{"id":5769,"date":"2024-12-08T02:27:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T02:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=5769"},"modified":"2024-12-08T02:27:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T02:27:28","slug":"breaking-chiefs-announce-long-awaited-wr-move-this-is-overdue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=5769","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Chiefs Announce Long-Awaited WR Move: &#8216;This Is Overdue!&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andy-Reid23-e1733619808203.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andy-Reid23-e1733619808203.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andy-Reid23-e1733619808203.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Andy-Reid23-e1733619808203.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Chiefs Announce Long-Awaited WR Move: 'This Is Overdue!'\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs signed a fan favorite wide receiver to the active roster ahead of Week 14 vs. the Los Angeles Chargers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs announced four roster moves ahead of the Week 14 matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers.<\/p>\n<p>Chiefs Digest reporter Matt Derrick also relayed them on X, informing: \u201cThe Chiefs have signed WR Nikko Remigio to the active roster and placed WR Mecole Hardman on injured reserve. [The] team also elevated LB Swayze Bozeman and TE Baylor Cupp from the practice squad for tomorrow night\u2019s game vs. Chargers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The headliners here are obviously Hardman to IR \u2014 after he just popped up on the injury report on Friday, December 6 \u2014 and Remigio\u2019s promotion. KC supporters have long-awaited the fan favorite wide receiver signing to the active roster.<\/p>\n<p>One comment read: \u201cThis is overdue! Lets go Nikko!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While another user wrote that this move \u201cshould have been done 10 weeks ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4107,h_2310,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/220\/01je9gdb2y9q7t7c3pv1.jpg\" alt=\"New Chiefs Arrival Already Helping Teammates Behind the Scenes\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Finally, a fan replied: \u201cNikko is going to go all out to make this roster and keep his position that guy has been waiting for his chance for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, Chiefs Kingdom is excited to see Remigio finally get his opportunity. Unfortunately, it comes at the expense of Hardman, who has been placed on the injured reserve for the third straight season.<\/p>\n<p>Unless he returns in Week 18, the sixth-year pro will close out his 2024 campaign with 152 scrimmage yards and 1 touchdown, as well as 20 punt returns for 203 yards and 5 kick returns for 132 yards.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Nikko Remigio Has Often Flashed at Chiefs\u2019 OTAs &amp; Training Camp<\/h2>\n<p>Remigio has been a spring and summer standout the past two years, but he\u2019s yet to appear in a regular season game.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/latest-news\/c78ud2\/picture296340009\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_1140\/KCM_ChiefsRaiders_112924_cc%20(57)\" alt=\"Chiefs wide receiver Nikko Remigio is a camp favorite | Kansas City Star\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As a rookie, Remigio suffered a season-ending injury before Week 1. This allowed KC to stash him on the long-term injured reserve.<\/p>\n<p>In year two, he was cut and sent to the practice squad despite outperforming a drafted prospect like Skyy Moore.<\/p>\n<p>According to Football Database, Remigio accumulated 7 catches and 52 receiving yards during the preseason. He also provided some juice in the return game, with a kick return average of 33.25 yards and a punt return average of 21 yards.<\/p>\n<p>Remigio did stumble late in the process this summer, with a fumble and a couple of mental mistakes, but one could argue that the biggest negative mark of his career has been his undrafted status.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs bet that Remigio was less likely to get claimed off waivers than someone like Moore, and since he\u2019s still with the organization, they appear to have bet correctly. Still, it\u2019s nice to see the second-year playmaker finally get his shot with the 53-man roster.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Chiefs Will Call Upon Injury Reinforcements Swayze Bozeman &amp; Baylor Cupp<\/h2>\n<p>Kansas City has been especially banged up at tight end \u2014 down to just Travis Kelce and Noah Gray on the active roster. Last week, the veteran Anthony Firkser got the call as the TE3. This week, it\u2019ll be Cupp making his debut.<\/p>\n<p>Kelce and Gray have turned into a two-man wrecking crew this season, so don\u2019t expect that to change too much with Cupp entering the equation. The undrafted rookie should play a role similar to Jared Wiley earlier this year, or Blake Bell in previous seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Cupp impressed this summer before suffering a practice squad injury in September. He just returned from IR on November 26.<\/p>\n<p>Bozeman will probably be more of a special teams reinforcement with various players battling through bumps and bruises. As it gets later and later in the year, the Chiefs have begun using their practice squad elevations more and more.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old linebacker will also be making his regular season NFL debut \u2014 like Cupp and Remigio \u2014 assuming he\u2019s activated for Sunday Night Football.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs made four roster moves ahead of Week 14 versus the Los Angeles Chargers, including one WR signing that was &#8220;overdue.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kansas-city-chiefs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Chiefs Announce Long-Awaited WR Move: &#039;This Is Overdue!&#039; - 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