Chiefs activate linebacker Joe Mays from short term I/R
The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Saturday that the club has activated linebacker Joe Mays from injured reserve and waived linebacker Jerry Franklin.
Mays (5-11, 244) has seen action in 61 contests (35 starts) in six NFL seasons with the Houston Texans (2013), Denver Broncos (2010-12) and Philadelphia Eagles (2008-09). He joined Kansas City as a free agent on March 12, 2014 and was placed on injured reserve with a designation to return on Sept. 2, 2014. His career numbers include 194 tackles (141 solo), 18 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks (-10.5 yards), six passes defensed and one forced fumble. He originally entered the NFL as a sixth-round pick (200th overall) of the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2008 NFL Draft. Mays played collegiately at North Dakota State and prepped at Hyde Park High School in Chicago, Ill.
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The #Chiefs have activated linebacker Joe Mays from injured reserve and waived linebacker Jerry Franklin.
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