The Kansas City Chiefs can’t seem to avoid the injury bug. The team is placing tight end Peyton Hendershot (calf) on injured reserve and also signed kicker Matthew Wright to the practice squad due to Spencer Shrader picking up a hamstring injury.
The two-time defending Super Bowl champions traded a conditional late-round draft pick to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for Hendershot on August 27. He appeared in five games this season but played primarily on special teams.
Shrader was signed to Kansas City’s active roster from the New York Jets practice squad in the wake of Harrison Butker suffering a knee injury during Kansas City’s Week 11 loss to the Buffalo Bills.
Against the Carolina Panthers in Week 12, Shrader made all three of his field goal attempts, including the game-winning 31-yarder as time expired to help the Chiefs claim their 10th victory of the season.
Chiefs Made Flurry of Transactions Ahead of Black Friday Game
The transactions on November 26 didn’t stop there for the Chiefs. The team also waived defensive Cam Thomas and also terminated the practice squad contracts for defensive end Truman Jones and offensive lineman Lucas Niang, and signed tight end Baylor Cupp to the practice squad.
Kansas City traded a seventh-round pick to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for Thomas on August 27. He was active for four games this season and played 22% of the team’s special teams snaps in those games, per Pro Football Reference.
Niang was a third-round pick of the Chiefs in 2020. He started nine games for the team in 2022 but was demoted in 2023 after the team added Jawaan Taylor during the offseason.
Jones went undrafted in 2023 but was signed by Kansas City in May 2023. After being waived in August 2023, Jones was signed to the Chiefs’ practice squad and was a member of the practice squad until his release on Tuesday.
Like Heavy.com’s content? Be sure to follow us.
This article was originally published on Heavy.com
The post Chiefs Place 3rd-Year TE on Injured Reserve: Report appeared first on Heavy.com.