It hasn't been an easy road for Kansas City Chiefs tight end Jody Fortson.
After he was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Valdosta State in 2019, the Chiefs initially saw the big-bodied Fortson as a tight end — but ultimately, he was given a seat in the wide receivers' room. There, he spent two full seasons on Kansas City's practice squad.
Determined to find his way onto the roster, he bulked up and worked on his blocking prior to the 2021 offseason, reporting as the player the Chiefs originally thought they were getting: a tight end.