The Kansas City Chiefs' first-year class got in some valuable work at rookie minicamp, but a few veterans also used this period as a chance to get a bit more experience.
Chiefs quarterback Chris Oladokun is earning his practice squad paychecks this week. That's the word from Kansas City defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, who says Oladokun is putting in hard work playing the Lamar Jackson role on the scout team to help the Chiefs' defense.
The Kansas City Chiefs are one victory away from returning to the Super Bowl and a chance at winning back-to-back titles. The effort from everyone on the roster is essential to the team’s success, and it stretches well beyond the active players we see on game days.
The Kansas City Chiefs have made a pair of practice squad elevations ahead of the team's Week 18 game against the Los Angeles Chargers. The team announced on Saturday that QB Chris Oladokun and DT Matt Dickerson had been elevated from the practice squad via standard elevation.
The Chiefs announced they are elevating DT Matt Dickerson and QB Chris Oladokun for the final game of the season. Dickerson, 28, wound up going undrafted out of UCLA in 2018.
According to Aaron Wilson, the Chiefs are releasing QBs Shane Buechele and Chris Oladokun as they trim down to the 53-man limit. Kansas City will continue with Blaine Gabbert as Patrick Mahomes’ primary backup. Buechele, 25, was a two-year starter at SMU after spending three years at Texas.
On a scale of one to five, with one being the highest level of panic, here's where AFC West teams stand at backup QB.
3 veterans the Chiefs should consider for their Backup QB Battle The Super Bowl champs are in the need for a backup quarterback after Chad Henne decided to retire after the win over Philadelphia.
KC needs to bring in competition potentially for Shane Buechele, Chris Oladokun The Kansas City Chiefs are rolling into 2023 as the Defending Champions along with their reigning MVP QB even though the new league year doesn’t start until March 15.
The Kansas City Chiefs are preparing for the Houston Texans’ unorthodox approach at quarterback. Last week, they debuted a two-headed monster at the quarterback position, featuring both Davis Mills and Jeff Driskel.
Logic suggests Oladokun will see few meaningful snaps before August ends and will ultimately struggle to make Pittsburgh's active 53-man roster.
It's easy to forget Kenny Pickett isn't the only first-year pro among Steelers signal-callers.
Probably the biggest storyline hovering over the Pittsburgh Steelers ahead of July involves the alleged competition for the starting quarterback job.
The Steelers started their draft by taking a quarterback and they ended it the same way. Pittsburgh used the 241st pick to select former South Dakota State quarterback Chris Oladokun.
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