The Kansas City Chiefs announced they were releasing an offensive weapon before mandatory minicamp next week. The news came after a couple of major newsworthy incidents Thursday morning.
The Kansas City Chiefs had a health scare on Thursday
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As previously discussed on GH, the Chiefs canceled team activities on Thursday after a health scare. Per Tom Pelissero with the NFL Network:
defensive lineman BJ Thompson suffered a seizure during a special teams meeting and went into cardiac arrest, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported, per sources.
Kansas City’s medical staff worked quickly before an ambulance was called, and Thompson is currently in stable condition, Pelissero added.
The Chiefs announced earlier Thursday that the day’s OTA session was cancelled following a medical emergency that occurred at the team facility.
The Chiefs signed Mecole Hardman
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Earlier Thursday, the Chiefs announced they were bringing back Super Bowl hero Mecole Hardman for the 2024 season. The team will keep its 2019 second-round pick for another season. The team needed to add help at wide receiver as it had uncertainty at the position with Kadarius Toney and Rashee Rice.
The Chiefs released Hassan Hall
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The Chiefs needed to make a cut with the addition of Hardman. Per the NFL’s transaction wire for June 6, the Chiefs waived running back Hassan Hall. Per a CBS article in January, the Chiefs signed the former Georgia Tech standout to a reserve/futures contract in January:
Hall bounced between the Browns, Cardinals and Giants this season, spending time on each organization’s practice squad. He has yet to make his NFL debut after originally signing with Cleveland as an undrafted free agent last April.
The Chiefs aren’t too worried about their running back situation before training camp. They released La’Mical Perine a few weeks ago.
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