THE Kansas City Chiefs have been forced to make a free agency signing following injury to backup place kicker Spencer Shrader.

Shrader was only signed earlier this month after starting kicker Harrison Butker was placed on the injury reserve list.

Shrader, 25, looked to pick up an injury during the Chiefs’ 30-27 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday – a game in which he secured the win with a last second field goal.

But with the former New York Jets kicker now listed as questionable for the Chiefs’ game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Friday, the reigning Super Bowl champs have had to make another free agency signing.

Head coach Andy Reid has welcomed veteran kicker Matthew Wright to the roster as a an option to fall back on.

Wright, 28, went undrafted in 2019 but has since spent time with eight different NFL teams.

The former University of Central Florida star has been used as both a practice squad player and a roster player during his five years in the league.

His roster-jumping career has seen him have stints with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, San Francisco 49ers, New England Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars, Atlanta Falcons and the Detroit Lions.

While he has also spent two separate stints with the Chiefs in the past, both coming in the 2022 season.

During his college career he was part of UCF’s unbeaten 2017 team.

While is time in the NFL has seen him convert 43 of 50 field goal attempts for a conversion rate of 86 percent.

He has also made 38 of his 40 PAT attempts.

The Chiefs confirmed that Wright is currently signed to the practice squad for the time being in a post on X.

Other roster changes announced by the Chiefs included signing offensive tackle D.J. Humphries and terminating the practice squad contracts of Truman Jones and Lucas Niang.

The Chiefs currently boast a 10-1 record and look in prime position to make it to their sixth Super Bowl in five years.

Andy Reid’s team are looking to become the first franchise in history to win THREE consecutive Super Bowls.