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Chiefs Steal Jets Rookie, Team Left Scrambling for Answers

By Paul Esden Jr.

Chiefs Steal Jets Rookie, Team Left Scrambling for Answers

ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter shared on social media that the Kansas City Chiefs signed rookie Spencer Shrader off of the Jets practice squad. In a corresponding move, the Chiefs placed star kicker Harrison Butker on injured reserve with a "knee injury."

Shrader was the starting kicker for the Jets during its Week 10 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals.

He was signed to the practice squad, but the team elevated him for the game. The Jets lost to the Cardinals in blowout fashion, 31-6. Candidly, not a lot went right, but kicking did.

Shrader was 2-for-2 on his field goal attempts. Those six points were the only points the Jets scored during the game.

After the contest, Shrader reverted back to the Jets' practice squad. The Jets don't have a kicker on the 53-man roster.

ESPN's Rich Cimini revealed that minutes before Shrader was stolen by the Chiefs, Jets special teams coordinator Brant Boyer was praising Shrader during his media availability.

"He handled last week's game 'really well ... The kid's got a lot of talent.' And now he's gone," Cimini said.

The Jets could have blocked this move by the Chiefs if they had signed Shrader to the 53-man roster. They didn't, so Shrader is now a member of Kansas City.

This is a developing story and we'll provide new details as they become available.

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