The Final 53?

In a matter of hours, the Kansas City Chiefs will finalize their 53-man roster. What surprises are ahead for some key veterans and some young players who are hoping to take advantage of a new coaching staff by getting an opportunity to compete for positions despite their youthful inexperience?

As I stated after the game last Thursday night, most of these cuts, if not all of them, were likely done prior to the Saints game.

With that said, here’s my look at how the final 53-man roster will shape up.

Offense - (26)
WR Samie Parker, Jeff Webb, Chris Hannon (3)
LT Kyle Turley, Jordan Black (2)
LG Brian Waters, Chris Bober (2)
C Casey Weigman, Jonathan Ingram (2)
RG Will Shields, Tre' Stallings (2)
RT Will Svitek, Kevin Sampson (2)
TE Tony Gonzalez, Jason Dunn, Kris Wilson (3)
WR Eddie Kennison, Dante Hall (2)
QB Trent Green, Damon Huard, Brodie Croyle (3)
FB Ronnie Cruz, J.R. Niklos (2)
RB Larry Johnson, Michael Bennett, Derrick Ross (3)

Defense - (24)
LE Tamba Hali, Eric Hicks (2)
LT Ron Edwards, Ryan Sims (2)
RT James Reed, Lional Dalton (2)
RE Jared Allen, Jimmy Wilkerson, Clint Mitchell (3)
LOLB Derrick Johnson, Rich Scanlon (2)
MLB Kawicka Mitchell, Boomer Grigsby (2)
ROLB Keyaron Fox Kendrell Bell (2)
LCB Ty Law, Chris Johnson, Benny Sapp (3)
RCB Patrick Surtain, Lenny Walls (2)
SS Sammy Knight, Bernard Pollard (2)
FS Greg Wesley, Jarrad Page (2) – (24)

Special Teams:
P Dustin Colquitt (1)
K Lawrence Tynes (1)
DS Kendall Gammon (1) – (3)


Practice Squad - (9)
C Rudy Niswanger
QB Casey Printers
RT Zach Ville
LB Kris Griffin
LB William Kershaw
LB Nick Reid
CB Marcus Maxey
CB Alphonso Hodge
T Jeremy Parquet