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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Sunday that the club has released 14 players. Kansas City’s roster is now at the NFL’s mandated number of 75 maximum. The following players have been released by the club:

RELEASED

No.       Name                           Pos.        Ht.           Wt.          Exp.        College

38        Shane Bannon            FB           6-3          245         1             Yale

48        Tim Biere                    TE          6-4          260         R             Kansas

57        Caleb Campbell          LB           6-2          237         1             Army

75        Justin Cheadle             OL          6-2          290         R             California

45        Dominique Ellis           DB          5-11        195         R             South Carolina State

42        Jean Fanor                  DB          6-1          200         R             Bethune-Cookman

53        Dexter Heyman            LB           6-3          238         R             Louisville

68        Cam Holland               OL          6-2          230         R             North Carolina

11        Jeremy Horne              WR          6-2          193         2             Massachusetts

70        Ethan Johnson             DE          6-4          300         R             Notre Dame

17        Brandon Kinnie           WR          6-3          220         R             Nebraska

5          Zeke Markshausen        WR          5-11        185         1             Northwestern

14        Matt Szymanski            K             6-1          196         R             SMU

13        Aaron Weaver              WR          6-2          220         R             Syracuse

The NFL’s next mandatory roster cut-down day will be Friday, Aug. 31, when each club will be required to be at 53 players maximum.

--CHIEFS--