Former Miami Hurricanes linebacker Wesley Bissainthe is out of Kansas City, and that opens the door a little wider for a possible college football return.
According to ESPN insider Adam Schefter, the Chiefs released Bissainthe as roster cutdown decisions continue. The 22-year-old was also among the 41 athletes who received a temporary restraining order from a Dallas judge on Thursday, a ruling that matters because the Power Four conferences have recently approved policies blocking professionals from coming back to college sports, even as local courts have ruled differently.
Bissainthe’s future with Miami is still murky. It’s not clear whether the Hurricanes would want to bring him back, even though he was a steady part of the program’s rise. A Miami Central High School product, Bissainthe was a four-star, top-200 recruit in the 2022 class and had offers from Florida, Alabama, Florida State, LSU, Oregon and Texas before choosing Miami.
Once he got to Coral Gables, he carved out a role right away on defense. Bissainthe played in at least 11 games in each of his four seasons with the Hurricanes, and his workload grew every year. His biggest season came as a senior in 2025, when he put together 71 total tackles, including 39 solo and 32 assisted stops, along with three tackles for loss, a sack and a 32-yard interception against Stanford in 16 games, 15 of them starts.
He was also part of Miami’s best stretch in recent memory, helping the Hurricanes finish 13-3 and reach the National Championship game.
His lone sack came in the fourth quarter of the Cotton Bowl quarterfinals against Ohio State, when he came free through the line and dropped quarterback Julian Sayin after Buckeyes running back Bo Jackson failed to secure the block.
Bissainthe entered this year’s NFL Draft and went undrafted before signing with Kansas City. He was working toward a practice-squad spot until the NCAA changed its eligibility rules to age-based in late June, creating a path for players who had turned pro to chase another season in college.
Miami currently lists 115 players on its roster, so space does not appear to be the issue. Even so, a reunion with the Hurricanes is considered unlikely right now, and the most realistic route for Bissainthe would be to enter the transfer portal and look for a new landing spot.
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