The Kansas City Chiefs officially waived QB Shane Buechele on Monday and released DB Tanner McCalister from their practice squad from their practice squad.
The Chiefs also signed the following players to futures contracts:
- LB Kam Arnold
- DT Marcus Harris
- WR Jimmy Holiday
- T Matt Waletzko
Futures contracts are essentially camp invites that will allow players to compete for roster spots during offseason workouts and training camp.
Buechele, 27, was a two-year starter at SMU after spending three years at Texas. He signed with the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent following the 2021 NFL Draft.
Kansas City waived him coming out of the preseason and re-signed him to the practice squad. He was promoted to the roster and re-signed as an exclusive rights-free agent. He then re-signed to the practice squad.
The Chiefs released Buechele and he signed on with the Bills’ practice squad. He later wound up signing a futures deal with the team and was placed on injured reserve back in August of 2024. Buffalo re-signed him to the practice squad in 2025.
The Chiefs signed him to their active roster a few weeks ago.
In five seasons for SMU and Texas, Buechele had a 63.1 completion percentage with 11,660 passing yards, 87 touchdowns and 32 interceptions. He also had 478 rushing yards with eight touchdowns in 56 games.
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