Tag: terminate

Chiefs sign WR, terminate veteran TE ahead of playoff matchup vs. Texans

The Kansas City #Chiefs signed a new WR and released a veteran TE on Wednesday ahead of their playoff matchup against the Houston #Texans.

According to a tweet from Chiefs Digest reporter Matt Derrick on Wednesday, the Kansas City Chiefs signed wide receiver Jason Brownlee to their practice squad and terminated the contract of tight end Robert Tonyan.

Brownlee entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent last season and initially signed with the New York Jets after an impressive college career at Southern Mississippi. The former Golden Eagle made the Jets’ initial 53-man roster last season and briefly saw playing time before he was waived by New York earlier this year.

Like Brownlee, Tonyan also entered the league as an undrafted free agent. An Indiana State product, Tonyan initially signed with the Detroit Lions practice squad in 2017 and spent the majority of his career bouncing around the NFL before he signed a practice squad contract with the Chiefs in December 2024.

It is unknown if Brownlee will be elevated to the active roster ahead of Kansas City’s AFC divisional round matchup against the Houston Texans on Saturday, but the second-year wide receiver is sure to provide much-needed depth for the defending Super Bowl champions.

Chiefs sign ex-Raiders LB, terminate Super Bowl LVIII champion WR

The Kansas City #Chiefs signed former Las Vegas #Raiders LB Blake Lynch, and terminated the practice squad contract of WR Montrell Washington.

After clinching the No. 1 seed for the AFC playoffs with a Week 17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Kansas City Chiefs signed linebacker Blake Lynch to their practice squad.

To make room for Lynch, the team terminated the practice squad contract of veteran wide receiver Montrell Washington, who played a role in Kansas City’s Super Bowl LVIII championship last season.

The Chiefs announced their decision to sign Lynch and part with Washington on Monday, December 30.

Lynch, who played collegiately at Baylor University, entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2020 and has spent the last four years on practice squads, most recently with the Las Vegas Raiders.

Washington was a fifth-round pick of the Denver Broncos in the 2022 NFL draft after an outstanding career at Samford University, where he earned FCS All-American honors in 2021.

The addition of Lynch to the practice squad is expected to provide some much-needed depth for Kansas City’s linebacking corps ahead of the Chiefs’ Week 18 matchup against the Broncos on January 5.