{"id":40939,"date":"2025-12-31T00:01:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T00:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=40939"},"modified":"2025-12-31T00:01:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T00:01:36","slug":"chiefs-sign-former-all-sec-star-after-missing-nfl-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=40939","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Sign Former All-SEC Star After Missing NFL Playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_1080,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjY6MDAwMDAwMDAwNzUxMjMz\/usatsi_26908886.jpg?arena_f_auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Andy Reid and the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0came up short in Week 17, falling to 6-10 on the 2025\u00a0NFL\u00a0season after a 20-13 Christmas Day loss to the\u00a0Denver Broncos. The Chiefs will now turn their attention to the season finale, hitting the road to face another AFC West rival in the\u00a0Las Vegas Raiders\u00a0in Week 18.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">For the first time since the 2014 season, Reid and the Chiefs failed to make the playoffs, ending a 10-year run that included three\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0wins in five appearances. To make matters worse, quarterback\u00a0Patrick Mahomes\u00a0suffered a torn ACL early in December, while tight end\u00a0Travis Kelce\u00a0could be nearing retirement.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_3840,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjEwMTQ2NzIzNjg2MTk2NjAy\/usatsi_21549543.jpg?arena_f_auto\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">That hasn\u2019t stopped Kansas City from continuing to improve its roster. On Tuesday, it was revealed that the Chiefs signed two players to their practice squad, defensive tackle Marcus Harris and linebacker Kam Arnold, bringing the unit to 12 of its 16 available spots.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Harris spent two seasons with the Kansas Jayhawks before transferring to the\u00a0Auburn\u00a0Tigers for his final three years of\u00a0college football. He earned second-team All-SEC\u00a0honors in his senior season, when he recorded 40 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks. Harris was selected in the seventh round of the 2024 NFL Draft by the\u00a0Houston Texans\u00a0but has been unable to secure a full-time NFL roster spot since.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Arnold, meanwhile, spent his entire college career at Boston College, where he became a\u00a0team captain\u00a0in 2024. He went undrafted in the 2025 NFL Draft before the\u00a0Washington Commanders\u00a0signed him as an undrafted free agent. He has yet to appear in an NFL game.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">\u201cThe Chiefs have signed LB Kam Arnold and DT Marcus Harris to the practice squad,\u201d Chiefs Digest\u2019s Matt Derrick wrote on X. \u201cThat puts the Chiefs at 12 spots filled on the 16-player practice squad.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Chiefs have signed LB Kam Arnold and DT Marcus Harris to the practice squad. <\/p>\n<p>That puts the Chiefs at 12 spots filled on the 16-player practice squad.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Derrick (@mattderrick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattderrick\/status\/2006125642870362535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Chiefs have signed LB Kam Arnold and DT Marcus Harris to the practice squad. <\/p>\n<p>That puts the Chiefs at 12 spots filled on the 16-player practice squad.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Derrick (@mattderrick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattderrick\/status\/2006125642870362535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Reid and the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0came up short in Week 17, falling to 6-10 on the 2025\u00a0NFL\u00a0season after a 20-13 Christmas Day loss to the\u00a0Denver Broncos. 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