Chiefs Roster: Mecole Hardman goes to IR, replaced by Nikko Remigio

On Saturday, the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs used their official X account to announce two roster strikes, together with the elevation of two apply squad gamers for the staff’s Week 14 matchup towards the Los Angeles Chargers on “Sunday Evening Soccer.”

Broad receiver Mecole Hardman — who had been listed as questionable for Sunday’s sport after all of a sudden being held out of shape on Friday — has been positioned on the staff’s Reserve/Injured record.

“His knee locked up on him,” stated head coach Andy Reid of Hardman when he met with reporters on Friday afternoon, “so we’re evaluating it proper now. This was after — proper after our assembly — earlier than we bought on the sphere. So, we’ll simply see the place he’s at with that.”

Hardman should miss no less than 4 video games earlier than he will probably be eligible to return — which means the earliest he could possibly be again is the Week 18 sport towards the Denver Broncos.

To fill Hardman’s roster spot, the Chiefs have activated vast receiver Nikko Remigio to the 53-man roster. We already know that particular groups coordinator Dave Toub likes the second-year wideout as a returner.

“I imply, Nico did an excellent job,” stated Toub after Kansas Metropolis’s second preseason sport final August. “I’d be pounding the desk for that man; I like him.”

So it’s fairly seemingly that Remigio won’t solely take Hardman’s roster spot but additionally his position: a returner who sometimes will get an offensive snap.

The staff additionally elevated apply squad linebacker Swayze Bozeman and tight finish Baylor Cupp for Sunday evening’s sport. Each of them will routinely be returned to the apply squad on Monday.

Remigio, Bozeman and Cupp will all be dressing for his or her very first NFL sport.