Chiefs Place Former Track & Field Star Tautvydas Kieras On I.R. After Clearing Waivers

The Kansas City Chiefs officially placed LBย Tautvydas Kieras on the injured reserve list Monday after he cleared waivers.

The Chiefs signedย Kieras to a contract back in March after he wowed them with a workout, despite not playing anyย football during his college career atย Mississippi State. However,ย Kieras was unfortunately waived with the injury designation last week.

By placing him on injured reserve,ย Kieras won’t count against the Chiefs’ 90-man roster until he’s officially activated.

During the workout,ย Kieras totaledย 24 reps on the 225-pound bench press, ran aย 4.69 40-yard dash, recorded a vertical leap of 35โ€ and a broad jump of 9โ€™8โ€. Heย measured in at 6โ€™3โ€ and 271 pounds.

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