The Kansas City Chiefs made a tough call to trim their roster to 53 men ahead of Tuesday's deadline. Less than five hours before the 4 p.m. ET deadline, Chiefs Digest's Matt Derrick reported that Kansas City has parted ways with offensive tackle Chukwuebuka 'Chu' Godrick.
Godrick, who didn't play football in high school or college, had been with the organization for three years now, drawing praise inside the building and making big strides in his development.
That's why they still have plans for the Nigerian prospect. According to Derrick, the Chiefs intend to bring him back to their practice squad, provided no team claims him off waivers.
Chiefs are waiving OL Chuwuebuka Godrick, per source. If Chu clears waivers, he’ll return to the Chiefs as the 17th practice squad player with the international exemption. He continues to improve.
— Matt Derrick (@mattderrick) August 26, 2025
Chiefs Want to Bring OL Chukwuebuka Godrick Back
Like Derrick pointed out, the Chiefs could carry him as their 17th practice-squad player. As a member of the NFL International Pathway Program, the team can keep him as an exemption.
Standing at 6'5'', 293 pounds, Godrick actually played basketball growing up before transitioning to the griditon. He climbed his way up the ladder earlier in training camp, going from playing with the third-stringers to the second unit.
When asked about his progress, head coach Andy Reid has nothing but positive things to say, even hinting at potentially getting him on the field in the regular season:
“He’s actually doing a good job," Reid said earlier in August, per A to Z Sports. "Talking about Chu here. He’s actually doing a good job out there. He’s worked guard, he’s worked tackle, he’s trying to get into that flex position where he can help out and compete. But he’s having a good camp so far. Look forward to seeing him in the games. Yeah, well, he’s getting there for sure."
Blindside protection has been a major issue for most of quarterback Patrick Mahomes' tenure with the Chiefs, so it makes sense that they don't want to take any chances by keeping a prospect who, albeit talented and physically gifted, is still quite raw and is catching up.
The Chiefs hope that rookie Josh Simmons can put an end to those woes, and he's turned plenty of heads in training camp and preseason. Barring an injury, the job should be his for years to come.
As for Godrick, this certainly won't be the end of the line for him, even if his football journey doesn't continue in Missouri.