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Kansas City Chiefs AFC West
 
Joseph Fortson • #89 • TE
Status:Knee injury, injured reserve
Ht/Wt:6'6", 240 lbs.
Born:Dec 7, 1995 (29 yrs) in Buffalo, NY
Hometown:Buffalo, NY
College:Valdosta State
Experience:3 years
Drafted:Signed by Kansas City in 2019.
Acquired:Acquired as a free agent in 2024.
10/28/2024
8:59pm
Shifts to IR
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The Chiefs placed Fortson (knee) on injured reserve Monday.
10/28/2024
12:05am
Has knee injury
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Fortson suffered a right knee injury during Sunday's 27-20 win over the Raiders, Charles Goldman of AtoZSports.com reports.
10/23/2024
4:10pm
Draws target in win
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Fortson failed to corral his lone target while playing 10 of the Chiefs' 70 snaps on offense in Sunday's 28-18 win over the 49ers.
09/26/2024
5:23pm
Signs with Chiefs' practice squad
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Kansas City signed Fortson to the practice squad Thursday, Matt Derrick of ChiefsDigest.com reports.
08/25/2024
3:27pm
Cut loose by Dolphins
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Miami released Fortson on Sunday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
03/14/2024
7:55pm
Inking in Miami
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The Dolphins are signing Fortson (shoulder) to a contract Thursday, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports.
07/28/2023
4:27pm
Suffers shoulder injury in practice
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Fortson (shoulder) left practice Friday after sustaining an injury during 11-on-11 drills, Pete Sweeney of ArrowheadPride.com reports.
06/15/2023
10:04pm
Signs on dotted line
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Fortson signed his exclusive-rights tender with the Chiefs on Thursday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
03/14/2023
9:32pm
Receives tender
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Fortson, an exclusive-rights free agent, was tendered by Kansas City on Tuesday, James Palmer of NFL Network reports.
01/20/2023
9:33pm

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Fortson (elbow) wasn't activated from injured reserve Friday and won't play in Saturday's divisional-round matchup against the Jaguars, Field Yates of ESPN reports.
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