For the second time this season, the Kansas City Chiefs have signed WR Chad Williams to the practice squad.
According to the NFL’s official transaction report, the Chiefs re-signed Williams to the practice squad on Friday. Williams was in Kansas City, along with WR Tajae Sharpe, on Thursday for a visit. The former third-round pick by the Arizona Cardinals had first joined the practice squad in Kansas City back in late September. He was released in November to make room for CB DeAndre Baker.
The Chiefs also plan to sign Sharpe to the practice squad once he clears the league’s COVID-19 protocols. That will bring the total number of receivers on the practice squad up to five including Jody Fortson, Maurice Ffrench and Gehrig Dieter.
Williams, 26, played with the Cardinals for two seasons, recording 20 catches for 202 yards. In 2019, he was picked up by the Indianapolis Colts, spending time on their practice squad before being elevated to the 53-man roster late in the year.
After the release of WR Marcus Kemp, it’s smart for the team to add another player that knows the system. Williams is someone who could play gunner on special teams for Kansas City, just as Kemp did. Since Williams hadn’t been elevated from the practice squad yet this season, the Chiefs will still have the ability to elevate him twice in the coming weeks and during the playoffs. That could prove to be valuable with players like Gehrig Dieter already having exhausted their practice squad elevations for the season.
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