Chiefs make NEW signing... Chiefs Sign SPEEDSTER | Kansas City Chiefs News

Some huge news to go over today is the Kansas City Chiefs have made a very interesting signing as they have brought in yet another wide receiver. They brought in a name that was just released from the Cleveland... Brown is going to break down the exact signing, but more importantly discuss what it means going forward and what aspect of this new wide receiver that fans aren't talking about enough that could very much so benefit the Kansas City Chiefs as well as a bunch of other updates ahead of practice today and ahead of the big game this upcoming Sunday. Injuries, all that on this episode, but before we get into it, a very quick reminder to hit that subscribe button. You guys have been beasts with the support. Let's dive into who they signed. Folks, they signed Bub Means. Now, Bub Means was a wide receiver that was released by the Cleveland Browns on Tuesday, and then he was just signed late last night by the Kansas City Chiefs. And let's dive into him because there is a very interesting history here surrounding Bub Means and specifically the Chiefs. His real name is Jared Means. He's 25, born in Las Vegas, and he started his college career. Tennessee in 2019 where he redshirted then he transferred to Louisiana Tech sat out 2020 and in 2021 he got 22 passes for 430 yards which is almost 20 yards every time he touched it then one more move to Pittsburgh and in 2023 his last college season he had his best year good for 41 catches 721 yards and six touchdowns so yes you've read that right three schools five years 10 touchdowns and 1,552 college receiving yards, never a star, but always the guy who stretched the field. And that got him drafted. The New Orleans Saints took him in the fifth round in 2024 at pick number 170. And as a rookie, he actually played seven games, nine catches, 118 yards. And folks, his first NFL touchdown came against the Buccaneers. But then the injury started. A high ankle sprain put him on the injured reserve in November of that rookie year. Then next August, he went back on the IR and his whole 2025 season was gone before it even started. As a result, that summer, or rather this summer, the Saints waived him at cutdowns. Cleveland then signed him to its practice squad a couple months ago in September. Then a knee injury put him on their practice squad injury list. And then literally just a couple of days ago, the Browns let him go. And then by Thursday, he's officially a Kansas City Chief. So that's a guy who's been cut, hurt, passed around for two years between teams. So why would the Chiefs want a receiver with nine career catches? Well, folks, he's an absolute speedster. He is extremely fast. Coming out of college, he ran a 4.43 40 at 6'1 and 212 pounds. He also jumped for a 39, or rather 39, imagine a 39.5 inch vertical. That's a big receiver who can run past a corner and win the ball in the air. And he showed up in college as well. Over his career, he averaged 17.2 yards a catch, which is not a guy just catching short five-yard hitches. That is a deep... threat. And let's look at what this Kansas City Chiefs have lost. Tyquan Thornton, their deep threat, their deep speed guy. He's on injured reserve. He's out for a while. And even after missing those games, Thornton still obviously has 219 receiving yards, even though he's missed a bunch of games, which is fifth on the team. And since Thornton went down, the Chiefs beat the Chargers on the ground, but in Seattle scored three points. Mahomes threw for 165 yards. Xavier Worthy struggled a little bit. At the end of the day, we can think back to the Broncos game. We can think back to the Chiefs game. They could use a speedster, especially as a practice squad guy. And also when your third best receiver on the team is Emmitt Johnson, a rookie running back, you're probably not in a great spot wide receiving wise. So the room, it's short on exactly one thing, a receiver who makes a safety backup. And that's the only job Bub Means has to do. But here's the catch. He's on the practice squad, not the 53 man. So what does that actually mean for when we see him? Let's dive into it. First, let's look at who else they signed. You can also see here, they also signed, of course, I covered it a couple days ago, Jacob DeJesus. So they signed two receivers within a couple day period, which is a team clearly... Fighting for trying to find somebody who can kind of be a band-aid for this team and one of the reasons is obviously Rasheed Rice. He's still managing a hamstring and his knee injury. He's going to be good to go at this point for Sunday but there are some other things like him filing for bankruptcy which I'm not going to touch on in this video but also Nico Collins has a new hip injury as well. Now if that means I know you guys are going to Guys and girls are going to be asking, okay, is he going to play Sunday? Here's a possible avenue. Obviously, a practice squad player can be called up for game day three times in a season. After the third, the team