The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Tuesday the club has signed offensive tackle Ray Willis and waived fullback Taylor Gentry.

Willis (6-6, 304) has played in 44 games (26 starts) in five NFL seasons with the Seattle Seahawks (2005-09). He joins the Chiefs after brief stops with the Miami Dolphins (2011), New Orleans Saints (2011) and the New York Jets (2012). The Angleton, Texas, native originally entered the NFL as a fourth-round draft pick (105th overall) of the Seahawks in the 2005 NFL Draft. Willis was a four-year starter at Florida State University and prepped at Angleton High School.

Gentry (6-2, 250) played in 44 games at North Carolina State, catching 38 passes for 313 yards (8.2 avg.) and recording 61 tackles (22 solo). He was a two-time all-conference and all-area selection and team MVP at Leesville Road High School in Raleigh, N.C., as a tight end, wide receiver, outside linebacker and defensive end. He originally joined the Chiefs as a rookie free agent in May.

— Chiefs Media Relations —