{"id":40490,"date":"2025-12-25T23:36:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T23:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=40490"},"modified":"2025-12-25T23:36:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T23:36:41","slug":"breaking-chiefs-elevate-2-players-in-advance-of-christmas-night-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=40490","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Chiefs Elevate 2 Players in Advance of Christmas Night Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure data-player-type=\"mini\"><\/figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3018,h_1697\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Farrowhead_report%2F01kdbv1wtvjzngbk5dsa.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2013 Like shops in a resort town, the NFL is open for business on Christmas.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\">And hours before kickoff against Denver on Thursday (7:15 p.m. CT, Prime Video, NBC\/KSHB-TV, Channel 41, 96.5 The Fan), the Chiefs completed some transactions.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\">Kansas City has elevated from its practice squad wide receiver Jason Brownlee and tackle Matt Waletzko, a pair of journeymen who could be called into service against the Broncos.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4082,h_2296\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/arrowhead_report\/01kdbv4dd1m6sssg8nky.jpg\" alt=\"jason brownle\" \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"inline-text-5\">Two productive wideouts shut down<\/h3>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\">The Chiefs on Wednesday shut down wide receivers Rashee Rice and Tyquan Thornton, placing both players on injured reserve with concussions.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\">A 6-3, 202-pound receiver out of Southern Miss, Brownlee initially joined the Chiefs as a practice-squad signing during the 2024 playoffs. He flashed a lot of potential during training camp and early in the preseason, earning one of the final spots on the team\u2019s initial 53-man roster.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_4926,h_2770\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/arrowhead_report\/01kdbv7hjkn52n466rzk.jpg\" alt=\"jason brownle\" \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\">While he didn\u2019t catch a pass and was targeted only once, Brownlee played in five of the Chiefs\u2019 first six games with Rice suspended. The Chiefs released Brownlee when Rice returned in Week 7. Resigned to the practice squad, Brownlee is well acquainted with the Chiefs\u2019 offense. His last NFL reception was Dec. 28, 2023, as a member of the Jets, in a loss at Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\">A 6-8, 305-pound tackle out of North Dakota, Waletzko figures to again serve as the team\u2019s swing tackle this week. Elevated from the practice squad last week in Tennessee, he was the only active Chiefs player that didn\u2019t play.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_3583,h_2015\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/arrowhead_report\/01kdbv914wq6yj46j7tm.jpg\" alt=\"waletzk\" \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"inline-text-12\">Swing tackle<\/h3>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\">Waletzko, who signed a practice-squad deal with the Chiefs Dec. 3, has 11 games of NFL experience. The Cowboys selected him in the fifth round of the 2022 draft and until this season, he\u2019d spent his entire career in the Dallas organization. He spent time earlier this season on the Vikings practice squad before joining the Chiefs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\">Similar to wide receiver, the Chiefs also are incredibly thin at offensive tackle. They played the final 18 minutes in Dallas on Thanksgiving with backup players at both positions, Wanya Morris replacing Josh Simmons at left tackle and Jayon Moore replacing Jawaan Taylor on the right side.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_8406,h_4728\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/arrowhead_report\/01kdbva6mqs2we69k4g0.jpg\" alt=\"chu godric\" \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\">Then, the following week against Detroit, they lost Morris on the game\u2019s first play, a season-ending knee injury. And after rookie Esa Pole replaced Morris, International Player Pathway product Chu Godrick had to step in the following week to replace Moore at right tackle.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\">Moore finished the practice week as a full participant and was listed officially as questionable for the game. He was inactive last week at Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\">\n<figure><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2013 Like shops in a resort town, the NFL is open for business on Christmas. 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