Kansas City Chiefs · 2021
All Kansas City Chiefs seasons · 208 moves
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The 2021 season on record
The Chiefs made 208 moves on record in 2021: 99 signings, 77 waivers, 16 reserve-list moves, 10 terminations and 6 trades. Of those, 82 brought players in (9 from other clubs by trade, claim or free agency), 92 sent players out (7 to other clubs) and 34 were reserve-list or other status moves. The busiest month was August, with 47 moves (23% of the year).
Notable arrivals
- Melvin Ingram — acquired by trade from the Steelers, November 2 · 1st-round pick, 2012 (No. 18 overall)
- Kyle Long — signed as a free agent, March 18 · 1st-round pick, 2013 (No. 20 overall)
- Mike Hughes — acquired by trade from the Vikings, May 14 · 1st-round pick, 2018 (No. 30 overall)
- Kamalei Correa — signed as a free agent, May 6 · 2nd-round pick, 2016 (No. 42 overall)
- Jarran Reed — signed as a free agent, March 31 · 2nd-round pick, 2016 (No. 49 overall)
Notable departures
- Sammy Watkins — signed by the Ravens as an unrestricted free agent, April 2 · 1st-round pick, 2014 (No. 4 overall)
- Taco Charlton — released, August 23 · 1st-round pick, 2017 (No. 28 overall)
- Kamalei Correa — released, June 3 · 2nd-round pick, 2016 (No. 42 overall)
- Tanoh Kpassagnon — signed by the Saints as an unrestricted free agent, March 30 · 2nd-round pick, 2017 (No. 59 overall)
- Martinas Rankin — released, June 21 · 3rd-round pick, 2018 (No. 80 overall)
Draft data: Pro Football Reference