Last month the NFL and NFLPA ratified new roster rules for the 2022 NFL season. One rule change flew a bit under the radar as it relates to the Kansas City Chiefs’ offensive line composition this upcoming season.
Previously, when players were placed on the reserve/PUP list at the onset of the season, they would not be allowed to return to practice for a 21-day window with the team until six regular-season games had elapsed. This season, the NFL will allow players on the reserve/PUP list to return after just four regular-season games have elapsed.
We don’t yet know the status of RT Lucas Niang for the 2022 NFL season. Niang suffered a torn patellar tendon in Week 17 of last season, which is a notoriously difficult injury for a big man to come back from. He remains a non-participant in OTA practices and isn’t expected to participate in Mandatory Minicamp next week due to the injury.
