As the Kansas City Chiefs' 2023 regular season winds down, the playoffs are slowly coming into focus. With attrition setting in and depth being as important as ever, the organization is adding a couple of pass-catchers.
Per a Wednesday report from Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 in Houston, Kansas City is signing wide receiver Anthony Miller and tight end Izaiah Gathings. While Wilson didn't initially reveal whether the duo is joining the practice squad, that's the assumed scenario.
The Chiefs reportedly hosted Gathings for a workout on Tuesday along with fellow tight end E.J. Jenkins. With Gerrit Prince going on the practice squad injury list recently, the team likely wanted to even out its numbers there and needed an extra body at the position. Gathings spent time with Kansas City earlier this year, signing in July but ultimately being waived before the start of the regular season.
General manager Brett Veach's signing of Miller is an intriguing one. The former Memphis standout was drafted 51st overall back in 2018, amassing 423 receiving yards and seven touchdowns as a rookie with the Chicago Bears. After a three-year stint there, Miller went on to play in three combined games with the Houston Texans and Pittsburgh Steelers. He played in one preseason game with the San Francisco 49ers this year but didn't log a catch. The Indianapolis Colts brought him in on a practice squad basis then subsequently parted ways with the 29-year-old back in October.
Miller last played in an NFL game in November of 2021. It's been more than two years since he's registered a statistic, so his draft buzz and early-career production aren't too relevant at this juncture. Things simply haven't clicked for Miller since leaving Chicago but if he's still in his athletic prime, he's interesting at the very least. Gathings had a leg up over Jenkins as far as a prior tie to the organization was concerned, so it isn't a surprise to see him signed. Both he and Miller will insulate the end of the Chiefs' franchise depth down the stretch and potentially into the future.
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