The Kansas City Chiefs made a pair of roster moves on Thursday. According to the NFL’s official transaction report, the Kansas City Chiefs made the signing of free agent DB Tedric Thompson official while waiving DB Andrew Soroh.
The Chiefs intended to re-sign Soroh following the 2020 NFL Draft, but the transaction only became official in June. Soroh had signed with the team after being brought in on a tryout basis at rookie minicamp ahead of the 2019 season. He ultimately didn’t make it through final roster cuts and would go on to play for the XFL’s New York Guardians, recording 18 tackles, one QB Hit, one tackle for loss, one interception and one pass defended. His return to Kansas City was short-lived in the crunch to reach an 80-man offseason roster ahead of August 16.
Thompson, 25, joins the Chiefs after three seasons in the NFL with the Seattle Seahawks. He was drafted out of the University of Colorado in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. During those three seasons in Seattle, he appeared in 26 games, recording 80 total tackles, a forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, three interceptions and five passes defended.
By the looks of it, Thompson could fill in for second-year safety Juan Thornhill as he recovers from a knee injury that landed him on injured reserve to end the 2019 season.
This transaction officially brings the Chiefs roster to 80 players, but keep in mind that rookie CB BoPete Keyes only has a temporary roster exemption as he is on the non-football injury active list. That means one more move could be coming soon in Kansas City.
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