Chiefs set their 53-man roster

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Chiefs parted ways with 19 players and placed two more on injured reserve to reach their 53-man roster limit.

There were no huge surprises. The most experienced player released was defensive lineman Amon Gordon. He disappointed in training camp. The team also parted ways with Donald Washington. The safety was entering his fourth season with the club.

The Chiefs waived two of this year's draft picks. Receiver Junior Hemingway and defensive lineman Jerome Long were given their pink slips. Another draft pick, De'Quan Menzie, was placed on the injured reserve. Rookie free agent quarterback Alex Tanney was also placed on I.R.

NFL teams are allowed to start building a practice squad of eight players at 11 a.m. on Saturday.

Chiefs Roster Moves

WAIVED

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Exp. College
90 Brandon Bair DL 6-7 272 2 Oregon
39 Mikail Baker DB 6-0 205 1 Baylor
8 Josh Bellamy WR 6-0 206 R Louisville
60 Rob Bruggeman OL 6-4 286 1 Iowa
49 Patrick DiMarco FB 6-1 234 1 South Carolina
48 Chandler Fenner DB 6-1 189 R Holy Cross
66 Darryl Harris G 6-4 300 1 Mississippi
88 Junior Hemingway WR 6-1 225 R Michigan
60 Jerome Long DL 6-5 285 R San Diego State
51 Gabe Miller LB 6-3 257 2 Oregon State
70 David Mims OL 6-8 335 1 Virginia Union
84 Jamar Newsome WR 6-1 201 1 Central Florida
31 Terrance Parks DB 6-2 218 R Florida State
77 Lucas Patterson OL 6-4 295 1 Texas A&M
67 Rich Ranglin OL 6-3 315 1 Central Connecticut State
38 Neiko Thorpe DB 6-2 185 R Auburn
27 Donald Washington S 6-1 197 4 Ohio State

VETERAN CONTRACTS TERMINATED

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Exp. College
99 Amon Gordon DL 6-2 305 6 Stanford
66 Leon Williams LB 6-3 248 5 Miami

INJURED RESERVE

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Exp. College
49 De’Quan Menzie DB 5-11 202 R Alabama
4 Alex Tanney QB 6-4 220 R Monmouth (Ill.)