Chiefs Announced Four Roster Moves

Kansas City placed RB Brashard Smith on injured reserve, activated LB Cooper McDonald from the list, and signed RB Jaydn Ott to the active roster from the practice squad.

Watson, 30, was a fifth-round pick out of Penn by the Buccaneers back in 2018 and initially made the team’s 53-man roster.

He underwent knee surgery in 2021 and was placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list before being reactivated in December. He returned to Kansas City on a futures contract in 2022. 

Watson later signed a two-year contract with Kansas City. After playing out that deal, the Texans signed him to a one-year contract this offseason. He was among Houston’s final roster cuts coming out of the preseason. 

In 2026, Watson has appeared in one game for the Chiefs.