A former offensive lineman of the Pittsburgh Steelers is joining Kansas City Chiefs .
Former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Kellen Diesch is signing with the Kansas City Chiefs, according to multiple reports .
Diesch, 28, last played for the Houston Gamblers and Louisville Kings, who won the United Bowl III at Audi Field in Washington, D.C. this spring.
He spent all of the 2023 season on the Steelers practice squad and had participated in the team's rookie minicamp at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex in the spring of 2024 before being released.
After being cut by the Steelers, the Cleveland Browns claimed Diesch off waivers , but they cut him days later with a failed physical designation.
Diesch then signed with the New England Patriots and Tennessee Titans practice squads last season, but he did not appear in a game for the third straight year.
Pittsburgh Steelers tackle Kellen Diesch at practice on Jan. 3, 2024. — Ed Thompson / Steelers Now
Originally an undrafted free agent for the Miami Dolphins out of Arizona State in 2022, Diesch also spent time with the Chicago Bears before joining the Steelers at the end of training camp in 2023.
At 6-foot-7, 300 pounds, Diesch is extremely athletic, posting a 9.75 Relative Athletic Score during his pre-draft testing in 2022 thanks to a 4.89-second 40-yard dash, 4.43-second shuttle, 32.5-inch vertical and 9-foot-2 broad jump.
As a Dallas native, Diesch started his college career at Texas A&M, where he played four seasons with the Aggies, mainly as a reserve. He transferred to Arizona State in 2020 and immediately became a starter and two-time All-Pac 12 selection.
Diesch was listed as one of the best practice squad players in the NFL by CBS Sports in 2023, but he was never elevated for a game with the Steelers.
The Steelers cut Diesch after using their first-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft on Washington offensive tackle Troy Fautanu .
Alan Saunders contributed.
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