After months and months of roster construction—from the first invitations for futures contracts through free agency and the draft up until rookie tryouts shortly before a new season—the Kansas City Chiefs, like every other NFL franchise, are now ready to pare down the active roster.

The NFL mandates that every NFL team cut enough players to get below the 53-man threshold for the active roster entering a new regular season by Thursday, August 27. Given that most teams are stacked at 90 right now, the full allotment for each team in the offseason, which means a slew of players will hit the waiver wire and free agency at the same time.

For the sake of review, a player without four accrued seasons of service in the NFL will be subject to waivers, and the league will use the worst-to-first standings of last year to determine which team gets first crack at each player. That means the Carolina Panthers should stand to improve their team by poaching from the league’s richest as first in the waiver order.

As for the Chiefs, roster cuts are going to be especially difficult in a few areas. Most notably, the team will face tough decisions at wide receiver. Meanwhile, teams in need of defensive backs are likely sitting and waiting to see what Chiefs general manager Brett Veach will do with such a wealth of talent available to him.

Plenty of roster cuts have already taken place, but we’ve got you covered here with all of the updates as they happen. Make sure to check back often or bookmark this page to keep up with the Chiefs’ roster cuts and various moves made to shape the final roster.

Jaaron Hayek waived (August 21)

The Chiefs liked what they saw in the Villanova product after a tryout at rookie minicamp, but he was ultimately crowded out of the picture and waived with one week remaining in the preseason with an injury designation. When unclaimed, the Chiefs reached an injury settlement with him and made him a free agent.

Randen Plattner released (August 19)

The Chiefs grabbed Plattner, a rookie free agent out of Kansas State, to help hold down the fort when long snapper James Winchester went down with a shoulder injury. However, once the preseason action was officially over, the Chiefs waived Plattner knowing Winchester’s injury wasn’t going to carry over into the regular season. Plattner should keep his head up, however, since he earned looks from both the Chiefs and Ravens this summer. When the best teams keep you in their sights in case of emergency, it’s only a matter of time until he finds a more permanent role somewhere.

McKade Mettauer waived (August 19)

The Chiefs’ first preseason game of the year featured a significant injury for offensive lineman McKade Mettauer as he suffered an MCL tear against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Chiefs waived him with an injury designation but he went unclaimed. If he returns, he could be stashed on injured reserve for the year.