Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid and quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15). Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

Chiefs Release Veteran Wide Receiver After Clinching No. 1 Seed

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Andrew McCarty | Last updated Dec 30, 2024 12:24 PM ET

Just last week the Kansas City Chiefs locked up the No. 1 seed, something star quarterback Patrick Mahomes knows will give the team a change to get healthy before the playoff begin.

"It's just going to be nice getting guys healthy," Mahomes said after a Christmas Day win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, via ESPN. "I think this was the earliest [regular-season] bye I've ever had just in general. To kind of have this grind of whatever it is -- I think we had our bye Week 6 -- so it's like almost 10 weeks of just football and grinding and then this short schedule at the very end of the year.

"We have some guys banged up, and to get them back healthy now and we'll see how Week 18 goes and who plays and who doesn't play. That's up to Coach [Andy Reid]. But even getting this little break, getting back healthy and then getting ourselves ready to go for the playoffs, it was super important."

Kansas City is preparing for a game agains the Denver Broncos to close out the regular season and the expectation is that most of the starters won't be seeing the field. That gives an opportunity for fringe roster players to take advantage of potential time on the field.

Unfortunately for one such player, he won't get the opportunity to show what he can do. On Monday morning the Chiefs cut veteran wide receiver Montrell Washington from the team's practice squad.

"We have signed LB Blake Lynch to the Practice Squad. We have terminated the Practice Squad contract of WR Montrell Washington," the team announced on Monday.

We have signed LB Blake Lynch to the Practice Squad.

We have terminated the Practice Squad contract of WR Montrell Washington. pic.twitter.com/h0lJIqmapA
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