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Chiefs to sign OT Evin Ksiezarczyk ahead of training camp

The #Chiefs are adding some offensive tackle depth ahead of training camp.

The Kansas City Chiefs are bringing in some reinforcements on the offensive line.

According to his agency, VMG Sports, offensive tackle Evin Ksiezarczyk has signed with the Chiefs. Ksiezarczyk has been on the team’s radar since he was coming out of college at the University of Buffalo. He met with the Chiefs during the 2020 East-West Shrine Bowl.

The towering 6-6, 310-pound tackle started 39 games for the Bulls and was a First-Team All-MAC selection in 2019. His offensive line was an honorable mention for the Joe Moore Award (best offensive line).

Ksiezarczyk first signed in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent. When he didn’t make it through 53-man roster cuts, we suggested he was a target for the Chiefs. He signed with the Minnesota Vikings ahead of the 2021 offseason and spent time with both the Washington Football Team and Buffalo Bills practice squads during the 2021 NFL season.

Ksiezarczyk has never started an NFL game, but his size and college experience are certainly intriguing. The Chiefs already started off training camp with some offensive tackle attrition with two players landing on the active/PUP list. There is also the looming threat of a potential holdout from LT Orlando Brown Jr. when veterans report Tuesday.

The team has not yet made any corresponding move to make room for Ksiezarczyk, but we’ll keep you posted when they do.

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Buffalo Bills sign OL Evin Ksiezarczyk to practice squad

#Bills sign OL Evin Ksiezarczyk to practice squad:

The Buffalo Bills have filled their vacant spot on the team’s practice squad with a local product.

The team announced on Monday that offensive lineman Evin Ksiezarczyk was signed.

Ksiezarczyk originally worked out for the Bills during the bye last week along with a group of eight other players.

Ksiezarczyk is from West Seneca and went undrafted at the 2020 NFL draft. He spent time that summer with the Atlanta Falcons.

Most recently, Ksiezarczyk was on the Washington Football Team’s practice squad and was released in September.

Prior to that, he started this offseason with the Minnesota Vikings after signing a tryout contract with them in the spring.

With UB, Ksiezarczyk started at left tackle for three seasons, earning All-MAC honors in 2019.

Ksiezarczyk fills the open spot left on Buffalo’s practice spot left by Bobby Hart.

The veteran offensive lineman was signed off the Bills’ practice squad last week by the Tennessee Titans. Hart is the second player to be signed from Buffalo’s PS, after rookie offensive lineman bJack Anderson was earlier in the year.

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Report: Bills to have workout with former UB lineman Evin Ksiezarczyk

Report: #Bills to have workout with former UB lineman Evin Ksiezarczyk:

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The Bills will hold a workout with a western New York native. Former University at Buffalo offensive lineman Evin Ksiezarczyk will be doing so on Wednesday.

The workout was first reported by NFL writer Aaron Wilson and later confirmed by the Buffalo News.

Ksiezarczyk is from West Seneca and went undrafted at the 2020 NFL draft. He spent time that summer with the Atlanta Falcons.

Most recently, Ksiezarczyk was on the Washington Football Team’s practice squad and was released in September.

Prior to that, he started this offseason with the Minnesota Vikings after signing a tryout contract with them in the spring.

With UB, Ksiezarczyk started at left tackle for three seasons.

He was a first-team All-MAC selection in 2019.

On Tuesday, Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott said the only injury the Bills had against the Tennessee Titans in Week 6 was tight end Dawson Knox. The coachdid not indicate any involving offensive linemen had occurred.

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Vikings make more roster moves

Minnesota waived T Evin Ksiezarczyk and waived/injury settlement K Riley Patterson.

Minnesota needed to cut its roster down to 80 players by Tuesday, and that’s exactly what the team did. But the Vikings haven’t stopped making cuts there.

Minnesota waived T Evin Ksiezarczyk and waived/injury settlement K Riley Patterson. Patterson was waived/injured earlier this offseason.

This settlement makes it so that the kicker doesn’t have to go on the Vikings’ IR for the year. The settlement is also so the team can pay the player for the time he is expected to miss.

With the settlement reached, Patterson can become a free agent and sign with other NFL teams. He was an enticing player coming out of college at Memphis this year. Due to health, he didn’t have the greatest chance of competing with K Greg Joseph for the starting kicker spot on Minnesota.

Ksiezarczyk was signed after he tried out during the Vikings minicamp in 2021. Minnesota has decided to go in a different direction for reserve offensive linemen, it looks like.

