Last Friday, we learned that former Miami Dolphins center Daniel Kilgore intended to sign with the Kansas City Chiefs – that is, as soon as he passed the testing protocol Three-day COVID-19, he was able to enter the team’s premises and go through the usual free agent routine.
This is how things are with NFL free agents in 2020.
It ended up taking a little longer than expected, but on Thursday the Chiefs signed Kilgore, releasing linebacker Emmanuel Smith to make room for Kilgore on the team’s 80-man roster.
Kilgore, 32, is a 10-year-old NFL veteran who was drafted out of Appalachian State in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. Rated at 6-3, 291 pounds, he mainly played center for eight seasons with the 49ers and two with Miami. After missing most of 2018 with a ripped triceps, he started 13 games with the Dolphins in 2019. Miami has chosen not to bring him back for 2020.
Smith, 25, spent the 2019 season on the Chiefs’ practice squad. He missed the final days of training at training camp with a hamstring injury; his waiver bore an injury designation.
