Kansas City Chiefs: The Ups and Downs of 53-Man Cuts

KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 02: Kansas City Chiefs free safety Ron Parker (38) in the second quarter of an NFL game between the Washington Redskins and Kansas City Chiefs on October 2, 2017 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 02: Kansas City Chiefs free safety Ron Parker (38) in the second quarter of an NFL game between the Washington Redskins and Kansas City Chiefs on October 2, 2017 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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KANSAS CITY, MO – AUGUST 30: Quarterback Chase Litton #8 of the Kansas City Chiefs hands the ball off to running back Darrel Williams #31 of the Kansas City Chiefs during the first half against the Green Bay Packers on August 30, 2018 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO – AUGUST 30: Quarterback Chase Litton #8 of the Kansas City Chiefs hands the ball off to running back Darrel Williams #31 of the Kansas City Chiefs during the first half against the Green Bay Packers on August 30, 2018 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images) /

The Kansas City Chiefs have made their final cuts to drop their roster down to 53 players. Who were surprise cuts and how do we feel about the roster?

The Kansas City Chiefs have made it through training camp and the preseason. On Saturday afternoon at 3 P.M. Arrowhead time, all NFL teams were to have their rosters cut to the final 53-man roster. Of course, this doesn’t mean that this will be the roster going into Week 1 when the Chiefs travel to Los Angeles.

General Manager Brett Veach will be looking over the cuts from other franchises this weekend in hopes of finding talent to add to this roster’s depth. There are still positions of need that we all hope the team can find some answer for during this time.

It would also not surprise me to see some trades before the Week 1 game as Veach made trades last year following the preseason. Trading late round draft picks for guard Cam Erving and inside linebacker Reggie Ragland last year.

Regardless, the final 53-man roster has been made for Saturday afternoon cuts. There are plenty of interesting players that made the final roster and ones that didn’t make the cut. We are going to look at some of the ups and downs of the final cuts, and I will explain my thoughts on some of the moves Kansas City decided to go with for the 2018 season.