WITH THE FIRST PRESEASON GAME OF THE YEAR COMING UP FRIDAY NIGHT IN ATLANTA THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS YESTERDAY RELEASED THEIR DEPTH CHART.
ON THE OFFENSIVE SIDE THERE WEREN'T ANY REAL SURPRISES. MATT CASSEL WILL START AT QUARTERBACK WITH BRODIE CROYLE BEHIND HIM.
AT RUNNING BACK THOMAS JONES WILL BE ON THE FIRST TEAM WITH JAMAAL CHARLES SECOND, BUT EXPECT BOTH RUNNERS TO GET A HEAVY DOSE OF ACTION ALL YEAR.
CHRIS CHAMBERS AND DEWAYNE BOWE WILL START AT SPLIT END AND FLANKER WITH JERHEME URBAN AND DEXTER MCCLUSTER SERVING AS BACKUPS.
LEONARD POPE HOLDS THE STARTING TIGHT END JOB ABOVE ROOKIE TONY MOEAKI. THE OFFENSIVE LINE STARTERS ARE BRANDON ALBERT AT LEFT TACKLE WITH BRIAN WATERS BACK FROM INJURY STARTING AT LEFT GUARD.
THE BATTLE AT CENTER RIGHT NOW APPEARS HAS IS BEING WON BY STARTER RUDY NISWANGER OVER FORMER LONGTIME STARTING CENTER CASEY WIEGMANN. RYAN LILJA WILL START AT RIGHT GUARD AHEAD OF JON ASAMOAH AND RYAN O'CALLAGHAN GETS THE NOD AT LEFT TACKLE OVER BRAYMER NATIVE AND FORMER MISSOURI TIGER COLIN BROWN.
DEFENSIVELY THE CHIEFS HAVE TYSON JACKSON SLATED TO START AT LEFT END WITH RON EDWARDS AT NOSE AND GLEN DORSEY AT RIGHT END.
AT LEFT OUTSIDE LINEBACKER MIKE VRABEL WILL START WITH COREY MAYS AT LEFT INSIDE LINEBACKER AND DEMORRIO WILLIAMS AT RIGHT INSIDE LINEBACKER AHEAD OF FORMER FIRST ROUND PICK DERRICK JOHNSON. TAMBA HALI STILL HOLDS HIS STARTING SPOT AT RIGHT OUTSIDE LINEBACKER.
THE D-BACKS WILL HAVE BRANDON FLOWERS AT LEFT CORNER AND BRANDON CARR AT RIGHT CORNER WITH FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICK ERIC BERRY AT STRONG SAFETY AND JON MCGRAW STARTING AT STRONG SAFETY HOLDING OFF ROOKIE KENDRICK LEWIS FOR THAT STARTING SPOT.
OFFESNSE
QB-
1- MATT CASSEL
2- BRODIE CROYLE
HB-
1- THOMAS JONES
2- JAMAAL CHARLES
FB-
1-TIM CASTILLE
2- MIKE COX
SE-
1- CHRIS CHAMBERS
2-JERHEME URBAN
FLANKER-
1-DEWAYNE BOWE
2-DEXTER MCCLUSTER
TE-
1-LEONARD POP
2- TONY MOEAKI
LT
1-BRANDON ALBERT
2-BARRY RICHARDSON
LG-
1-BRIAN WATERS
2-IKECHUKU NDUKWE
C-
1-RUDY NISWANGER
2-CASEY WIEGMANN
RG-
1-RYAN LILJA
2-JON ASAMOAH
RT-
1-RYAN O'CALLAGHAN
2-COLIN BROWN
DEFENSE
LEFT END-
1-TYSON JACKSON
2-SHAUN SMITH
NOSE TACKLE-
1-RON EDWARDS
2-DEREK LOKEY
RIGHT END-
1-GLENN DORSEY
2-WALLACE GILBERRY
LOLB-
1-MIKE VRABEL
2-ANDY STUDEBAKER
LILB-
1-COERY MAYS
2-JOVAN BELCHER
RILB-
1-DEMORRIO WILLIAMS
2- DERRICK JOHNSON
ROLB-
1-TAMBA HALI
2-CAMERON SHEFFIELD
LCB-
1-BRANDON FLOWERS
2-MAURICE LEGGETT
SS-
1-JON MCGRAW
2-KENDRICK LEWIS
FS-
1-ERIC BERRY
2-RESHARD LANGFORD
RCB-
1-BRANDON CARR
2-JAVIER ARENAS
