![]() If they’re not activated in that 21-day period, they must be placed on injured reserve for the rest of the season. After four weeks another 21-day window opens up during which the player can practice and be activated. Players who are moved to the Reserve/PUP list can attend team meetings, use team facilities for rehab, but are not allowed to practice for four weeks. Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list: Players on the Active/PUP list can be placed on the Reserve/PUP list in a move to get the roster down to 53 players. Injured reserve: If a player is placed on injured reserve and is not on the 53-man roster on September 1, they are not allowed to be designated to return from injured reserve during the upcoming season. They can opt to spend the season with Kansas City on IR or reach an injury settlement with the team, becoming a free agent. Waived/injured: If these players clear waivers they will revert to the Chiefs’ injured reserve list. The team with the worst record will get the top waiver priority, in this case, the Jacksonville Jaguars. Waiver priority this time of year is determined by team records from the previous season. If players are not claimed on waivers, they become unrestricted free agents. 31 NFL teams will have a chance to claim waived players on their 53-man roster by 11:00 a.m. Waived: Players who have not accrued six seasons in the NFL are waived instead of being released. They’re not required to pass through waivers and can immediately become an unrestricted free agent and sign with another team. Here is a look at the types of roster moves the Chiefs could make during 53-man roster cuts: Released: When a vested veteran (those who have accrued six seasons in the NFL) is cut from a team, they’re considered released. Be sure to bookmark this page and check our Facebook and Twitter feeds for updates. We’ll be tracking all the moves the Chiefs make here. It’s also possible that some of the upcoming cuts could begin to trickle in over the weekend. With some especially tough decisions to come, the front office in Kansas City could take this down to the wire. They’ve already moved on from 10 players as part of the NFL’s newly-implemented gradual roster cuts this offseason. The Kansas City Chiefs must trim their roster from 80 players to 53 players by 3:00 p.m.
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