Chiefs Face Tough Roster Cuts, Draft Buzz Looms

0:00The Kansas City Chiefs could see four players cut or traded after the 2026 NFL draft as new picks shake up the roster. Tight-in Noah Gray, a fifth-round pick from 2021, faces the biggest risk with his nearly $7 million cap hit and dropping. Production last season, offensive tackle Wanya Morris, a third-rounder from 2023, and defensive end Felix Anadike Yuzoma, taking 31st overall that same. Year also sit on the bubble. Earlier this week, analysts mocked Oregon-Titan Kenyon Sadik to the Chiefs at pick number 29, which could push Gray out for younger guys, like Jared Wiley and Jake Briningstool. Moore started 10 games at left tackle last year, but now competes for right tackle against guys like Jalen Moore, and with five tackles already in. The mix, he might not stick. Fans and insiders see this as part of General Manager Brett Vitch's aggressive roster turn, especially after Anadike Yuzoma's hamstring injury landed. Him on injured reserve and limited him to just four sacks in 38 games.

1:04Safety. Jaden Hicks, a fourth-round rookie from 2024, showed promise with three picks but started only three games and struggled in. Coverage. Playing under half the defensive snaps. Ongoing draft bus points to more defensive ends early, maybe at pick number nine, and safeties like Caleb Downs later, ceiling fates for. And Nudike Yuzoma and Hicks possibly via trades for day three picks, just like Sky Moore last summer. These moves keep the Chiefs contending while refreshing talent for another run. That's the story for today. Kansas News Today, driven by AI. I'm Cory with the story.