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Kansas City Chiefs release DE Michael Danna

Kansas City Chiefs released DE Michael Danna, removing him from the roster on February 23, 2026.

Event type
Release
First reported
Feb 23, 2026
Official
Feb 23, 2026
Player
Michael Danna
Position
DE

What changed

Player
Michael Danna
From
Kansas City Chiefs
To
Free agent
Effective
Feb 23, 2026

Known details

Compensation
Released by Kansas City (KC), clearing $8.94M of cap
Outcome
The value of this move will become clearer once the player's role and place on the active roster are established.

How this move reshapes the Defensive Ends room

Kansas City Chiefs defensive ends, this season vs last season — the room this transaction changed.

NEW arrived this offseasonRE-UP re-signedLEFT left after last season- returning players are unmarked

This season · 2026Defensive Line Coach: Joe Cullen
82George Karlaftis8616/178199959480$7.4M25.36'4"275
78Felix Anudike-Uzomah7017/174501009079$3.8M24.56'4"255
72R Mason ThomasNEW7310/1700505077$3.0M——241
62Ashton Gillotte6817/1742531008769$1.5M23.76'3"270
45Vincent AnthonyNEW435/17005050—$1.0M——258
45Anthony DunnNEW435/17005050—$1.0M——262
Last season · 2025Defensive Line Coach: Joe Cullen
82George Karlaftis8616/178199959480$7.4M25.36'4"275
78Felix Anudike-Uzomah7017/174501009079$3.8M24.56'4"255
62Ashton Gillotte6817/1742531008769$1.5M23.76'3"270
45Malik HerringLEFT416/174103696—$1.1M28.76'3"277
45Janarius RobinsonLEFT428/17280509644—28.26'5"260
35Charles OmenihuLEFT5213/17810799632$4.0M28.96'5"280
25Michael DannaLEFT4815/17800859625—28.66'2"255

Timeline

  1. OfficialFeb 23, 2026

    Kansas City Chiefs release DE Michael Danna

    Released by Kansas City (KC), clearing $8.94M of cap

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