Chiefs release CB Kaiir Elam, former first-round pick set for free agency
Kansas City is moving on from cornerback Kaiir Elam, the 2022 first-rounder who never settled into a starting role after arriving from Buffalo
The Kansas City Chiefs are releasing cornerback Kaiir Elam, per Jordan Fowler of ESPN, with the former first-round pick now set to hit free agency.
The Chiefs released corner Kaiir Elam, per source. Former first-round pick set to hit free agency.View on X →
Jordan Fowler (@JFowlerESPN): The Chiefs released corner Kaiir Elam, per source. Former first-round pick set to hit free agency.
Elam, the No. 23 overall selection in the 2022 draft, came to Kansas City after two uneven seasons in Buffalo where he never locked down a starting job. The Chiefs took a flier on the 6-foot-1 cover man looking for perimeter depth, but he is among the higher-profile names to hit the waiver wire on cutdown weekend. A former first-rounder reaching the open market this early in his career underscores how little roster certainty remains for fringe contributors once teams trim to 53.