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Chiefs waive defensive end Jarvis Jenkins

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KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 30: Defensive tackle Jarvis Jenkins #94 and members of the Kansas City Chiefs pray after the game against the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium on October 30, 2017 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)

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The Chiefs added Kelvin Benjamin to provide injury cover at wide receiver, and parted ways with a defensive lineman to make room.

The team announced that veteran defensive end Jarvis Jenkins had been waived in the corresponding transaction.

The 30-year-old Jenkins has been with the Chiefs the last three season, and was a rotational player for them.

He played 206 defensive snaps for them this year (23 percent), and has a reputation as a solid player against the run. Originally a second-round pick in Washington, he also spent a year with the Bears.