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This is breaking news. The Kansas City Chiefs have just made a very interesting move. As ahead of the big game tomorrow, they have signed a D. Let's start with who It is. They have officially called up Marcus Harris, elevated him from the practice squad. And let's dive into who Marcus Harris is. It starts all the way back at Kansas, where Harris had seven and a half tackles for loss back in 2020. He also had 27 tackles that year as a young player in the Big 12. That was about six years ago now, and it was enough to get the attention of a bigger program. He's from Montgomery, Alabama. He's 26 years old, and he came out of high school as a three-star recruit, then transferred over to Auburn in 2023. He had seven sacks and 11 tackles for loss in the SEC. And over three seasons at Auburn, he finished with 23.5 tackles for loss, which honestly is a lot of time spent in the backfield for an interior lineman. One quick thing before we continue, if you're enjoying the Daily Chiefs content, make sure to hit the subscribe button. We are just a few subscribers away from 3,000. So if you want to stay up to date, make sure to hit that button. And that Auburn season that I just mentioned with the 23.5 tackles over three years, that tenure got him drafted. The Texans took him in the seventh round back in 2024, pick number 247. And since then, it's been a lot of practice squads. Houston, the New England, then Buffalo, who cut him in August of 2025. And Houston brought him back last December, lasted six days before the Chiefs signed him to the practice squad almost a year ago on December 30th. And on January 5th, they kept him around on a reserve future deal, which is how a practice squad player gets a shot at training camp. And we covered it briefly on the channel. I believe he made it through the spring, made it through the preseason. And then on final cuts on October or August 31st, the Chiefs let him go. But then he was back on the practice squad. Harris has been brought up a couple of times, week one and week two, he was elevated and he's been active for three of the first seven games. So he's not a stranger and he's been trusted on game days before. And he's certainly not a star and no one's, I'm certainly not pretending like this is some massive move, but the question is why did they use and why did they call him up this week and not someone else? Well, it's very simple. Rookie Peter Woods is down with a neck injury and Omar Norman Lott has his knee injury. Both of them are out Sunday. Before those injuries, the depth chart had six defensive tackles, right? You had Chris Jones, you had Woods, you had Harris on one side, then you have Tonga, Eason and Norman Lott. The Norman Lott's been out for a little bit on the other. You take out a couple of those guys and Harris is one of just four healthy tackles left. That means that Tonga and Eason. Take on a bigger share next to Jones this week. And Harris is the next man in when any of them need a breather or if any injuries, God forbid, happen. And at this point, the Chiefs aren't going to go out and sign, you know, a veteran off the street just, you know, just to cover this game today. Especially with Omar Norman Lott, hopefully going to be available next week and as well. Obviously, Woods should be back, Peter Woods as well. So when you look at all of it here, the practice squad move, it cost them close to nothing. And he already knows his defense, which is extremely important, especially in a game like this. Tackles rotate more than almost anyone on the field. So the fourth one may still play some real snaps. And this is a line that already kind of needed help. Against Denver, the Chiefs had a pressure rate of just 6%. And through six games, nobody on the team has more than two sacks, with George Kalafdis leading with two. And for a defense with Chris Jones on it, this is kind of shocking, right? It's hard to believe. There's a lot of people talking about, you know, Chris Jones is washed. And obviously, Kalafdis is having a good year. But Harris isn't here to fix the pass rush. Stop the run and be a serviceable player because the Jets lead back is Braylon Allen and he has nearly 600 rushing yards this season. He was compared to Derrick Henry and let's not forget how the Denver game ended. Five-yard run up the middle with under two minutes left. Denver had the comeback. The defense certainly is a bit of a problem, but at the end of the day, the run defense and run prevention is going to be a big thing to look out for, especially tomorrow with Garrett Wilson not playing for the Jets. And they also have Brees Hall back, who has 163 rushing yards after missing five weeks with a quad injury. So 163 rushing yards in the minimal games he's played is no joke. And Braylon Allen and Breece Hall backfield is very nerve-wracking, if you want to say. And we'll see if Harris actually eats any snaps, whether it's 1, 2, 15. We'll have to see. And it does make sense. And that's why the call-up actually matters. But that wasn't the only move the Chiefs made this week. Mansoor Delane, he is out with a right shoulder injury, which of course we've covered on the channel already, which very unfortunate. I actually was barely convinced that he was going to be playing this upcoming Sunday tomorrow. Not just Mansoor, you also have Peter Woods who's out and dealing with the neck stinger. And while