KC Chiefs receivers Junior Hemingway, Frankie Hammond sign rights tenders

Receivers Junior Hemingway and Frankie Hammond signed their exclusive rights tenders with the Chiefs on Monday, according to the NFL’s transaction report.

Hemingway, 26, caught 12 passes for 108 yards in 2014. A seventh-round pick in 2012, Hemingway is a solid special-teams player who showed flashes as a receiver in 2013, when he caught 13 passes for 125 yards and two touchdowns. He earned more playing time as a receiver last season, but dealt with a concussion, hip and hamstring injuries.

Hammond, 25, caught four passes for 45 yards, returned 15 punts for 200 yards and two kicks for 74 yards in 2014.

This story was originally published April 20, 2015 at 11:55 PM with the headline "KC Chiefs receivers Junior Hemingway, Frankie Hammond sign rights tenders."