KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Tuesday that the club has waived three players in order to meet the NFL’s mandated 75-player roster by 3 p.m. today. The league’s final roster cutdown to 53 players must take place before 3 p.m. CT on Aug. 30. The following players have been waived by the club:

Player Pos. Ht. Wt. College Hometown

Ryan McKee T 6-6 308 Southern Miss. Spanish Fort, Ala.

Kevin Rutland CB 6-0 193 Missouri Houston Texas

Damond Smith CB 6-0 185 South Alabama Ecorse, Mich.