As the week began, we began tracking the reported moves the Kansas City Chiefs were making to prepare for Tuesday’s final roster cutdown. One of the biggest pieces of news was the team waiving third-year running back Darwin Thompson. Then — late in the day — we learned that the team was sending a second-year offensive lineman to the New England Patriots for a 2022 seventh-round pick.
Durant, 23, joined the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent out of Missouri following the 2020 NFL Draft.