The Potential Careers of the Undead, or the, We Ain’t Dead Yet Bunch
by David Bell | April 30, 2019
The Kansas City Chiefs, like all other NFL teams, began signing Undrafted Free Agents(UDFA’s) after the draft ended (or before it ended). One of the confusion factors that occurs is that at the same time, invitations are issued to players to try out at the Rookie Mini-Camp which precedes the OTA’s.
By “Undead,” I mean these guys have a shot at proving the experts wrong and earning a spot to continue with the team by either by obtaining a UDFA Contract or being part of the team’s 90 man roster as the get into pre-season games and the final cuts. At that point, just before the season opener, the Teams will pare down to a 53 man Roster, or 63, if you will, as there are 10 men parked on the “practice squad” (PS).
Here (below) is a list of what I understand to be the players with UDFA contracts and invitees to this point. No official Chiefs Press info determines this list, so it is unofficial. Remain vigilant about this because every year there are statements made which stretch truth or do not account for the difference between a signed contract or minicamp camp invitee.
At some point over the next week, the Chiefs will provide official listings of both categories of camp invitees and UDFA’s (which may follow even later as the team actually determines who will attend OTA’s and Training camp after the minicamp(s). In 2018, more than 10 UDFA’s are still listed with the Chiefs Roster. Also keep in mind the PS from last year and the IR (Injured Reserve listed) players.
It’s common and this happens every year: the mix-up between who is actually a UDFA or a minicamp invitee.
Mini Camp Invitees: Players listed so far who may have contracts but, I don’t have a qualified statement that such is the case:
- PK Austin Errthum Northern Iowa Invitee – per Kohl’s Kickers
- S Gage Fergusion UT State – per UTS Football Don’t know about contract
- PK Dakari Monroe – SISU Invitee maybe a UDFA contract
- DE Parker Hesse – Iowa – invitee
- WR Jamire Jordan Fresno State Invitee
- WR Julius Wingate – Stonybrook Invitee per self
- WR Justin Hobbs – Tulsa – Invitee Per TErez Paylor
- TE Logan Parker – Southern UT Invitee – NFL Draft Diamonds(don’t know about contract)
- LB Darius Harris – Middle TN State – UDFA Contract per MT_FB
- RB Marcus Marshall – James Madison, per Jakob Vaughn of JVaughnSportsP
- WR Joel Bluementhal – SW OK St, invitee per Bruce Feldman
- OL Maurcie Simba – Concordia – Invitee per Stingers
- WR Jodyu Forston – Valdosta State per VState Equipment (can’t verify contract)
- PK Austin Frey – Texas A&M – Invitee per source
- CB Broderick Thomas – UAB per Family Don’t know about Contract
- DB Andrew Soroh – Florida Atlantic – invitee
Chiefs Undrafted Free Agents
- CB Mark Fields – Clemson – UDFA Contract per Phil Orban
- LB Gary Johnson – UT, UDFA Contract per Brooke Prior
- DE Tim Ward – Old Dominion UDFA per Multipe sources
- WR Cody Thompson – Toledo per Toldeo Sports & Brian Kollars
- WR Jamire Jordan – Fresno State per Draftdiamonds
- PU – Jack Fox – Rice UDFA Contract per Alex Kirshner& At the Roost
- QB Kyle Shurmur – Vandy UDFA Signing Chris Mortensen(MortReport)
- RB James Williams – Wash St UDFA Signing per Lars Hanson
- QB/TE/H-back John Lovett Princeton UDFA Contract per Tom Pelissero
- WR Felton Davis III – Mich State UDFA Contract per Colton Pouncy
- WR Jamal Custis – Syracuse UFA Contract per self
- QB TJ Linta – Wagner UDFA Signing – Adam Caplan Source
- CB Jalin Burrell – NM – UDFA per Tom Pelissero
- CB Dakari Monroe – San Jose State – UDFA per Multiple Sources Hero Sports FCS & SacStFootball
- OL Jerrod Brooks – UTEP – Per Andy Morgan
- OL Dino Boyd – Cincinnati – per self
- OL Alex Fontana – KU per Justin Dunk
A priority free agent is signed to the 90-man roster and usually receives a small signing bonus. Teams will bid on these players aggressively.
Another 40-50 players will attend next week's rookie minicamp. They aren't on the roster, they just receiver per diem and expenses.
— Matt Derrick (@mattderrick) April 28, 2019
David Bell — ArrowheadOne
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