McKinnon survived cut-down day Tuesday and made Kansas City's initial roster along with running backs Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Isiah Pacheco and Ronald Jones.
After Kansas City cut Derrick Gore last Thursday and undrafted rookie Tayon Fleet-Davis on Saturday, there was anticipation the team may do the same with McKinnon or Jones to reduce the roster from 80 to 53 players. In the end though, coach Andy Reid opted to keep both veterans. It's unclear who will get the first shot to spell Edwards-Helaire, but McKinnon has experience doing so last season, averaging 16 touches for 105 yards from scrimmage and recording a receiving TD during KC's three-game playoff run back in January. While Edwards-Helaire is healthy though, McKinnon could be limited mostly to passing downs to begin the upcoming campaign.