{"id":93662,"date":"2025-08-26T14:53:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T14:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=93662"},"modified":"2025-08-26T14:53:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T14:53:52","slug":"tracking-the-2025-chiefs-roster-cuts-the-meaning-behind-each-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=93662","title":{"rendered":"Tracking the 2025 Chiefs roster cuts: The meaning behind each move"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<div>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6889,h_3875\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/130\/01k3hgsh7zpxxh3x2nrx.jpg\" alt=\"2025 NFL Scouting Combine\" \/>Here&#8217;s an ongoing list of roster cuts as the Chiefs trim their total players down to 53.<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">It&#8217;s a difficult time of year for the Kansas City Chiefs, as it is with every NFL franchise, with active roster cuts due by the league&#8217;s mandated deadline of Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. C.T.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\">For front offices, the frenzy before roster cuts forces tough decisions as to how many players to keep at various positions, which will undoubtedly leave talented players on the outside looking in. It&#8217;s balancing long-term value with short-term goals all while keeping the roster balanced, the coaches happy, and the salary cap followed.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\">It&#8217;s especially rough on players, considering hundreds and hundreds of them will be made free agents in a matter of hours. Pink slips are handed out like Halloween candy, and dreams of playing professional football will soon come to an end. That&#8217;s a hard road to walk for not only the players but their families as well.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\">For the Chiefs, the shift from 90 to 53 players (see our roster projection here) will see some fan favorites (and coaching favorites) left on the outside of the active roster. At that point, Chiefs Kingdom can only hope those player slip through waivers and find their way back onto the team&#8217;s practice squad, which can employ 16 more.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\">Here&#8217;s a rundown of Chiefs roster cuts as they happen.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-6\">Mike Edwards, S<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\">The Chiefs&#8217; decision to cut Edwards is intriguing, given that he was considered a favorite for most of the preseason for the fourth safety role. After losing Deon Bush to a season-ending injury, it looked like Edwards to win. The Chiefs would likely love to have him back on the PS.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-8\">Hal Presley, WR<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\">It&#8217;s hard to say much about Presley given that he had a single catch in the final preseason game and a short run with the team overall. Presley, a Baylor grad, signed shortly before the Chiefs headed to St, Joseph after an unsuccessful tryout with the Buffalo Bills.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-10\">Dalton Cooper, OL<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\">Cooper was never in serious conversation to make the active roster, but that doesn&#8217;t mean he&#8217;s not creeping closer. The team doesn&#8217;t seem overly enamored with those who are likely to make it (read: Hunter Nourzad, et al), so if Cooper stays the course, he could be a name to watch for 2026.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-12\">Bailey Zappe, QB<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\">The Chiefs cut ties with Zappe after a pretty disastrous preseason showing overall, making it clear that Chris Oladokun is going to win out as the scout team quarterback once again.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s an ongoing list of roster cuts as the Chiefs trim their total players down to 53.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":93664,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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