The Kansas City Chiefs recently agreed to terms with veteran offensive lineman Mike Remmers on a one-year deal. Kansas City will be the eighth stop in the NFL for the 30-year-old offensive lineman. Here’s a look at three things the Chiefs Kingdom should know about their newest player:
Remmers has a chip on his shoulder
Remmers has had to earn his keep every step of the way in his career and it has given him a bit of a chip on his shoulder. He was a walk-on at Oregon State after earning no scholarship offers. At Oregon State, he didn’t land a starting job right away. It wasn’t until another player went down with an injury that Remmers was able to prove himself with the Beavers.
Remmers was an entrant into the 2012 NFL draft, but went unselected and had to prove his worth as an undrafted free agent. The Denver Broncos signed him in 2012 but he didn’t make it beyond 53-man roster cuts. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers added him to their practice squad, but he didn’t last long there either. After his release from Tampa, he signed a contract with the then-San Diego Chargers. He played in just one game before he was released and claimed on waivers by the Minnesota Vikings. He was cut from the Vikings and picked up by the St. Louis Rams, but he only lasted a few weeks there. Finally, Remmers landed with the Carolina Panthers, where he would go on to start 37 games.
His underdog mentality should fit in nicely with the rest of the Kansas City roster.