The Kansas City Chiefs announced Sunday that the club is releasing 14 players in order to get closer to the NFL’s mandated 75-man roster by Aug. 27 at 3 p.m. CT. With Sunday’s moves, the Chiefs now have 76 players on the current roster.

“This is always a difficult time of year,” Chiefs General Manager John Dorsey said. “We have to make decisions that we feel are in the best interest of our football team and unfortunately this is part of the process. These gentlemen have put in a lot of hard work and effort for our franchise, and we wish them nothing but the best moving forward.”

The league’s final roster cutdown to 53 players must take place before 5 p.m. CT on Aug. 31. The following players have been released by the club:

Player                                Pos.       Ht.         Wt.          College                    HS Hometown

Vince Agnew                       CB         5-10       196          Central Michigan       Grand Rapids, Mich.

Miguel Chavis                     DE         6-5         285          Clemson                   Fayetteville, N.C.

Terrance Copper                  WR        6-0         207          East Carolina            Washington, N.C.

Ryan Durand                       OL         6-5         301          Syracuse                  Fitchburg, Mass.

Hutch Eckerson                   OL         6-6         310          South Carolina          Lumberton, N.C.

Otha Foster III                     DB         6-0         204          West Alabama          Angie, La.

A.J. Hawkins                       OL         6-1         310          Mississippi               Lithonia, Ga.

Rob Lohr                            DE         6-4         290          Vanderbilt                 Phoenixville, Pa.

Kamaal McIlwain                  CB         5-10       175          Newberry College      Fort Mill, S.C.

Jordan Roberts                   RB         5-10       222          Charleston (W. Va.)   Madison, W. Va.

Tyler Shoemaker                 WR        6-1         213          Boise State              Meridian, Idaho

Ricky Stanzi                        QB         6-4         228          Iowa                         Mentor, Ohio

Neiko Thorpe                      DB         6-2         185          Auburn                     Tucker, Ga.

Braden Wilson                     FB         6-4         256          Kansas State            Smith Center, Kan.

— Chiefs Media Relations —