Kansas City Chiefs President Carl Peterson announced on Wednesday that the club has added LB Kyle Shotwell to its practice squad. As per Chiefs policy, no other terms of the agreement were made available.

Shotwell (6-0, 232) originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with Oakland in 2007. He attended training camp with the Raiders, but was released prior to the start of the regular season. He spent the final five contest of the 2007 campaign on Philadelphia’s practice squad before signing with Indianapolis in the offseason. Shotwell attended training camp with the Colts in 2008, but was released prior to the start of the regular season. He has spent time on the practice squads of both Minnesota and Tampa Bay in 2008.

The Santa Barbara, California native was selected as the Buck Buchanan Award winner as a senior in 2006, an award given to the top defensive player in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). He finished his collegiate career at Cal Poly SLO ranked second in school history with 392 tackles, while logging 45.5 tackles for loss and 17.0 sacks. He prepped at Dos Pueblos High School in Santa Barbara, California.