KC Chiefs sign Toledo offensive tackle Vitaliy Gurman

The Kansas City Chiefs have added some more competition at offensive tackle with the signing of Vitaliy Gurman from Toledo.

The Kansas City Chiefs continue to make minor moves throughout the month of May as they attempt to add the best overall competitors at various positions ahead of more mini-camp activities as well as OTAs later this spring. The latest signing found on the NFL’s transaction wire is the signing of offensive lineman Vitaliy Gurman.

Gurman is a former offensive tackle from the University of Toledo who went unselected in this spring’s 2022 NFL Draft.

At 6’4, 310 lbs., Gurman has a large frame and starting experience at left tackle for the Rockets, earning a third-team All-MAC selection for his senior season. The Pittsburgh Steelers invited him in for a tryout at their rookie mini-camp but the team failed to come to any agreement there and now he’s landed with the Chiefs.

Gurman faces a steep climb to make the Chiefs’ active roster, but this sort of invitation could be a good sign that he’s on their radar for the long-term. A player never knows how a tryout or spring signing for a few weeks might turn into a futures deal down the road—a shorter look into a longer tryout.

As for the tackles on the active roster, the Chiefs are actually quite loaded for the 2022 season with Orlando Brown on the left side and Lucas Niang on the right side with competitors like Geron Christian, Andrew Wylie, and rookie Darian Kinnard all ready to compete for reps and likely capable of starting themselves.