Schumer, Fortson, among others sign futures contracts w/Chiefs

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Kyle Shurmur, QB

Kyle Shurmur was an free agent quarterback signed by the Chiefs after going undrafted last year. A four-year starter out of Vanderbilt was heralded for his intellect and experience, and as the son of Pat Shurmur, you know he’s going to look the part. He beat out Chase Litton for the QB3 role out of training camp. It could be interesting to watch his stock on the roster given that both veteran backups in Matt Moore and Chad Henne are free agents.

Emmanuel Smith, LB

Smith spent all of last season on the Chiefs practice squad after bouncing between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Atlanta Falcons for the full year before that. The 6’2, 240 lb. linebacker apparently has shown the Chiefs enough to stick on the PS through the regular season and now a futures deal keeps him in house. Coaches clearly see some potential here.


Mike Weber, RB

Weber was an interesting late-season addition to the Chiefs’ practice squad. A former running back for Ohio State, Weber was drafted in the seventh by the Dallas Cowboys last fall but failed to make the team and the Chiefs seized an opportunity to watch him further in 2020. Weber averaged 6.1 yards/carry in his collegiate career and he’ll hope to prove he can ascend the depth chart with the Chiefs, a team that allows unearthed gems to shine at this particular position.

Joe Fortson, WR

Fortson came up big in the preseason last year as a small-school tight end turned wide receiver out of Valdosta State. While he failed to make the active roster, he spent last year on the practice squad. Given more time to develop with the team’s training and conditioning staff, Fortson looks the part as a real future contributor on special teams and a wide receiver prospect. You can check out our interview here.

Elijah McGuire, RB

The Chiefs really seem ready to uncover some new talent at running back this offseason given the presence of both Mike Weber and McGuire on the roster alongside holdovers like Damien Williams, Darrel Williams, and Darwin Thompson. Marcus Marshall was also already signed to a reserve deal to bring him into the picture once the new league year begins. McGuire, like Weber, was a recent add and gives the Chiefs a scatback to project into competition for the preseason.