The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Tuesday that the club has signed unrestricted free agent TE Sean Ryan.

Ryan (6-5, 260) has played in 43 games (seven starts) during his five-year NFL career with Dallas (2004-05), the N.Y. Jets (2006-07), Miami (2008), New Orleans (2008) and San Francisco (2008). He has caught 12 passes for 105 yards (8.8 avg.). He saw action in one playoff contest with the N.Y. Jets in 2006. The Buffalo, New York native originally entered the NFL as a fifth-round selection (144th overall) of Dallas in the 2004 NFL Draft.

The Boston College product recorded 75 receptions for 950 yards with 12 TDs as a four-year letterman for the Eagles. Ryan started his collegiate career as a defensive end, recording 29 tackles and a sack in six starts as a freshman. He was an all-state selection as a senior at St. Joseph’s High School in Buffalo, New York.

The Chiefs also announced on Tuesday that the club had waived T Andrew Carnahan, LB Curtis Gatewood and WR Kevin Robinson.