KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs waived Cairo Santos on Friday, allowing the injury kicker to test his options as he recovers from a groin injury sustained before last Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers. The team reached an injury settlement with Santos after placing him on injured reserve. That move meant Santos could not practice with …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs lost veteran kicker Cairo Santos for at least half of the season, but the team hopes it has found a diamond in the rough with rookie kicker Harrison Butker. Butker, a seventh-round draft pick from Georgia Tech by the Carolina Panthers, nearly unseated veteran Graham Gano during a pitched training camp battle. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs placed kicker Cairo Santos on injured reserve Tuesday and signed rookie kicker Harrison Butker, a seventh-round draft by the Carolina Panthers in this year’s draft. Santos continues to battle a groin injury that slowed him during training camp and kept him out of three preseason games. He returned for the team’s final preseason game, …