Vikings sign CB Parry Nickerson and T Evin Ksiezarczyk

The Minnesota Vikings announced on Monday the signings of CB Parry Nickerson and T Evin Ksiezarczyk.

Minnesota has shored up starting positions at cornerback and tackle this offseason. That said, the Vikings could use some more players near the bottom of the depth chart for those positions.

Enter more depth. Minnesota announced on Monday that the team has signed CB Parry Nickerson and T Evin Ksiezarczyk. Ksiezarczyk, a tackle who participated in the Vikings’ minicamp, has a chance to be a reserve tackle. However, he should presumably have competition for reps with Rashod Hill and other reserves.

Nickerson, a former sixth-round pick by the Jets, could also fill out a reserve role with the team. He played in 16 games with New York in 2018, starting two. He finished that season with one pass defended and 21 combined tackles.

Cornerbacks Cameron Dantzler, Patrick Peterson and Mackensie Alexander should be taking a lot of reps in 2021, but Minnesota struggled with corner depth this past season, so it helps to have talent below those three on the depth chart.

Report: Vikings hope to sign two tryout players

The Minnesota Vikings are hoping to sign CB Amari Henderson and T Evin Ksiezarczyk after the team’s minicamp.

The Vikings have found plenty of talent in rookie classes beyond the NFL draft.

From Adam Thielen to Anthony Harris, Minnesota has developed undrafted free agents into starting-caliber NFL players.

This minicamp, the Vikings featured five tryout players, two of whom the team is looking to sign. As reported by Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press, Minnesota is hoping to sign CB Amari Henderson and T Evin Ksiezarczyk after the team’s minicamp.

Henderson, a cornerback out of Wake Forest, has a chance to make the roster after Minnesota traded Mike Hughes. However, with Patrick Peterson, Cameron Dantzler, Mackensie Alexander, Harrison Hand and others still on the roster, Henderson is unlikely to get a lot of reps.

Ksiezarczyk, a tackle out of Buffalo, could possibly be a depth offensive lineman, though Rashod Hill would likely be the first lineman up if Minnesota experienced any injuries on the exterior of the offensive line.

Falcons waive QB Kurt Benkert, WR Laquon Treadwell

It appears the Falcons will again carry just two quarterbacks on their 53-man roster this season after the team released third-string QB Kurt Benkert on Saturday morning.

It appears the Falcons will again carry just two quarterbacks on their 53-man roster this season after the team released third-string QB Kurt Benkert on Saturday morning, per ESPN’s Vaughn McClure.

Benkert could be another practice-squad candidate since the team gets to keep 16 players in 2020. Atlanta waived quarterback Kyle Lauletta on Saturday morning as well, just two days after signing him.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting the team has also released wide receiver Laquon Treadwell, the former first-round pick.

Stay tuned for more roster news as the NFL’s cut deadline is today at 4 p.m. ET.

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Falcons waive QB Kyle Lauletta

The Falcons signed quarterback Kyle Lauletta on Wednesday and according to ESPN’s Vaughn McClure, the team waived him Saturday morning ahead of the NFL’s 4 p.m. cut deadline.

The Falcons signed quarterback Kyle Lauletta on Wednesday and according to ESPN’s Vaughn McClure, the team waived him Saturday morning ahead of the NFL’s 4 p.m. cut deadline.

Lauletta is the sixth player to be released over the past two days. On Friday, Atlanta cut safety J.J. Wilcox, DL Hinwa Allieu, OL Evin Ksiezarczyk, RB Craig Reynolds and FB Mikey Daniel.

As McClure indicated, Lauletta is a prime candidate to land on the Falcons’ 16-man practice squad. Stay tuned for more roster news as we get closer to the cut deadline.

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Falcons release 5 players ahead of Saturday’s cut deadline

On Friday, the Atlanta Falcons cut a total of five players in preparation for Saturday’s 53-man roster deadline.

On Friday, the Atlanta Falcons cut a total of five players in preparation for Saturday’s 53-man roster deadline.

The team informed safety J.J. Wilcox, RB Craig Reynolds, FB Mikey Davis, DL Hinwa Allieu and OL Evin Ksiezarczyk that they had been released, as reported by D. Orlando Ledbetter and Jason Butt of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Wilcox was essentially on the bubble, but the other four — all undrafted free agents — were expected cuts and are strong candidates for the practice squad.

Stay up to date on each move with our Falcons roster tracker. Plus, make sure to check out our final 53-man roster and 16-man practice squad projections.

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