The Potential Careers of the Undead or the We Ain’t Dead Yet Bunch

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:

1. PK Austin Errthum Northern Iowa Invitee – per Kohl’s Kickers
2. S Gage Fergusion UT State – per UTS Football Don’t know about contract
3. PK Dakari Monroe – SISU Invitee maybe a UDFA contract
4. DE Parker Hesse – Iowa – invitee
5. WR Jamire Jordan Fresno State  Invitee
6. WR Julius Wingate – Stonybrook  Invitee per self
7. WR Justin Hobbs – Tulsa – Invitee Per TErez Paylor
8. TE Logan Parker – Southern UT Invitee – NFL Draft Diamonds(don’t know about contract)
9. LB Darius Harris – Middle TN State –  UDFA Contract per MT_FB
10. RB Marcus Marshall – James Madison, per Jakob Vaughn of JVaughnSportsP
11. WR Joel Bluementhal – SW OK St, invitee per Bruce Feldman
12. OL Maurcie Simba – Concordia – Invitee per Stingers
13. WR Jodyu Forston – Valdosta State per VState Equipment (can’t verify contract)
14. PK Austin Frey – Texas A&M – Invitee per source
15. CB Broderick Thomas – UAB per Family Don’t know about Contract
16. DB Andrew Soroh – Florida Atlantic – invitee

Chiefs Undrafted Free Agents

1. CB Mark Fields – Clemson – UDFA Contract per Phil Orban
2. LB Gary Johnson – UT, UDFA Contract per Brooke Prior
3. DE Tim Ward – Old Dominion UDFA  per Multipe sources
4. WR Cody Thompson – Toledo per Toldeo Sports & Brian Kollars
5. WR Jamire Jordan – Fresno State per Draftdiamonds
6. PU – Jack Fox – Rice UDFA Contract per Alex Kirshner& At the Roost
7. QB Kyle Shurmur – Vandy UDFA Signing Chris Mortensen(MortReport)
8. RB James Williams – Wash St UDFA Signing per Lars Hanson
9. QB/TE/H-back John Lovett Princeton UDFA Contract per Tom Pelissero
10. WR Felton Davis III – Mich State UDFA Contract per Colton Pouncy
11. WR Jamal Custis – Syracuse UFA Contract per self
12. QB TJ Linta – Wagner UDFA Signing – Adam Caplan Source
13. CB Jalin Burrell – NM – UDFA  per Tom Pelissero
14. CB Dakari  Monroe – San Jose State – UDFA per Multiple Sources Hero Sports FCS & SacStFootball
15. OL Jerrod Brooks – UTEP – Per Andy Morgan
16. OL Dino Boyd – Cincinnati – per self
17. OL Alex Fontana – KU per Justin Dunk

David Bell — ArrowheadOne

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