The Kansas City Chiefs have waived a pair of rookie undrafted free agent receivers on Wednesday. According to the NFL’s official transaction report, WR Aleva Hifo and WR Andre Baccellia have both been waived. It was noted in the transaction report that Baccellia had a partially guaranteed contract.
This is the second time that Hifo has been waived by the team. He was recently brought back following the roster move to send Alex Brown to injured reserve. Hifo was initially waived by the team after having been the only member of the team to reportedly test positive for COVID-19 and end up on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
Both Baccellia and Hifo signed with the Chiefs following the 2020 NFL Draft. Baccellia played college football for the Washington Huskies, while Hifo played for the BYU Cougars. Both players were considered exceptional athletes and were in the mix as the Chiefs look to add a return specialist.
Now, the Chiefs have just three receivers remaining from their 2020 class of undrafted free agents with Kalija Lipscomb, Justice Shelton-Mosley and Maurice Ffrench. The competition among this group is getting fiercer with each passing day.
The releases of Baccellia and Hifo makes way for the re-signing of Marcus Kemp, who previously spent 16 games during the 2018 season on the 53-man roster in Kansas City. The Chiefs also have one more roster spot available, presumably for the forthcoming signing of DB Adrian Colbert.
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