The Kansas City Chiefs have had an interesting offseason from a pass-catching skill position perspective, seeing massive overturn in the units following some key injuries and general ineffectiveness in the 2024 campaign.
That roster turnover has resulted in numerous players coming and going over the years, particularly at the wide receiver and tight end positions.
Unfortunately for one recent tight end signing, that means he’ll almost certainly be let go before playing a real game for the organization.
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Chiefs TE Geor’Quarius Spivey Won’t Play a Down in Kansas City
Ex-UFL standout Geor’Quarius Spivey, who spent time on the practice squad last year, is an easy cut candidate that has no shot at actually participating in football this year. Perhaps he can land on another roster, but it won’t be in Kansas CIty.
Originally an undrafted free agent out of Mississippi State and TCU, Spivey is an intriguing player, yet he has no business being on a team as competitive as the Chiefs. If we were talking about a tight end-needy team like the New England Patriots, perhaps it’d make sense. We aren’t, however, and Spivey is one of the easiest cut candidates of the entire fall.
The 25-year-old, 6-foot-5 pass-catcher has no career NFL stats. He’s not in the same tier as Travis Kelce, Noah Gray, Jared Wiley, Robert Tonyan, or even free agent Peyton Hendershot, so what’s the point in keeping him past the initial roster cuts? There isn’t one, and Spivey’s best chance at earning a role likely comes on the practice squad.
He’s primarily a blocking-type of tight end, only accumulating 298 career receiving yards in five years in college. The Chiefs could thoeretically use him in a Jason Dunn-type of role, relying on him to set the edge while never expecting any true impact in the passing game.
That’s not exactly the goal for a championship-level team, making it easy to understand why Kansas City will inevitably move on from him. Here’s hoping Spivey can stick on the practice squad, but any 53-man roster with his name on it would require a big injury.
