Kansas City waived Gathings (hamstring) with an injury waiver Friday.
Per Matt Derrick of ChiefsDigest.com, by waiving Gathings with an injury waiver, if the tight end goes unclaimed, he'll become a free agent rather than landing on the Chiefs' IR. In a corresponding move, Kansas City signed TE Geor'quarius Spivey.
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Chiefs' Izaiah Gathings: Gets chance with Chiefs
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Kansas City signed Gathings to a contract Sunday, Matt Derrick of ChiefsDigest.com reports.
Gathings also got a look from Kansas City last year but didn't advance beyond the practice squad and was cut this May. He was subsequently signed by the Steelers before being waived in June. In a move corresponding with Gathings' signing, fellow tight end Gerrit Prince (lower leg) was waived.
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Izaiah Gathings: Dropped by Steelers
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The Steelers waived Gathings on Wednesday, Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
The 23-year-old tight end was picked up by the Steelers just last week, but the team has now decided to move in a different direction. Gathings, who also spent time with the Chiefs' practice squad in 2023, will now look elsewhere for another opportunity.
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Steelers' Izaiah Gathings: Lands with Pittsburgh
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The Steelers signed Gathings to a one-year contract Wednesday, Teresa Varley of the team's official site reports.
Gathings spent time on the Chiefs' practice squad last season and signed a reserve/future deal with Kansas City in February before being cut May 4. The 23-year-old out of Middle Tennessee joins a deep Pittsburgh tight end corps that is headed by Pat Freiermuth, Darnell Washington and Connor Heyward, though that group was relatively unproductive last season.
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Izaiah Gathings: Signs with Kansas City
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Gathings was signed to the Chiefs' practice squad Wednesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Gathings had a workout with Kansas City and was subsequently signed by the team Wednesday. The tight end was let go by the Chiefs in August, but he now has a second chance with the team.
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Izaiah Gathings: Cut loose Tuesday
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The Chiefs waived Gathings on Tuesday.
Gathings inked a deal with Kansas City in late July one week after being waived by the Jets. The undrafted rookie out of Middle Tennessee will likely need to carve out a role on a team's practice squad in hopes of making his potential NFL debut in 2023.
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Chiefs' Izaiah Gathings: Catches on with Kansas City
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Gathings signed with the Chiefs on Sunday, Pete Sweeney of ArrowheadPride.com reports.
Gathings was signed by the Jets as an undrafted free agent in May before being let go last Sunday. In his final collegiate season at Middle Tennessee, Gathings caught 60 passes for 559 yards and two touchdowns. He'll compete for a depth spot in a tight end room led by Travis Kelce and Noah Gray.
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Jets' Izaiah Gathings: Signs with Jets as UDFA
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The Jets signed Gathings as an undrafted free agent Monday.
Gathings participated in the Jets' rookie minicamp as a tryout player, and he did enough to earn himself an extended look. The 6-foot-4 tight end caught 71 passes for 1,046 yards and 11 scores for Gardner-Webb in 2019, but he transferred to Middle Tennessee State for his final two collegiate campaigns, totaling 84 receptions for 861 yards and three scores during that stretch.
