At the start of training camp, few Kansas City Chiefs observers would have predicted that wide receiver Daurice Fountain would win a spot on the team’s 53-man roster. Fountain — a 2018 fifth-round pick of the Indianapolis Colts out of Northern Iowa — did not sign with the Chiefs until May 17, following a minicamp tryout. Fountain also brought a less-than-impressive resume: two career catches for 23 yards over six games.
But speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said that Fountain had made his case.
“He continued to get better every day,” he declared.