Overview
- The Chiefs placed Jake Haener on waivers, which lets any team claim him before he can enter free agency.
- Kansas City's quarterbacks now are Patrick Mahomes, Justin Fields, seventh-round rookie Garrett Nussmeier, and Chris Oladokun.
- Mahomes is rehabbing a late-season knee injury, creating short-term uncertainty that influences depth decisions.
- Haener, 27, appeared in eight games for the Saints in 2024 and has career totals of 18-of-39 passing for 226 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
- He was released by New Orleans in January before signing with Kansas City in February, then slid down the depth chart after the team drafted Nussmeier in the seventh round.