Story Created:
Aug 30, 2008 at 7:21 PM CST
Story Updated:
Sep 19, 2008 at 4:11 PM CST
Chiefs Make Final 2008 Cuts
Chiefs President Carl Peterson announced on Saturday that the club has made 22 transactions in order to comply with the NFL mandatory roster cutdown to 53 players. NFL teams can designate an eight-man practice squad beginning on Monday, September 1st. The Chiefs currently own a roster exemption for international developmental player LB Aden Durde who will be placed on the practice squad on Monday.
Kansas City placed TE Michael Merritt on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury List (NFI). The Chiefs released T Anthony Alabi, TE Michael Allan, WR Jabari Arthur, CB Rashad Barksdale, K Connor Barth, S Khayyam Burns, DE Johnny Dingle, G Edwin Harrison, WR Sergiori Joachim, LB E.J. Kuale, G Travis Leffew, DT Derek Lokey, FB Chris Manderino, WR Kevin McMahan, LB Steve Octavien, DE Jason Parker, LB LeRue Rumph, WR Bobby Sippio, C Rob Smith, G Tre Stallings and T Will Svitek.
RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL INJURY LIST (NFI)
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College
45 Michael Merritt TE 6-4 263 23 R Central Florida
RELEASED
79 Anthony Alabi T 6-5 315 27 4 TCU
81 Michael Allan TE 6-6 254 24 1 Whitworth
10 Jabari Arthur WR 6-4 219 26 R Akron
35 Rashad Barksdale CB 6-0 208 24 2 Albany
5 Connor Barth K 5-11 193 22 R North Carolina
20 Khayyam Burns S 5-10 186 23 R Arkansas State
60 Johnny Dingle DE 6-1 265 23 R West Virginia
62 Edwin Harrison G 6-3 314 23 R Colorado
6 Sergiori Joachim WR 6-5 205 23 R Central Florida
52 E.J. Kuale LB 6-1 229 25 1 LSU
60 Travis Leffew G 6-4 292 25 1 Louisville
69 Derek Lokey DT 6-1 287 22 R Texas
43 Chris Manderino FB 6-0 231 25 1 California
13 Kevin McMahan WR 6-2 192 25 1 Maine
96 Steve Octavien LB 6-0 238 23 R Nebraska
92 Jason Parker DE 6-3 258 23 R Arizona
66 LeRue Rumph LB 6-2 224 23 R North Carolina State
83 Bobby Sippio WR 6-3 214 27 3 Western Kentucky
66 Rob Smith C 6-3 311 24 1 Tennessee
61 Tre Stallings G 6-3 315 25 2 Mississippi
71 Will Svitek T 6-6 300 26 4 Stanford
