The Kansas City Chiefs snapped their preseason losing streak with Friday night's 9-9 tie with the Seattle Seahawks. Head coach Andy Reid spoke with reporters after the game, addressing the upcoming roster cuts this weekend.
"This is like the hardest time of the year for for coaches and personnel guys and players for that matter, because you got to make these cuts coming up," said Reid, "and these guys have busted their tail through the hot, humid weather at training camp, and sleeping in a dorm for you, and then coming out and playing in these preseason games, and we appreciate it as a coaching staff and organization. We appreciate the effort that these fellows put in. At the same time, we're there to support. I mean, I can say that really to a man."
All 32 NFL teams are required to trim their active offseason training camp rosters from 90 down to the regular-season limit of 53 players by this Sunday, August 30, at 5:00 p.m. CT.
"These guys, I thought this group challenged each other and really made some decisions here. They're going to be tough for Brett (Veach) and his guys to make as we go in the next couple of days here," said Reid. "So, we wish them the best moving forward as they have a chance to make another team. The one positive out of that for all of them is they were able to get reps, and once you're on that tape, you can be evaluated, and it gives you at least a chance to make another squad."
Chiefs general manager Brett Veach and his staff will once again have tough decisions to make over the weekend. Some players will have played their final game in a Chiefs uniform on Friday night.
This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Andy Reid shares a message with the players ahead of final roster cuts
