The Kansas City Chiefs have signed defensive tackle Marcus Harris to the practice squad, bringing him back into the organization days after he was waived to create roster space.
Harris, 25, had just earned a spot on Kansas City’s initial 53-man roster after a strong training camp and preseason.
On Monday, the Chiefs claimed defensive tackle Bryson Eason and defensive end Jack Pyburn off waivers and waived Harris and cornerback Kevin Knowles as corresponding moves. Harris cleared waivers, and the club then added him to the practice squad while releasing defensive tackle Cole Brevard.
The move keeps a familiar interior lineman in the building. Harris first joined Kansas City late last season.
After bouncing among the Houston Texans, New England Patriots, and Buffalo Bills, he signed to the Chiefs’ practice squad on Dec. 30, 2025, following a tryout. He received a reserve/future contract on Jan. 5, 2026, and spent the offseason and preseason competing for a roster spot.
A Montgomery, Alabama, native, Harris played at Park Crossing High School before starting his college career at Kansas in 2019–20. He transferred to Auburn and finished his Tigers tenure with 97 tackles, 23.5 tackles for loss, and 11 sacks.
In 2023, he recorded 40 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, and seven sacks and earned All-SEC honors. Houston selected him in the seventh round (No. 247 overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft. Listed around 6-foot-2 and 295–298 pounds, he is undersized by typical nose-tackle standards but has drawn interest as a penetrating, disruptive three-technique.
Practice-squad status does not guarantee game-day snaps. Harris can be elevated for individual weeks if injuries or matchups require extra interior depth.
The Chiefs have used that mechanism often in recent seasons, and the defensive line remains a point of emphasis after a 6-11 campaign in 2025.
Omarr Norman-Lott opened the year on the physically unable to perform list while recovering from a torn ACL, which helped Harris win the last active-roster tackle job before the waiver claims reshuffled the group.
For Harris, the signing is another chance to stay in one building long enough to climb the depth chart.
For Kansas City, it is a low-cost way to retain a player the coaching staff already knows after he beat out veteran competition in camp.
Roster spots will keep moving through September; Harris is back on the practice squad and available if the Chiefs need another body inside.
