Kansas City Chiefs · 2026
All Kansas City Chiefs seasons · 172 moves
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The 2026 season on record
The Chiefs made 172 moves on record in 2026 so far: 92 waivers, 56 signings, 12 reserve-list moves, 6 terminations, 5 trades and 1 other move. Of those, 45 brought players in (10 from other clubs by trade, claim or free agency), 109 sent players out (19 to other clubs) and 18 were reserve-list or other status moves. The busiest month was August, with 102 moves (59% of the year to date).
Notable arrivals
- Justin Fields — acquired by trade from the Jets, March 19 · 1st-round pick, 2021 (No. 11 overall)
- Kaiir Elam — signed as an unrestricted free agent from the Titans, April 2 · 1st-round pick, 2022 (No. 23 overall)
- Emmanuel Ogbah — signed as a free agent, August 13 · 2nd-round pick, 2016 (No. 32 overall)
- Kenneth Walker III — signed as an unrestricted free agent from the Seahawks, March 12 · 2nd-round pick, 2022 (No. 41 overall)
- Joshua Ezeudu — acquired by trade from the Giants, August 26 · 3rd-round pick, 2022 (No. 67 overall)
Notable departures
- Trent McDuffie — traded to the Rams, March 11 · 1st-round pick, 2022 (No. 21 overall)
- Kaiir Elam — released, August 30 · 1st-round pick, 2022 (No. 23 overall)
- Marquise Brown — signed by the Eagles as an unrestricted free agent, March 19 · 1st-round pick, 2019 (No. 25 overall)
- Jerry Tillery — signed by the Colts as an unrestricted free agent, March 17 · 1st-round pick, 2019 (No. 28 overall)
- Jawaan Taylor — released, March 4 · 2nd-round pick, 2019 (No. 35 overall)
Draft data: Pro Football Reference