{"id":55387,"date":"2025-06-12T03:51:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T03:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=55387"},"modified":"2025-06-12T03:51:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T03:51:34","slug":"chiefs-cut-former-third-round-talent-unexpectedly-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=55387","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Cut Former Third-Round Talent Unexpectedly: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"l-article__header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"l-article__meta\">\n<div class=\"l-article__meta-item l-article__meta-item--dates\">\n<ul class=\"c-meta c-meta--post c-meta--list c-meta--dates\">\n<li class=\"c-meta__item c-meta__item--updated\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__content\">\n<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Andy-Reid73-e1749677356610.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Andy-Reid73-e1749677356610.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Andy-Reid73-e1749677356610.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Andy-Reid73-e1749677356610.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Chiefs make roster cut and signing.\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"425\" data-dom-ready-time=\"595\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">The Kansas City Chiefs have made a roster swap ahead of mandatory minicamp.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0made a pair of roster moves on Wednesday, June 11, according to KPRC 2 NFL insider Aaron Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>First,\u00a0Wilson reported\u00a0that the Chiefs have waived former\u00a0Cleveland Browns\u00a0third-rounder\u00a0Siaki Ika\u00a0from the 90-man roster. The 24-year-old defensive tackle was competing for a depth role in Kansas City\u2019s trenches.<\/p>\n<p>Ika was another Brett Veach reclamation project. The Chiefs\u2019 general manager loves betting on talent, and the 6-foot-3, 335-pound nose tackle was a third-round talent, as stated above.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite that, Ika failed to make an impact in KC, similar to his stints in Cleveland and Philadelphia. Now, the Chiefs will be moving on from the former Baylor and LSU product, too, assuming Wilson\u2019s reporting is accurate.<\/p>\n<p>For their corresponding move, the Chiefs are adding yet another tight end to the roster behind\u00a0Travis Kelce\u00a0and\u00a0Noah Gray,\u00a0per Wilson again, signing former\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles\u00a0prospect\u00a0Kevin Foelsch.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This is a curious and unexpected decision by Kansas City, considering rookie tight end\u00a0Jake Briningstool and veteran Robert Tonyan have both gotten off to a hot start\u00a0at Chiefs OTAs. But it\u2019s no secret that head coach Andy Reid likes his tight ends, and perhaps this is a sign that 2024 draft pick\u00a0Jared Wiley\u00a0is still a ways away from returning from knee surgery.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Chiefs\u2019 Kevin Foelsch Signing Makes Baylor Cupp Cut More Confusing<\/h2>\n<p>Foelsch\u2019s addition makes seven tight ends on the Chiefs\u2019 90-man roster, including the five above and undrafted rookie\u00a0Tre Watson.<\/p>\n<p>For a UDFA, Watson has been absent from a notable number of OTA practice sessions so far, but it\u2019s been unclear why that is. With that in mind, Foelsch could be another camp body at the position to help Gray, Briningstool and Tonyan with the workload.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After all, Kelce hasn\u2019t done a ton at age 35, and Wiley is sidelined with injury as mentioned above. If Watson\u2019s absence has been ongoing, that would leave just three tight ends at OTAs.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, all of this makes\u00a0Baylor Cupp\u2019s\u00a0departure even more of a head-scratcher.<\/p>\n<p>The promising 2024 UDFA seemed to win the Chiefs\u2019 trust late in the season, earning a practice squad elevation down the stretch. At the very least, it felt as though KC would continue his development this summer, and then\u00a0Cupp\u2019s name was surprisingly listed in a round of cuts\u00a0after the NFL draft.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-4 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cupp is still available, but\u00a0he\u2019s currently trying out\u00a0with the\u00a0New York Jets\u00a0at their mandatory minicamp this week. So, in comes the 6-foot-4 Foelsch \u2014 who has\u00a0never appeared in a regular season game\u00a0\u2014 for the moment.<\/p>\n<p>The move does beg the question, though, if tight end depth was an issue, why not keep Cupp to begin with?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Chiefs\u2019 Interior Defensive Line Depth Narrows<\/h2>\n<p>As the tight end room grows larger, the interior defensive line loses a body with Ika getting shown the door.<\/p>\n<p>There isn\u2019t too much depth behind starters\u00a0Chris Jones\u00a0and\u00a0Mike Pennel\u00a0at this time. Although more moves could be coming.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_5_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-5 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_5\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Currently, Kansas City has\u00a0Marlon Tuipulotu, newcomer\u00a0Jerry Tillery, draft pick\u00a0Omarr Norman-Lott, 2024 UDFA\u00a0Fabien Lovett Sr., and 2025 UDFA\u00a0Coziah Izzard\u00a0as defensive tackle depth.<\/p>\n<p>With a few veteran players like\u00a0Mike Danna,\u00a0Charles Omenihu\u00a0and\u00a0Malik Herring\u00a0on the roster, who could shift inside in a pinch. This is definitely an area where a late-offseason veteran signing could be warranted.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_6_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-6 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_6\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-content entry-content\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__author-bio\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty The Kansas City Chiefs have made a roster swap ahead of mandatory minicamp. 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