Chiefs Roster: Mecole Hardman goes to IR, changed by Nikko Remigio

On Saturday, the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs used their official X account to announce two roster strikes, together with the elevation of two observe squad gamers for the staff’s Week 14 matchup towards the Los Angeles Chargers on “Sunday Night time Soccer.”

Extensive receiver Mecole Hardman — who had been listed as questionable for Sunday’s recreation after immediately being held off form on Friday — has been positioned on the staff’s Reserve/Injured record.

“His knee locked up on him,” stated head coach Andy Reid of Hardman when he met with reporters on Friday afternoon, “so we’re evaluating it proper now. This was after — proper after our assembly — earlier than we bought on the sphere. So, we’ll simply see the place he’s at with that.”

Hardman should miss at the very least 4 video games earlier than he will probably be eligible to return — which means the earliest he might be again is the Week 18 recreation towards the Denver Broncos.

To fill Hardman’s roster spot, the Chiefs have activated broad receiver Nikko Remigio to the 53-man roster. We already know that particular groups coordinator Dave Toub likes the second-year wideout as a returner.

“I imply, Nico did a fantastic job,” stated Toub after Kansas Metropolis’s second preseason recreation final August. “I’d be pounding the desk for that man; I really like him.”

So it’s fairly seemingly that Remigio is not going to solely take Hardman’s roster spot but additionally his function: a returner who sometimes will get an offensive snap.

The staff additionally elevated observe squad linebacker Swayze Bozeman and tight finish Baylor Cupp for Sunday evening’s recreation. Each of them will robotically be returned to the observe squad on Monday.

Remigio, Bozeman and Cupp will all be dressing for his or her very first NFL recreation.