The Kansas City Chiefs dropped veteran running back Nate Carter from their practice squad on October 21, a move that definitely raises eyebrows right before their Week 7 battle against our Seattle Seahawks on ‘Sunday Night Football.’ This isn’t just a quiet roster shuffle when our Hawks are about to roll into town.
The Chiefs Shake Up Their Squad
Carter, a former University of Connecticut Husky and Michigan State Spartan, first entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Atlanta Falcons after the 2025 NFL Draft. He never got onto the field for Kansas City in a regular season game, but the word is his athletic ability is impressive enough that teams across the league have him on their radar. It’s expected he’ll find work with a running-back-needy franchise in the coming weeks.
Why Now, KC?
This abrupt termination was posted to the Chiefs’ official Twitter account and comes just a day after another Kansas City move. The Chiefs actually signed rookie linebacker Aiden Fisher to their practice squad the day before they cut Carter. It makes you wonder about the timing, doesn’t it? A practice squad veteran out, a rookie linebacker in, all before a huge prime-time game.
With our Hawks heading into Kansas City for ‘Sunday Night Football,’ every roster move, no matter how small, gets put under the microscope. You know our guys, like Sam Darnold, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and Cooper Kupp, are locked in, ready to bring that Emerald City fire. We’ll be watching to see how this plays out for the Chiefs and what kind of game our Hawks bring to prime time this weekend.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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