{"id":672839,"date":"2026-01-13T01:45:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T01:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/672839\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T01:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T01:45:13","slug":"chiefs-keep-tight-end-tre-watson-as-practice-squad-contracts-expire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/672839\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs keep tight end Tre Watson as practice squad contracts expire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">According to Monday\u2019s official NFL transactions report, the Kansas City Chiefs have re-signed practice squad tight end Tre Watson to a reserve\/future contract. The agreement will become official at the start of the new league year on March 11.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Watson joined the Chiefs in April as an undrafted free agent. Although he has combined for 77 receptions for 872 yards over four college seasons spent between Fresno State and Texas A&amp;M, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MathBomb\/status\/1910002263650640042\" rel=\"nofollow\">tantalizing athletic testing numbers<\/a> at the Aggies\u2019 pro day put him on the fringes of the draft radar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Watson was placed on Kansas City\u2019s non-football injury list at the start of training camp for undisclosed reasons. After being activated on July 27, he appeared in all three of the team\u2019s preseason games and caught a single pass for four yards before being waived at the final roster deadline. Watson was on the Chiefs\u2019 practice squad for the entire season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Presumably, the tight end will get another look over the 2026 offseason and training camp \u2014 though the Chiefs should be expected to make multiple higher-profile moves at the position.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Also on Monday, practice squad contracts <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AaronWilson_NFL\/status\/2010784880028786699\" rel=\"nofollow\">officially expired<\/a> for non-playoff teams. The Chiefs have thus far not signed guard Nick Brocker, wide receiver Jason Brownlee, running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire, defensive end Malik Herring, fullback Carson Steele and defensive tackle Marlon Tuipulotu for 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">After ending the season on Kansas City\u2019s practice squad, these players are now free agents and eligible to sign with any team, including those remaining in playoff contention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to Monday\u2019s official NFL transactions report, the Kansas City Chiefs have re-signed practice squad tight end Tre&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":672840,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2063],"tags":[346,7,118,110,922,1193,2438,2437,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-672839","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kansas-city-chiefs","8":"tag-chiefs","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-kansas-city","11":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs","12":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs-news","13":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs-roster","14":"tag-kansascity","15":"tag-kansascitychiefs","16":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115885266044762231","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=672839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672839\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/672840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=672839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=672839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=672839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}