The Chiefs have waived Cairo Santos with an injury designation, opening the possibility of the injured kicker signing with another team.
Santos, in his fourth season, was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, two days after suffering a groin injury in the Chiefs’ victory at the Los Angeles Chargers. Santos missed three weeks of training camp with the injury.
At the time, it was thought Santos could be one of two players the Chiefs elect to activate from IR once he spends eight weeks on the inactive list.
Cornerback Steven Nelson, on injured reserve, figures to be one of those players.