As anticipated, the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs have activated cornerback Jaylen Watson from their Reserve/Injured listing, making him eligible to play in Saturday’s Divisional spherical matchup in opposition to the Houston Texans on GEHA Discipline at Arrowhead Stadium. Whereas he was listed as questionable on the workforce’s closing harm report, he’s anticipated to play.
Buddy-of-the-site Matt Derrick of Chiefs Digest had the story.
Chiefs have formally designated CB Jaylen Watson to return from injured reserve. He’s on the 53 energetic participant roster for Saturday.
Chiefs additionally used observe squad elevations on LB Swayze Bozeman S Deon Bush for Saturday’s recreation in opposition to the Texans.
— Matt Derrick (@mattderrick) January 17, 2025
Watson fractured his ankle throughout Kansas Metropolis’s 28-18 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Week 7. He was designated to return to the roster on January 3, permitting him to observe with the workforce. He was a full participant in all of this week’s periods.
The roster was at 52 after defensive deal with Marlon Tuipulotu was added to injured reserve final Friday, so no corresponding roster transfer is predicted.
The workforce has additionally elevated observe squad gamers for Saturday’s recreation: linebacker Swayze Bozeman and security Deon Bush.
The workforce made two different strikes this week. On Wednesday, the official NFL transactions report revealed that the workforce had launched tight finish Robert Tonyan from its observe squad. Tonyan had been signed to the taxi squad on December 23.
To fill his practice-squad spot, Kansas Metropolis signed vast receiver Jason Brownlee. The six-foot-3, 202-pound wideout joined the leagues as an undrafted free agent for the New York Jets after the 2023 NFL Draft. He appeared in seven New York video games on the finish of his rookie season — catching 5 passes for 56 yards and a landing — however spent 2024 on the Jets’ observe squad.
