{"id":84001,"date":"2025-08-27T07:57:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T07:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=84001"},"modified":"2025-08-27T07:57:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T07:57:34","slug":"chiefs-cut-34-players-settle-on-53-man-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=84001","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Cut 34 Players, Settle On 53-Man Roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>August 26th, 2025 at 9:27pm CST by Ben Levine<\/p>\n<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n<p>The defending AFC champs have set their 53-man roster. The Chiefs announced the following moves:<\/p>\n<h3>Released:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>LB <strong>Cole Christiansen<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>S <strong>Mike Edwards<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>DT <strong>Mike Pennel<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>TE <strong>Robert Tonyan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>DT <strong>Marlon Tuipulotu<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Waived:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>WR <strong>Elijhah Badger<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>DE <strong>Owen Carney<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>CB <strong>Ajani Carter<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>OT <strong>Dalton Cooper<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>S <strong>Jacobe Covington<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>WR Mac Dalena<\/li>\n<li>OT <strong>Chukwuebuka Godrick<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>G <strong>C.J. 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A former UDFA, Jones has seen the majority of his playing time on special teams, but he still got into 161 defensive snaps for Kansas City between 2023 and 2024. Over the span, the linebacker has collected 36 tackles. The team also moved on from veteran defensive tackle <strong>Mike Pennel<\/strong>, who started seven of his 17 appearances for Kansas City in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side of the ball, the team dropped 2024 preseason standout <strong>Carson Steele<\/strong>. The UCLA product had a brief chance to show his stuff immediately following Isiah Pacheco\u2018s injury, but a persistent fumbling issue had him tumbling down the depth chart. Steele ultimately finished his rookie season with 209 yards from scrimmge on 63 touches.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The defending AFC champs have set their 53-man roster. 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