Player file

Michael Heldman

EDG Edge Defender · Central Michigan · PRO

6' 3" · 268 lbs · ESPN roster listing (measurement date not published)

age 23 · born 2003-03-10 · corroborated by nflverse players.csv · as of 2026-09-20

ESPN team roster · 2026-09-20

KC · practice-squad

Formal report: Practice: not reported · Game designation not reported. Check next report · Plan coverage

Inspect sources and coverage · Open club

Inspect file assembly

lifecycle: rookie (no NFL regular season yet) — no NFL regular season yet (nflverse rookie_season 2026) (nflverse players.csv) · card built 2026-09-20

Inspect season and contract figures

Last season line

Not yet available · No 2026 season total is reported for this player in the source snapshot checked 2026-09-21T11:41:04.914Z. Missing statistics are not zero. Earlier seasons remain in NFL by year. (asOf 2026-09-21T11:41:04.914Z)

Contract

Not sourced yet · OTC KC salary-cap table had no Active/IR row matching this official-chart name. — the club cap table is Active/IR only (practice squad and reserve rows omitted), so a miss is a coverage gap, not "no contract" (asOf 2026-09-20T15:11:45.390Z)

Season stats

Contract

as of 2026-09-20T15:11:45.390Z

Official games

Not sourced yet · no line, start, appearance or DNP row for this id in the 65 NFL game summaries ingested (2026 preseason; not the full slate) — a coverage bound, not a DNP (asOf 2026-09-20)

College by year

2025 · Central Michigan · defensive48 tkl · 11.5 sackCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14
2024 · Central Michigan · defensive29 tkl · 4.0 sackCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14
2023 · Central Michigan · defensive19 tkl · 1 sackCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14
2022 · Central Michigan · defensive20 tkl · 2.0 sackCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14
2021 · Central Michigan · defensive3 tkl · 0 sackCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14

CollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14

Draft

Searched — none · searched nflverse draft_picks 1980–2026 (12927 rows) by gsis_id 00-0041329: no pick row — undrafted (the ledger carries every selection since 1980) (asOf 2026-09-20)

Combine / pro day

Searched — none · searched nflverse combine 2000–2026 (8968 rows) by pfr_id HeldMi00: no recorded combine row in the covered dataset; invitation status is not established (a pro-day-only workout is not in this table and stays unknown) (asOf 2026-09-20)

Not sourced yet · pro day: pro-day results are not on any provisioned source

Injuries

Source not provisioned · no reserve/injury filing for this name in official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing) and no weekly injury-report row (30 of 32 clubs have a posted report as of 2026-09-20T15:46:37.182Z). Pre-window history is not on a provisioned source. Next: connect a source that covers this field. (asOf 2026-09-20)

Suspensions / discipline

Not sourced yet · no discipline records on file · search bound: recorded search of official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing) for /\bsuspend|reserve\s*\/\s*suspended|commissioner(?:'s)?\s+exempt|exempt\s*\/\s*commissioner/i: 5 filings. The league discipline ledger is not a provisioned source, so absence here is a bounded search, not a true negative. (asOf 2026-09-20)

Transactions

Source not provisioned · no filing for this name in official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing). Pre-window movement is not on a provisioned source. Next: connect a source that covers this field. (asOf 2026-09-20)

Awards

Source not provisioned · nflverse draft_picks 1980–2026 carries drafted players only; no pick row for gsis_id 00-0041329 (undrafted or pre-1980). Honors for undrafted players are not on a provisioned source — a bounded search, not a true negative Next: connect a source that covers this field. (asOf 2026-09-20)

Inspect · sources, membership and decision coverage

Availability · Practice and game designation not reported

Roster membership is separate from health, practice participation and game designation. Active does not confirm that a player will dress. Practice-squad players require promotion/elevation in a Scenario; other blocked memberships cannot enter an eligible lineup.

Michael Heldman · Practice Squad · observed 2026-09-21 · transition date unresolved · Promotion/elevation required for a lineup; any assumption belongs to Scenario. · Official roster

Michael Heldman · Decision coverage

One canonical person · current participant · 3 answered / 8 applicable questions · 0 do not apply.

Answered includes sourced values and bounded negatives. A future checkpoint is not overdue ingestion; an unresolved source is not proof of nonpublication.

Not sourced yet: 4 · Not yet available: 1

Evidence windows stay explicit. Historical awards, discipline and college links are outside this decision count.

Membership
Answered · practice-squad
Evidence window: 2026-09-21T11:09:13.084Z
chiefs.com / current roster sections
Lineup eligibility
Answered · Promotion/elevation required. Actual is unchanged.
Evidence window: 2026-09-21T11:09:13.084Z
chiefs.com / current roster sections
Listed role
Answered · DE
chiefs.com / players-roster + depth chart
Recent usage / sample
Not sourced yet · no line, start, appearance or DNP row for this id in the 65 NFL game summaries ingested (2026 preseason; not the full slate) — a coverage bound, not a DNP
Evidence window: 2026-09-20
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Production / sample
Not yet available · No 2026 season total is reported for this player in the source snapshot checked 2026-09-21T11:41:04.914Z. Missing statistics are not zero. Earlier seasons remain in NFL by year.
Evidence window: 2026-09-21T11:41:04.914Z
nflverse player statistics regular season 2026 (retrieved)
Owner: Player evidence ingestion · Await the named event or checkpoint.
Practice participation
Not sourced yet · The Week 3 source has no verified dated report here (no_table_observed). Publication and clearance are not inferred.
Owner: Club report ingestion · Resolve or update this question.
Game designation
Not sourced yet · The Week 3 source has no verified dated report here (no_table_observed). Publication and clearance are not inferred.
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Contract term
Not sourced yet · OTC KC salary-cap table had no Active/IR row matching this official-chart name. — the club cap table is Active/IR only (practice squad and reserve rows omitted), so a miss is a coverage gap, not "no contract"
Evidence window: 2026-09-20T15:11:45.390Z
Owner: Player evidence ingestion · Resolve or update this question.