Kansas City is activating TE Jody Fortson to the roster and re-signing CB Darius Rush to the practice squad.
On Friday afternoon, the Kansas City Chiefs made two roster moves before their “Monday Night Football” matchup against the New Orleans Saints. The team is activating practice squad tight end Jody Fortson to the 53-man roster — and to take his place on the taxi squad, the team is re-signing cornerback Darius Rush.
In 2021 and 2022, Fortson appeared in 19 Chiefs games, recording 14 receptions for 155 yards and four touchdowns — and then missed the 2023 season on Reserve/Injured with a training camp shoulder injury. This suggests that the team could be planning to run more multiple tight end sets while it is without top wide receivers Hollywood Brown and Rashee Rice.
Rush — a fifth-round pick for the Indianapolis Colts in 2023 — was on Kansas City’s roster and practice squad early last season. The Pittsburgh Steelers poached him from the practice squad a year ago. He appeared in a total of five Steelers games in 2023 and 2024 before he was released three days ago.
The Chiefs now have 52 players on their active roster, with an estimated $3.7 million in cap space.
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