{"id":4545,"date":"2024-09-27T01:30:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T01:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=4545"},"modified":"2024-09-27T01:30:55","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T01:30:55","slug":"chiefs-make-surprise-roster-move-re-sign-fan-favorite-te","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=4545","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Make Surprise Roster Move, Re-Sign Fan Favorite TE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">Kansas City brings back a fan-favorite<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>The\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0aren&#8217;t playing their best football, but they continue to stack wins and head into Week 4 as one of five undefeated teams in the\u00a0NFL.<\/p>\n<p>While the Chiefs&#8217; offense took a tough blow after Isiah Pacheco, their No. 1 running back, hit injured reserve with a broken fibula, Kansas City quickly moved to re-sign Kareem Hunt, their third-rounder from the 2017\u00a0NFL Draft. After a week on the practice squad, Hunt was elevated to the active roster.<\/p>\n<p>However, Kansas City is not finished fine-tuning their roster, and made the surprise move to bring back another familiar face before facing the\u00a0Los Angeles Chargers\u00a0on September 29.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-twitter-embed\">\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--twitter l-inline\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=emilybicks&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1839351401778200585&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fkansas-city-chiefs%2Fchiefs-turns-heads-sign-te-jody-fortson-reaction-chargers-game&amp;sessionId=f9f41bffea0a5e1cc7e841cbd91d8acc280a58fb&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1839351401778200585\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chiefs Digest&#8217;s Matt Derrick\u00a0posted, &#8220;TE Jody Fortson is returning to the Chiefs on the practice squad, per source. He arrived back in Kansas City last night and is in the locker room this morning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Fortson signed a one-year, $942,000 contract with the\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u00a0in March, but the team released him just before the 2024 NFL season started.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old veteran, who credits tight end\u00a0Travis Kelce\u00a0as his mentor, missed the entire 2023 NFL season due to a shoulder injury. However, he still received his third\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0ring with the team last year.<\/p>\n<p>Fortson initially joined the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2019. After two years on the practice squad, the Valdosta State alum joined the active roster in 2021. 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