Kansas City Chiefs bring in veteran defensive lineman Carlos Dunlap for visit
The Kansas City Chiefs are still trying to make moves to bolster their defense as they head into training camp. And in order to do so, they are bringing in free agent defensive lineman Carlos Dunlap for a visit on Wednesday, per NFL insider Adam Schefter.
The former second-round pick of the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2010 NFL Draft out of Florida spent the last two seasons with the Seattle Seahawks. He was traded there in October 2020 for center BJ Finney and a seventh-round pick when the Bengals started their rebuild.
Throughout his 12-year career, Dunlap has been an expert at applying pressure on opposing quarterbacks. With the Bengals, he recorded 472 tackles, 103 tackles for loss, 227 hits on the quarterback, 82.5 sacks, 21 forced fumbles, nine recovered, and add two pick-sixes. He continued his consistent play with the Seahawks, earning a new contract last offseason worth $16.6 million over two years. But with the Seahawks now embarking on their own roster rebuild project, Dunlap found himself out of a job in March.
If the Chiefs can work out a deal with the veteran defensive lineman, it would go a long way toward building depth on the defensive line; something they have struggled with in recent years.
Kansas City Chiefs add Clyde Edwards-Helaire to PUP list
The Kansas City Chiefs have placed running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, per NFL insider Tom Pelissero. The news comes just one day after veterans reported to camp on Monday.
The nature of his injury is unknown, but Chiefs beat reporter Nate Taylor tweeted that the situation is minor and Edwards-Helaire could be removed from the PUP within a few days. The running back becomes the sixth Chiefs player to be placed on the PUP list to start training camp, joining offensive linemen Lucas Niang and Prince Tega Wanogho, cornerback Rashad Fenton, receiver Justyn Ross and defensive tackle Cortez Broughton.
Ross was placed on injured reserve one day later, which officially ended his season.
Teams can activate players from the PUP list at any point during the preseason without being forced to miss regular season game action. However, if a player remains on the PUP list heading into the season, he will be required to miss at least four games.
A former first round pick out of LSU, Edwards-Helaire is set to enter his third NFL season. This past year he rushed for 517 yards and four touchdowns across only 10 games. He also added 19 catches for 129 yards and a pair of scores.