Earlier this week, the Kansas City Chiefs claimed offensive lineman Ike Boettger on waivers from the Buffalo Bills. It was an odd move, one that brought in an unproven, undrafted product onto a roster where an already known talent at the same position would be forced out due to roster constraints. Given its eleventh hour feel, the whole claim itself was a bit of a shock.
Boettger is a former Iowa Hawkeyes lineman who hasn’t proved a single thing at the pro level and even sat for nearly the entirety of his final year in college due to injury.