has to sign him to the 53-man or stop calling him up. So if a receiver goes down, means is a phone call away. No trade, no waiver claim. He's already in the building learning the new playbook. And also, of course, the deadline is 4 p.m. Eastern on Saturday for when they call up usually a couple of practice squad guys per week. And the Chiefs have $2.7 million in cap space. At the end of the day right now, until a trade deadline happens, they're going to keep using these practice squad guys. And I'm not saying that Bub is going to be, you know, Bub Means is going to be someone who actually plays this weekend or is going to be a huge factor this season. But at the end of the day, trying to find hidden talent like this is pretty interesting because the Chiefs do need to know who their kind of real receivers are going for between Xavier Worthy, Jalen Royals, Cyrus Allen. And now, keep in mind, Bub's only 25 years old. Bub Means runs a 4.43 40, which I discussed earlier, he costed nothing. I like this move a lot. And Mahomes spoke about Cyrus Allen, another rookie this week, and said, quote, I think that role will continue to grow. That's the same audition that Bub Means may have just walked into. So at the end of the day here, they're in pretty good shape. Let's touch on Thursday's practice report a little bit. And obviously today we're going to get the full designations, which I will have a video on for you all. But let's go. So three players went from limited on Wednesday to full on Thursday. Travis Kelce, Rasheed Rice, and Nico Collins. Very, very good news because Kelsey and Rice being limited Wednesday, we knew it was planned maintenance. But at the end of the day here, Rice, Kelce, they're going to be good to go. Now, Rahimio, he was the one to watch. Any full practice is a very good sign for Sunday. Patrick Mahomes is still listed with his knee injury. Now, the bad news is that Peter Woods missed practice again on Thursday. That's two straight days. And Andy Reid of course said Wednesday, it's the stinger he picked up in Denver. So Woods looks like a long shot for Sunday, which likely means that Marcus Harris now is going to get called up from the practice squad for the final time this season, which guess what ties into what we just talked about. Harris is about to use potentially his third and final call-up, which means the clock now for Bub Means is starting as well. Obviously different positions, but with, you know, still lots of time left in the season, these call-ups actually matter. So keep an eye on that. Now, big question surrounding rookie corner Mansour Delane. We'll know for sure today what his designation is. We don't know for sure if he's going to play, but he was limited Wednesday and limited Thursday with a shoulder injury, and he didn't play last week in Denver. Now, on Monday, he said, and Andy Reid did, said that he would have a chance to play, but a rookie playing off three limited practice is rare, so Friday's practice will decide it. And one more designation to know, Omar Norman Lot, the defensive tackle coming back from a torn ACL, he was designated to return to his 21-day window, like I discussed here on the channel all the time, on October 28th, which means that now they have a little bit of time, but they have to, within those 21 days, have to put him on the active roster by 21 days from October 28th, so whenever that is, so a couple weeks from now, or else he stays in the reserve for the year. He was limited, again, both days. And the expectation is they use that full window before they decide. So Means wasn't the only move this week. They're making a bunch of moves. Obviously, you know, Melvin Smith last week, it's getting very, very busy. Keep in mind, starting the kicker situation, Harrison Butker is going to be their kicker. Brees Hall is a full go at this point for the Jets. We'll have another video later tonight on the newer designations because the official game designations come out today. So we'll know a lot more tonight about both the Chiefs side and Garrett Wilson, which matters, which will keep you up to date. So at the end of the day, folks, is Bud Means just a body on the field right now? Like, yeah, he is, right? he has nine NFL catches. He's not going to be a superstar, but there is a chance he plays because of the lack of receiver depth on this team. And having a guy who's that fast on the practice squad one call away is exactly the kind of low-risk bet that make teams good in November. So here's my question. Does Bud Means catch a pass for the Chiefs this season? Type Y for yes and N for no in the comments. And folks, let me know down below what your thoughts are on this because there's a lot of trade talks continuing to happen. I'll have videos if new reports come out. Obviously, the Jaguars, they won yesterday, but BTG. T.J. is just not really doing anything. I think a trade for him is very likely. Is it to the Chiefs? That'll be the question mark. You guys are absolute beasts of the support. Thank you guys for watching. We'll see you later.