The Kansas City Chiefs have made a pair of roster moves official on Saturday.
The team announced that they’ve officially signed RB Le’Veon Bell to a contract. This is a move that was reported as agreed upon Thursday evening and this announcement merely lets us know that he has signed on the dotted line. There won’t be any Emmanuel Sanders situations here.
With Le’Veon Bell’s arrival, the team officially has five running backs on the 53-man roster, six if you count FB Anthony Sherman. You have to think that a corresponding move will come in the future once Bell is allowed to practice with the team.
We have signed free agent RB Le'Veon Bell.
G Kelechi Osemele has been placed on Injured Reserve.
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) October 17, 2020
In a corresponding move, the team announced that they have placed starting LG Kelechi Osemele on injured reserve. This is a move that fans knew was forthcoming after Andy Reid confirmed that Osemele had torn tendons in both of his knees. It’s likely that Osemele’s season is now officially over.
Now, with starting RT Mitchell Schwartz ailing, the Chiefs could find themselves down two starting offensive linemen in Week 6 against the Buffalo Bills. That’d likely mean that there would be another move to elevate an offensive lineman from the practice squad using a standard elevation as part of the new practice squad rules in 2020.
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