Priest Holmes making a comeback?

UPDATE 4:30 CST: Priest Holmes will report to training camp in River Falls, WI this Saturday. He passed thorough examinations conducted by a group of orthopedic physicians and specialists this week in Miami, so he’s good to go medically. What I liked from this press release was this statement from King Carl, “If he’s able to come back, he understands and accepts the fact that he would have a different role than when he was the starter.” This shows me that both Peterson and Priest have their minds right when it comes to the running back situation in K.C., and that this won’t screw up the L.J. negotiations. I don’t think Peterson was implying that Michael Bennett will be ahead of Priest on the depth chart if L.J. doesn’t sign. – Kansas City Chiefs Official Site

I figured that maybe a few Chiefs check out our site from time to time. I also figured that someone from the organization had at least heard of The COAT. So when Priest Holmes made it public that he wants to be at Chiefs training camp today, it seemed like a pretty big coincidence. Is it just me, or does it seem that Priest wants to redeem himself for his loss to Willie Lanier in The COAT?

On a more serious not, if Priest is honestly considering a comeback, then I’m aboard. Barring that Larry Johnson gets signed, this would give us the best backfield in the NFL. I don’t care what anybody says, Priest would instantly be our No. 2 running back and third down back. I don’t want to get too damn excited and let myself down, but it looks like both he and the Chiefs are serious. I think this could actually happen.

Of course, the other thing that could happen is that Priest realizes he doesn’t have it any more during camp, or even that he’s too afraid of getting injured once again.

For now, cross your fingers. We’ll certainly have more on this as it develops.

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Chris says:

July 25, 2007 at 2:01 pm

Priest Holmes will report to training camp on Saturday, per the official site.

ArowhedKC says:

July 25, 2007 at 2:23 pm

Look at the Priest Holmes M.O. guys…think about the timing (LJ holdout) and how the public and media are viewing the Chiefs (most expecting a 6-10 record).No. 31 is here, once again, to prove everyone wrong.For true lovers of the Red and Gold, this couldn't happen at a better time. I suddenly am extremely interested in this training camp!Somebody call the satellite people, I'm ordering HBO.