{"id":71563,"date":"2025-06-20T08:44:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T08:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=71563"},"modified":"2025-06-20T08:44:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T08:44:27","slug":"kansas-city-chiefs-sign-familiar-face-after-ufl-success-to-reinforce-depth-at-position-that-already-faces-injury-woes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=71563","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City Chiefs sign familiar face after UFL success to reinforce depth at position that already faces injury woes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjE1NzM2NTAzMzYyMzk3NzE1\/usatsi_24101205.jpg\" alt=\"Aug 22, 2024; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs tight end Geor'Quarius Spivey (85) leaves the field after the game against the Chicago Bears at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.\" \/>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/kansas-city\/\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>\u00a0have signed a familiar face after a successful tryout at mandatory minicamp.<\/p>\n<p>This actually marked the third time that TE Geor&#8217;Quarius Spivey has tried out for the Chiefs and the second time he&#8217;s been signed following a tryout. He was initially\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs-news\/chiefs-37-undrafted-free-agents-tryouts-2024-rookie-minicamp\/\">among the 37 rookie minicamp tryouts in 2024<\/a>\u00a0after going undrafted in the NFL Draft. He had a tryout at training camp last year that ultimately\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs-news\/chiefs-patrick-mahomes-new-weapon-successful-workout-training-camp\/\">landed him on the 90-man offseason roster through the preseason<\/a>. He didn&#8217;t make it through 53-man roster cuts and wasn&#8217;t signed to the practice squad following his release.Spivey&#8217;s agency, AthElite Agency, was the first to announce the news.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLF9oKlROwV\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=740&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fatozsports.com&amp;rp=%2Fnfl%2Fkansas-city-chiefs-news%2Fchiefs-roster-moves-georquarius-spivey-signed-ufl-houston-roughnecks-mandatory-minicamp-tryout%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawLB_lVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFSclJJdnE3b2NZY1oxdEJ4AR6Cdfq301#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A23663.59999999404%7D\" height=\"923\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-rhp=\"1\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-13=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Spivey spent his college career with Mississippi State Bulldogs and the TCU Horned Frogs, but didn&#8217;t have a whole lot of college production. He was ruled ineligible to play during his final season by the NCAA after they denied his graduate transfer waiver.\u00a0The 6-foot-5 and 240-pound tight end finished his college career with 28 catches on 52 targets for 298 yards and one touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>This past spring, Spivey played for the UFL&#8217;s Houston Roughnecks, where he caught seven passes on 13 targets for 65 yards.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/explore?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1908928232897884223%7Ctwgr%5Ef3cda49f5387c89e99b30cba886974e9ea1678dd%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fatozsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fkansas-city-chiefs-news%2Fchiefs-roster-moves-georquarius-spivey-signed-ufl-houston-roughnecks-mandatory-minicamp-tryout%2F<\/p>\n<p>The reality of the situation here is that the Chiefs are dealing with some injuries at the tight end position.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs-news\/chiefs-mandatory-minicamp-day-1-takeaways-juju-smith-schuster-josh-simmons-tyquan-thornton-brandon-george-proving-themselves\/\">UDFAs Jake Briningstool and Tre Watson have been sidelined by ailments<\/a>. While\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs-news\/andy-reid-expects-jared-wiley-to-be-full-participant-during-training-camp\/\">Jared Wiley is expected to be OK for training camp<\/a>, he&#8217;s still recovering from his 2024 ACL injury and wearing a heavy brace during practice.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs-news\/chiefs-sign-te-kevin-foelsch-release-dt-siaki-ika\/\">The team also recently signed TE Kevin Foelsch<\/a>, but the injury situation is such that they need more depth. It&#8217;s a big bonus that a player like Spivey already has some familiarity with the playbook, terminology, and can really slot in wherever they might need him.<\/p>\n<p>A corresponding move has not yet been announced at this time, but we should soon know more once the NFL&#8217;s daily personnel notice is released.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0have signed a familiar face after a successful tryout at mandatory minicamp. 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