The Kansas City Chiefs are releasing quarterback Kyle Shurmur according to a report by ESPN's Dan Graziano on Monday.
The 23-year old Shurmur joined the Chiefs in April of 2019 as an undrafted free agent out of Vanderbilt. He's the son of current Broncos offensive coordinator and former Giants head coach Pat Shurmur.
Shurmur played the most snaps of any of the Kansas City quarterbacks during the preseason last year and finished 33-of-56 for 316 yards, two touchdowns and one interceptions. He was on the Chiefs practice squad for most of 2019 except when he was added to the roster in late October to back up Matt Moore when Patrick Mahomes was injured.
With Shurmur's release that still leaves the Chiefs with three quarterbacks on the roster as Mahomes is joined by Chad Henne and recently signed XFL QB Jordan Ta'Amu.