The Chiefs’ first training camp roster moves brought a little bit of everything: a familiar linebacker back on the market, and two players starting camp on the Physically Unable to Play list.
The name that jumps out most is Cam Jones. The former Chiefs and Jets linebacker was released by the New York Giants on Saturday after just one offseason with the team. Jones had signed a one-year, $1.3 million deal in March, but his time with the Giants ended before training camp could really get rolling for the ’26 season.
Jones first got to Kansas City as an undrafted free agent out of Indiana in May 2023. He made the most of that opening, appearing in all 17 games as a rookie and collecting a Super Bowl LVIII ring.
He was back in 2024 with similar usage, mostly as a lightly used linebacker and core-four special teamer for Dave Toub. Before the ’25 season, the Chiefs waived him when active rosters were due, and the Jets claimed him the next day.
His 2025 season didn’t last long. A hip injury in Week 6 against the Denver Broncos sent him to injured reserve in October, though he returned in December and finished with 10 games played. Just like in Kansas City, his role was centered on special teams.
Over three seasons and 44 regular-season games with the Chiefs and Jets, including two starts, Jones has been credited with 41 career tackles. With him now available again, he could be an emergency option if Kansas City runs into depth problems, though Brett Veach is surely hoping Cooper McDonald and Jeffrey Bassa are ready to handle more work in their second seasons.
Kansas City also opened camp with two players on PUP. Defensive tackle Omarr Norman-Lott, the team’s second-round pick a year ago, is still coming back from the torn ACL that ended his rookie season after six games. The Chiefs had hoped he could grow into a disruptive force next to Chris Jones inside, but that progress was interrupted when he went down in a win over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 7.
Andy Reid said Friday in St. Joseph that this was the expected path. "Big guys with ACLs, it takes a little bit of time to get them back and fully strengthened up and ready to go," said Reid.
The other player on PUP is tight end John Michael Gyllenborg, who is dealing with a knee strain from earlier this offseason. The undrafted tight end has eye-catching athleticism, but the Chiefs may have to wait before seeing him work with the rest of the group, and he could wind up as more of a long-term stash if he doesn’t turn a corner soon.
For now, the preseason PUP list functions as a temporary holding spot for players who arrive at camp hurt and can’t pass their physicals. They still count toward the 90-man roster, can sit in meetings, and rehab away from practice, but they can’t take part on the field.
Once healthy, they can be activated and return as full participants. If a player stays on PUP through final cuts, the team can move him to reserve/PUP, which opens a 53-man roster spot but requires him to miss at least the first four games of the regular season.
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