The Kansas City Chiefs made a minor transaction on Wednesday, adding a recently released practice squad player back to the practice squad.
According to the NFL’s transaction report, the Chiefs have re-signed Darryl Williams to the practice squad. Williams was released from the practice squad nearly two weeks ago in order to make room for TE Evan Baylis and OT Prince Tega Wanogho.
Williams originally signed with Kansas City as an undrafted free agent out of Mississippi State following the 2020 NFL draft. The 6-2 and 304-pound interior offensive linemen spent the entire 2020 offseason with the Chiefs, but he didn’t survive Septmeber roster cuts. He was waived, but signed to the 16-man practice squad where he’d spent the entire season up until his release in January. Now he’s back with the team again ahead of their Super Bowl LV tilt with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
It seems like with the injuries to the offensive line, the Chiefs wanted to add someone to the practice squad who already knew the system. Williams is able to play both center and guard for Kansas City, which should be valuable to the scout team offense ahead of Super Bowl LV.
The Chiefs will likely sign someone from their practice squad once LT Eric Fisher is placed on injured reserve due to a torn Achilles. That means there will be another spot on the practice squad available in the coming days.
