Jason La Canfora reports the following update on the Stevie Johnson contract negotiations: "Buffalo traded proposals with WR Steve Johnson, but those sides are nowhere near a deal at this point, sources said."
Naaman Roosevelt is a Bill again. Naaman was signed to the practice squad today. Michael Switzer was released from the practice squad to make room for Naaman. Naaman tweeted early in the day, "#back" and Mike Caussin followed up with: "Glad to see my man @nyce18 (Naaman Roosevelt) back in the building." No word on how Naaman's injured ankle is doing.
Chan Gailey declared Demetrius Bell his starting Left Tackle. Anyone could have figured that out but Gailey held out on announcing Bell as the LT for the past 2 weeks. Clearly this was a motivational tactic on Gailey's part. He toyed with the idea of putting Levitre at Left Tackle but ultimately it was Bell's job to lose and he wasn't going to lose it unless he really fell off. Bell's inconsistency at the beginning of camp and preseason caused this to happen. To his credit, his play has improved since the talk got out that it wasn't his job.
Chan Gailey confirmed that the team will be pumping artificial noise onto the practice field both Wednesday and Thursday to prepare for the crowd noise at Arrowhead Stadium. Arrowhead is one of the loudest stadiums in the league. I watched one of the Chiefs preseason games and the stadium was barely half full yet it was as loud as ever.
Chiefs head coach Todd Haley fully expects Matt Cassel to play Sunday. “He was out there Monday and I full expect him to practice today (Wednesday) and I would expect him to be ready for the game and I think that’s his expectation,” said Haley.
Alex Carrington, who did not practice on Monday was back practicing with his teammates on Wednesday. Carrington missed Monday's practice with an undisclosed injury. Good to see Carrington back on the field. Expectations are high for the 2nd year player. He has shown tremendous progress throughout camp/preseason.
Torell Troup practiced without the giant club on his right hand for the first time today. But he ended up leaving practice and not coming back. Troup came off during individual position drills and spoke with athletic trainers. After a brief conversation he was taken to the training room. It's believed to be a lower back ailment. Tough break for Troup who can't stay healthy. Hopefully it's nothing serious.
In the I bet you don't care department, the team announced it has reached an injury settlement with LB Jammie Kirlew and released him from Injured Reserve. Kirlew was placed on Injured Reserve on September 4th.
Kyle Williams has been working extensively with Marcell Dareus on his pre-snap reads. He wants Dareus to recognize formations properly so he can explode off the line without being out of position.
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