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According to the official NFL transactions report, the Kansas City Chiefs have signed two players to their practice squad: safety Tanner McCalister and guard Nick Broeker. The two players take the places of safety Mike Edwards and guard C.J. Hanson — both of whom were recently activated to the team’s 53-man roster.
That brings the practice squad to the Chiefs’ full complement of 17. (The team is permitted an extra spot because offensive lineman Chu Godrick is an International Pathways Program player).
The two players were among 10 who were reported to have worked out with the team on Monday: six defensive backs (including McCalister), two linebackers, a running back and Broeker.
Both players are 25, having joined the league in 2023. The 5-foot-11, 195-pound McCalister was an undrafted free agent out of Ohio State for the Cleveland Browns, while Broeker — checking in at 6 feet 4 and 305 pounds — was a seventh-round pick (23oth overall) for the Buffalo Bills out of Mississippi.
Both have been with multiple practice squads (or offseason rosters) and have collected a handful of NFL game appearances. McCalister (who has been assigned jersey No. 44 with the Chiefs) was in three games for the Browns in 2023 and three more with the Denver Broncos in 2024 — but spent the 2025 offseason with the New York Jets. Broeker — who will wear No. 67 in Kansas City — didn’t make the Buffalo roster as a rookie, but appeared in a total of a dozen games with the Houston Texans in 2023 and 2024 before ending up back on the Bills’ practice squad this season. They released him a week ago.
