On Friday afternoon, the Kansas City Chiefs made two roster moves before their “Monday Night Football” matchup against the New Orleans Saints. The team is activating practice squad tight end Jody Fortson to the 53-man roster — and to take his place on the taxi squad, the team is re-signing cornerback Darius Rush.
In 2021 and 2022, Fortson appeared in 19 Chiefs games, recording 14 receptions for 155 yards and four touchdowns — and then missed the 2023 season on Reserve/Injured with a training camp shoulder injury. This suggests that the team could be planning to run more multiple tight end sets while it is without top wide receivers Hollywood Brown and Rashee Rice.