The Kansas City Chiefs have released linebacker Elijah Lee, according to the NFL’s official transaction report. Lee immediately becomes a free agent and could sign back with the club’s practice squad.
The Chiefs have released LB Elijah Lee, according to the NFL's official transactions report. He immediately becomes a free agent and can sign to the team's practice squad, should he choose. Active every game in 2022, Lee has logged 4 tackles (1 solo) and 66 special-teams snaps.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) September 27, 2022
Lee, 26, did not make the team’s initial 53-man roster but has participated in all three of the Chiefs’ games in 2022 — by practice squad elevation in Week 1 and then as a member of the 53-man roster in Weeks 2 and 3.