The Kansas City Chiefs made some new additions to the roster over the weekend, signing DE Taco Charlton and undrafted free agent QB Shea Patterson. With those signings come corresponding moves to make room on the 90-man offseason roster.
According to Chiefs Digest beat writer Matt Derrick, the Chiefs have waived TE Alize Mack and RB Mike Weber in order to make room for the incoming acquisitions. Both players previously signed reserve/future contracts with Kansas City this offseason. They both figured to be involved in their respective position battles during training camp for the Chiefs, but they’ll no longer have that opportunity.
The #Chiefs waived TE Alize Mack and RB Mike Weber to make room for the additions of DE Taco Charlton and QB Shea Patterson on the 90-man roster.
— Matt Derrick (@mattderrick) May 4, 2020
Mack spent some time on the Chiefs’ practice squad in early November. He was a former seventh-round draft pick by the Saints, who didn’t make it through 53-man roster cuts n 2019. He was eventually released when Kansas City needed players at the DT position amid injuries. He eventually rejoined the team on the reserve/future deal, but that was clearly short-lived.
Weber was signed to the Chiefs’ practice squad in January. Weber was drafted in the seventh round of the 2019 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys. He didn’t make the 53-man roster and signed to the practice squad in Dallas, spending the majority of the 2019 season there. He figured to have an opportunity to compete, but with the running back room adding depth in DeAndre Washington and now first-round pick Clyde Edwards-Helaire, his chances of making the roster or even the practice squad were very slim.
While the new signings have been made official by the Chiefs, these corresponding transactions have not yet been made official. Both players have already been removed from the official roster, so expect the no recall waiver requests to appear on the transaction report today or later this week.