{"id":53009,"date":"2025-05-04T22:04:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T22:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=53009"},"modified":"2025-05-04T22:04:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T22:04:18","slug":"chiefs-cut-injured-draft-pick-but-theres-a-catch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=53009","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Cut Injured Draft Pick \u2014 But There&#8217;s a Catch"},"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\/05\/BJ-Thompson-e1746383154358.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BJ-Thompson-e1746383154358.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BJ-Thompson-e1746383154358.jpg?quality=45&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BJ-Thompson-e1746383154358.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Chiefs Cut Injured Draft Pick \u2014 But There's a Catch\" width=\"780\" height=\"440\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs waived former draft pick BJ Thompson, but they did so with plans to retain him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs cut two more players on the evening of March 3, as defensive end and recent draft pick BJ Thompson was waived along with linebacker Blake Lynch.<\/p>\n<p>Chiefs Digest beat writer Matt Derrick was among those who reported the news, adding that \u201cper source, if Thompson clears waivers, he will revert back to the Chiefs on [the] injured reserve and will continue his rehab from the seizure he suffered last June.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The following afternoon, on May 4, Derrick offered an update on Thompson via head coach Andy Reid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAndy Reid says BJ Thompson has made great strides, but isn\u2019t there yet football-wise,\u201d Derrick relayed. \u201cSays being waived isn\u2019t the end of his career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReminder, if [Thompson] clears waivers, he will return to the Chiefs on [the] non-football illness list for his continuing rehab,\u201d the reporter reiterated.<\/p>\n<p>So, expect Thompson to remain with the Chiefs organization, barring another team claiming him \u2014 which feels unlikely considering his lack of production and uncertain future.<\/p>\n<p>Lynch\u2019s return is less likely, but cannot be ruled out. After all, Kansas City does love reunions.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Chiefs\u2019 Fifth-Rounder BJ Thompson Has Not Taken the Field Since Summer of 2024<\/h2>\n<p>Thompson pretty much redshirted his rookie season. Then, during the summer of 2024, the on-field medical situation occurred.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Kansas City Chiefs canceled all team activities scheduled for Thursday after defensive lineman BJ Thompson suffered a seizure during a special teams meeting and went into cardiac arrest,\u201d NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero reported at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Later, on June 7, 2024, Thompson\u2019s agent Chris Turnage shared that he was \u201cawake and responsive\u201d \u2014 via Pelissero.<\/p>\n<p>That was the last Chiefs fans have really heard much about Thompson, who has been stashed away on injured lists ever since. It seems that, for now, the plan is to continue to do that as he attempts an NFL comeback.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Chiefs Part Ways With LB Blake Lynch After Jeffrey Bassa Draft Pick<\/h2>\n<p>Lynch was one of the few players who had a strong game during the 2024-25 Week 18 blowout, where the Chiefs rested most of their starters.<\/p>\n<p>That performance eventually earned Lynch a brief spot on the 90-man roster, although the Jeffrey Bassa draft pick likely made his presence redundant.<\/p>\n<p>KC spent a fifth-round selection on Bassa this April. And they made it clear afterward that they could not pass up Bassa\u2019s value at that point in the draft.<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic\u2019s lead draft expert Dane Brugler credited Bassa with a third- or fourth-round grade before draft weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBassa gets impatient at times against the run, but he handles run fits and gap exchanges with excellent lateral flow to make stops,\u201d Brugler wrote. \u201cA former safety, he looks natural turning and running down the field in coverage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOverall, Bassa (who wore the green dot for the Ducks in 2024) needs to turn the \u2018almost\u2019 plays into more steady production, but he does everything well on the football field and can become an NFL starter with improved consistency,\u201d the analyst continued. \u201cHis football arrow is pointing up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs\u2019 linebacker room is pretty deep after the Bassa addition. Nick Bolton and Jack Cochrane never ended up leaving in free agency, and Kansas City still has Leo Chenal, Drue Tranquill and Cam Jones.<\/p>\n<p>They also re-signed practice-squad favorite Cole Christiansen and reportedly signed UDFA Brandon George.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Obermuller covers the NFL for Heavy.com, where he began writing in 2021. His areas of focus specialize on the Kansas City Chiefs, New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers, with expert knowledge on each based on years of coverage. An NYC area native and Quinnipiac graduate, his previous bylines include Heavy on Jets, FanDuel&#8217;s The Duel, King Fantasy Sports and Pro Football Mania. More about Michael Obermuller<\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on Chiefs News<\/h2>\n<p>Loading more stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs cut a recent draft pick, as well as a second player, but they have plans to retain the former if he clears waivers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":53010,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chiefs Cut Injured Draft Pick \u2014 But There&#039;s a Catch - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=53009\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chiefs Cut Injured Draft Pick \u2014 But There&#039;s a Catch - 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