Personnel Preference

I've been kind of slacking on Chiefs roster updates and other happenings, so let me try to get all caught up in one post.

Last week, a couple of ex-Chiefs found new teams. One being the ever controversial Larry Johnson. Apparently the Dolphins see something in Johnson that no other team since the Chiefs have, and have decided to offer LJ a contract. Johnson will be deep in the depth chart with little to no hope of seeing significant playing time this season behind rookie Daniel Thomas and free agent acquisition Reggie Bush. The other ex-Chief is Brodie Croyle, who is taking his 0-10 NFL record down to Arizona, where he will be a back up to new Cardinal Kevin Kolb.

Now for some recent activity, the Chiefs have had to cut their roster to 80 players, which means nine players had to go. The players that have been cut are: LB Eric Bakhtiari, RB Tervaris Johnson, DB Javes Lewis, WR Chris Manno, WR Josue Paul, DB Mario Russell, WR Chandler Williams and K Todd Carter. RT Ryan O'Callaghan was sent down to Injured Reserve. As you can see, a high number of wide receivers were cut, which shows you just how many were on our roster to begin with. And with O'Callaghan being sent down, more importance is being placed upon Jared Gaither to get healthy by the start of the season.

One more thing, ex-Patriots safety James Sanders, who was cut by New England just this week, might be attending a work out with the Chiefs if he does not get a deal done with the Atlanta Falcons. The Chiefs already have starting (Eric Berry and Kendrick Lewis) and back up (Jon McGraw and Sabby Piscitelli) players at those positions, but Sanders could be a welcomed upgrade to either one of our back ups. I don't think he'd push for starting time against Lewis, but you know how Todd Haley loves competition within his team.