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The Chiefs will hold a three-day rookie minicamp beginning on Saturday, May 6. It’s the first taste of NFL living for draft picks and undrafted free agents. It’s also an opportunity for players invited to try out for the team to impress and make the 90-man offseason roster.
Who exactly will be permitted to attend?
Draft picks:
K-State EDGE Felix Anudike-Uzomah
SMU WR Rashee Rice
Oklahoma OT Wanya Morris
Virginia Tech DB Chamarri Conner
SFA EDGE BJ Thompson
Texas DT Keondre Coburn
Ball State CB Nic Jones
Undrafted free agents (reported):
Grand Valley State OT Quinton Barrow
Appalachian State OT Anderson Hardy
Tarleton State OT Blake Haynes
Tulane TE Tyrick James
Tulsa RB Deneric Prince
Washburn WR James Letcher Jr.
Fresno State WR Nikko Remigio
Missouri State WR Ty Scott
Indiana DL Demarcus Elliott
Harvard EDGE Truman Jones
Indiana LB Cam Jones
NC State LB Isaiah Moore
Purdue CB Reese Taylor
Merrimack CB Anthony Witherstone
Texas S Anthony Cook
Missouri S Martez Manuel
Marshall S Isaiah Norman
Tennessee OL Jerome Carvin
Minicamp tryouts (reported):
Louisiana Tech OT Josh Mote
University of Guelph CB Siriman Harrison Bagayogo
Cincinnati OL Jeremy Cooper
New Hampshire WR Sean Coyne
Southern Utah P Jake Gerardi
Fresno State WR Zane Pope
Kansas State CB Ekow Boye-Doe
Louisiana-Monroe DT Caleb Thomas
Merrimack FB Tyler Roberts
Brown RB Allen Smith
Missouri Western EDGE Arnold Crayton
Missouri Western DB Kobe Cummings
Harvard RB Aidan Borguet
Toledo LB Jamal Hines
Toledo TE Jamal Turner
Virginia Tech TE Connor Blumrick
Northern Arizona CB Alonzo Davis
Missouri LS Jake Hoffman
South Carolina State OG Chris Simon
James Madison QB Todd Centeio
Northwest Missouri State DT Zach Howard
LSU S Joe Foucha
Central Connecticut State LB Chizi Omunakwe
Holy Cross QB Connor Degenhardt
Rutgers P Adam Korsak
Delaware OL Josh Stevens
Western Kentucky DB Kaleb Oliver
BYU LB Payton Wilgar
Washburn WR Peter Afful Jr.
Northwest Missouri State LB Sam Phillips
Sam Houston State LB B.J. Foster
Arkansas State WR Te'Vailance Hunt
Missouri State S Dillon Thomas
Missouri State S Kyriq McDonald
Players with one year of accrued NFL experience:
WR Cornell Powell
QB Chris Oladokun
WR Ty Fryfogle
ATH Jerrion Ealy
LB Cole Christiansen
OL Mike Caliendo
TE Matt Bushman
CB Dicaprio Bootle
Players coming off of season-ending injuries:
WR Justyn Ross
DT Tershawn Wharton
International Player Pathway:
OL Chukwuebuka Jason Godrick
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Important Dates Ahead:
May 6-8: Rookie minicamp
May 15: Rookie Football Development Programs begin
May 18-21: NFLPA Rookie Premiere - Los Angeles, CA
May 22-24: OTAs Part 1
May 22-24: Spring League Meeting
May 30-June 1: OTAs Part 2
June 6-9: OTAs Part 3
June 13-15: Mandatory minicamp
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Very helpful guide. Time to jump on the hype train!