quarterback (3)

11. Alex Smith 10. Chase Daniel 7. Aaron Murray

Running Back (3)

25. Jamaal Charles 34. Knile Davis 35. Charcandrick West

Full Back (1)

42. Anthony Sherman

Offensive Line (8)

72. Eric Fisher 66. Ben Grubbs 76. Lauren Duvarnay-Tardiff 61. Mitch Morse 71. Jeff Allen 73. Zach Fulton 79. Donald Stephenson 74. Paul Fanaika

Wide Receiver (6)

19. Jeremy Maclin 81. Jason Avant 17. Chris Conley 12. Albert Wilson 13. De’Anthony Thomas 85. Frankie Hammond Jr

Tight End (3)

87. Travis Kelce 80. James O’Shauhnessy 84. Demetrius Harris

Defence

Defensive Line (6)

70. Mike Devito 96. Jaye Howard 92. Dontari Poe 97. Allen Bailey 98. Nicholas Williams 99. Rakeem Nunez-Roches

Linebackers (10)

50. Justin Houston 54. Dezman Moses 95. Josh Martin 90. Josh Muaga 53. Ramik Wilson 56. Derrick Johnson 57. DJ Alexander 91. Tamba Hali 55. Dee Ford 51. Frank Zombo

Cornerbacks (5)

22. Marcus Peters 31. Marcus Cooper 23. Phillip Gaines 30. Jamell Fleming 20. Steven Nelson

Strong Safety (2)

38. Ron Parker 27. Tyvon Branch

Free Safety (3)

39.Husain Abdullah 29. Eric Berry 49. Daniel Sorensen

Special Teams

Punter (1)

2. Dustin Colquitt

Kicker (1)

5. Cairo Santos

Long Snapper (1)