both Woods and Delane are making progress, none of them are long-term injuries. It does suck to miss them for this game, especially in what is a must-win game. Now, we still have an update on Nico Rahimio. He's questionable with a hip injury after he was limited Wednesday, practiced full Thursday and Friday. We assume he'll be available. The other moves that they made are, of course, Jacob DeJesus, he's a 5'6 receiver out of Cal. He's an absolute speedster, and it's been a busy week for Brett Veach. The Chiefs brought in nine players for tryouts, and the one that they signed was DeJesus. But not only him, but Means, who I covered on Thursday, was signed as well. Now, Patrick Mahomes initially was put in the report with a knee injury, but he practiced in full all week. You have Kelsey, Rice, Bolton, Tranquil all in the report. They're all good to go. So the team is actually fairly healthy, and I see some of you guys in the comments. When I say healthy, obviously they're missing Simmons, they're missing Delane, a bunch of guys. They're a little bit, I guess they're not fairly healthy, but the big players that new injuries popped up on, they're good to go and they're healthy. But of course, on the existing injuries and recurrent ones, those haven't gotten any better. Something else as well as Kingsley, he's supposed to be playing on Sunday. Andy Reid said there's a good chance he plays. And I think this game is going to be foreshadowing the potential trade deadline because with the deadline on Tuesday, the receiver search, it may not be over for this team. It's been reported as recent as today that Kansas City is looking for a big name receiver. Josh Downs is coming up. I don't know if he's considered big names. We broke down Downs, Thomas Jr. and Calvin in our last video. So check that out after you've watched this one in its entirety. But yeah, it's going to be very interesting. One milestone to watch as well tomorrow was Chris Jones, one and a half sacks. He's one and a half sacks away from passing Tamba Hali for second in Chiefs history. And he's also already passed Neil Smith. So this should be a good team for him to actually get that recognition and get that, maybe even have two sacks tomorrow. He struggled this season. Obviously, his age is probably catching up to him, but I just want to see him out there and playing like we know Chris Jones can and will. So the Jets coming to Arrowhead at two and six, and they've lost three straight games, the last one being home against the Raiders, which kind of tells you exactly where their season is. They'll be without their best receiver, Garrett Wilson. Today, they also ruled out three more in defense. Joseph Asai, Nashawn Wright, and V.J. Payne with linebacker Trevon Wallace out as well. So the Jets are missing four defenders before kickoff. Now, Geno Smith is the quarterback, and he's been sacked 23 times in eight games, which is why I said it's probably a good game for Mr. Chris. Jones, and to be fair to Smith, he has been accurate, right? Geno's been okay. He's fifth in the league in completion percentage, over-expected with only three picks. But that's still three a game against a Chiefs front that desperately needs to have a game off kind of a Mickey Mouse team. The Jets do have a rusher to watch. Rookie David Bradley leads them with five and a half sacks, more than double anyone on the Chiefs. Their defensive tackle, Harrison Phillips, is questionable as well, so both teams are pretty thin in the middle. Brees Hall, he practiced in full Thursday and Friday. He's going to be good to go. But for the Chiefs... Running back, Kenneth Walker. He has 770 rushing yards, just third in the NFL, but he struggled the last two weeks, averaging only 2.6 yards a carry in Seattle and 3.3 in Denver. So getting Walker going early against a banged up Jets front is kind of the cleanest way to stop the slide of this team and get back into the win column because the defense is allowing just under 19 points a game, which is fourth best in the league. They're forcing some turnovers. They got to go ahead and get it done because at Arrowhead, they're 3-0 this season. They've won against Denver, the Colts, the Chargers, the Chiefs, obviously, or rather the Broncos. They lost to their half game back of them. So they have to take care of business. So folks, let me know down below what your guys' thoughts are on this. Do you think that this is going to be a big move with Marcus Harris? Do you think he's actually going to be able to get playing time? Or do you think this is just kind of a move to have just in case? I actually think it's going to be very interesting to see and how this team will stop the run game. You're going up against Brayson Allen. You're going up against Breece Hall or Brayden Allen. How will those guys fare? Breece Hall's return go. There's so many different question marks. One thing is for sure, I'm gonna leave my prediction 27 to 13 for the Chiefs. I think they're gonna cover easily. But one thing I do wanna dive into quickly, Kenneth Walker. This is a chance for him to really bounce back and how this game goes with the wide receiving core, with the running back group, with the defense, with the offensive line, it will foreshadow the trade deadline, which is just two days away from tomorrow. So it's gonna be crazy. And one thing is for sure, we'll keep you up to date every step of the way. Thank you guys for watching.