A move that has been in the works for months finally seems to be moving towards becoming official.
Back when the Kansas City Chiefs were in the frenzy of signing undrafted free agents following the 2020 NFL Draft, a former Chiefs defensive back announced that he’d rejoined the team. Then a few weeks passed with no official announcement and it seemed like perhaps he jumped the gun on his return to Kansas City. On Friday, David Canter of DEC Management announced that his client, Andrew Soroh, had signed with the Chiefs.
Soroh played college football for Florida Atlantic. He was a Chiefs’ rookie minicamp invite who was signed in 2019. He didn’t make 53-man roster cuts with Kansas City and wasn’t added to the practice squad during the 2019 season, so he pursued other opportunities outside of the NFL
During 2019, Soroh played for the XFL’s New York Guardians, recording 18 tackles, one QB Hit, one tackle for loss, one interception and one pass defended.
The decision to bring in Soroh is an intriguing one. He’ll add competitive depth and he knows the Chiefs’ system after learning it during the course of the 2019 preseason. That could provide an advantage over other players who don’t yet know the playbook and calls. Kansas City only added SMU’s Rodney Clemons to their safety group following the 2020 NFL Draft.
As injured players return to team facilities for rehab and treatment, perhaps this could signal that Juan Thornhill might be further behind in his recovery than originally believed.
The team will need to make a corresponding move in order to make room for Soroh on the 90-man roster. We’ll update you with that information as soon as we know it.
