{"id":73922,"date":"2025-06-28T06:38:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T06:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=73922"},"modified":"2025-06-28T06:38:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T06:38:09","slug":"chiefs-predicted-to-cut-fan-favorite-after-telling-offseason-moves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=73922","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Predicted to Cut Fan Favorite After Telling Offseason Moves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Andy-Reid77-e1750999441851.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-Reid77-e1750999441851.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Andy-Reid77-e1750999441851.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Andy-Reid77-e1750999441851.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Chiefs Predicted to Cut Fan Favorite After Telling Offseason Moves\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs may not have room on the roster for a fan favorite from last season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Undrafted rookie running back\/fullback Carson Steele burst onto the scene last spring and summer and immediately stole the hearts of Chiefs fans all over Kansas City, but one year later, the harsh reality is that the 22-year-old has become a cut candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Arrowhead Addict writers Patrick Allen and Adam Best hosted a new edition of the \u201cOG Hour\u201d live stream on June 26. Within it, Best named Steele as his \u201cmost likely [Chiefs player] to be a surprise cut.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is hard,\u201d the KC analyst began. \u201cI went Carson Steele because they\u2019ve gone without a fullback in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know he\u2019s not just a fullback,\u201d he continued, \u201cbut they do have four other significant running backs and if you\u2019re looking at Isiah Pacheco \u2014 who you think they\u2019re going to keep \u2014 Kareem Hunt [because] they\u2019ve struggled so much in short yardage\u2026 and then the aforementioned [Brashard] Smith and [Elijah] Mitchell, I just think he might be the odd man out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Best also noted that with Hunt on the roster, there\u2019s less of a need for a bulldozer-type of fullback in short-yardage situations. And to be honest, Steele isn\u2019t truly that type of player anyway.<\/p>\n<p>As the Chiefs writer reasoned on, pointing out factors like Steele\u2019s fumbling issues and his inability to take over the lead RB role with Pacheco sidelined last season, he raised a really compelling argument as to why the former UDFA could be hard-pressed to make the 53. And it involves reading the front office\u2019s subtle messaging this offseason.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Chiefs \u2018Got a Real Good Look\u2019 RB\/FB Carson Steele in 2024 &amp; Still Decided to Bring In or Back 3 Other Ball Carriers<\/h2>\n<p>Best\u2019s main reason for this Chiefs\u2019 cut prediction, aside from positional numbers, was that KC spent time and resources bolstering the RB room this offseason after seeing what Steele could do as a rookie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey got a real good look at what Carson Steele could become last year, and I think if they really believed in his ability to be a full-time player who saw regular playing time, they wouldn\u2019t have [re-]signed Kareem Hunt,\u201d he said. \u201cThey wouldn\u2019t have gone out and signed [Mitchell] and drafted [Smith] when they had limited picks and limited cap room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, I think it\u2019s probably going to be one of these running backs not making the team,\u201d Best concluded. \u201cThey have five guys, four spots, and [tight end] Noah Gray can do a little bit of the H-back stuff too. So, I think that leans toward Carson Steele getting cut.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Chiefs Would Likely Attempt to Re-Sign Carson Steele to the Practice Squad If He Were Cut<\/h2>\n<p>A Steele cut wouldn\u2019t necessarily mean the end of the popular UDFA\u2019s run in Kansas City. But his sticking around on the practice squad would be determined by two factors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Will another NFL team claim Steele off waivers?<\/li>\n<li>Would Steele want to return after being cut?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although it\u2019s unclear what type of interest Steele would garner around the league, bullet point number two feels more likely to go in the Chiefs\u2019 favor if all things are equal otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>Having said that, you never know if another team will decide to take a chance on Steele.<\/p>\n<p>After all, he\u2019s a spunky runner with plus-pass-catching ability and a whole lot of heart and effort, not to mention his skillset as a potential returner and blocker on special teams. That could be enough for another team to take a flyer on Steele, let\u2019s say he hits waivers after the 53-man cutdown.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Obermuller covers the NFL for Heavy Sports, where he began writing in 2021. His areas of focus include the Kansas City Chiefs, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Pittsburgh Steelers, with expert knowledge on each based on years of coverage. Michael is an NYC area native and Quinnipiac graduate. 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