According to SI’s Jim Trotter, Romeo Crennel ran the defensive backs worout at Eric Berry’s pro day. Unfortunately, however, Berry apparently stepped in a hole and hurt his toe, at which time Crennel told him to call it a day and have it chekced out.

It is probably nothing to worry about but it kind of made me chuckle. Imagine how bad Crennel probably wants a player like Berry. I am surprised he didn’t give him a piggyback ride off the field.

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I am not big on the Chiefs taking big gambles. I wanted them to take Julius Peppers but I did not want them to pay a billion dollars to have him. I don’t mind, however, when the Chiefs make smart gambles. The signing of Casey Weigmann is an example of a smart gamble, so long as they don’t put all their eggs in his 36 year old basket. A major offseason need the Chiefs have been trying to fill is the offensive line. While it may appear the Chiefs have done enough to improve the unit by signing Ryan Lilja and Weigmann, they still need depth and injury insurance. A player has recently became available. Would you gamble on him? He is a 27 year old, 6-4, 325 pound guard and has been selected to two Pro Bowls. He is currently a free agent. Should be really expensive right? Probably not. You see, that was the good. The bad is that the player has only played 2 games in the last 2 seasons due to injuries and has suffered from depression. These issues are largely why his previous team released him. Still, if the player still wants to play, would you take a gamble on him and take him to camp? The players identity is after the jump.

Free Safety Sean Jones signed with Tampa Bay.  His deal with the Bucs is for two years, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter

Happy St. Paddy’s Addicts. It is my favorite day of the year! I am going to work today against my better judgment. Then it is home for some soda bread, Jameson and The Quiet Man.

Until then, here is your Morning Fix:

The signing of G Ryan Lilja to a three-year contract on Tuesday kept alive what has been a busy 10-day period for the Chiefs in free agency. In fact, they have been the busiest teams in the league when it comes to adding talent to the roster. They’ve kept six of their own players and signed five UFAs. They’ve kept or added OLB Mike Vrabel, WR Terrance Copper, RB Jackie Battle, WR Chris Chambers, QB Matt Gutierrez, RB Kolby Smith, RB Thomas Jones, WR Jerheme Urban, NT Shaun Smith, C Casey Wiegmann and Lilja.

Off-Season Moves/AFC Review … A Cup O’Chiefs-BobGretz.com

The 6-foot-2, 290-pound Kansas City native is considered a solid performer when healthy, but knee injuries kept him out of part of the 2006 season and all of 2008.

Signed by the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent out of Kansas State in 2004, Lilja was picked up by the Colts one day after Kansas City cut him. The move was a major disappointment for the Chiefs, who had hoped that nobody would pick him up and he would then join Kansas City’s practice squad.

Lilja brings plenty of big-game experience to a Kansas City team that finished its last two seasons with records of 2-14 and 4-12. He started eight playoff games for Indianapolis, including two Super Bowls.

Chiefs beef up offensive line with Lilja signing-The Associated Press

As we’ve talked about all over this blog, the Lions new acquisitions along the defensive line seems to be designed to allow them to go another direction with their #2 overall selection. Though Kevin Ferguson of SideLion Report disagrees with me, I think this all but assures the Lions try to protect Matt Stafford by picking up OT Russell Okung. The truth is that the Lions need to protect their best QB prospect ever, and the tackles will go so fast and furious in Round 1 that all the elite pass protectors will be off the board.

We examined the consequences of the Lions going offensive tackle, rather than defensive tackle. And the key result seems to be that DT Gerald McCoy of Oklahoma will likely fall to the Kansas City Chiefs selection:

1. St. Louis Rams: QB Sam Bradford, Oklahoma
2. Detroit Lions: OT Russell Okung, Oklahoma State
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: DT Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska
4. Washington Redskins: QB Jimmy Clausen, Notre Dame

As the Lions go with Okung, this is most definitely going to be the fallout from that selection. And the Chiefs at this point are going to have a choice between the favorite of the Chiefs blogosphere, S Eric Berry of Tennessee, and McCoy.

Now we Chiefs fans are emotional creatures, and we have largely wedded ourselves so tightly to Eric Berry at this point that following our chances of picking him up has been a roller coaster. First, he was the frontrunner, then everybody started talking about Okung, then we started scratching our heads about McClain because of the Saban connection, but McClain has looked terrible in offseason workouts, so then it’s back to Okung who looked great, but the Lions seem set to take him now, leaving Berry as the frontrunner again.

At this point it would border on a personal affront to the Gods of Football should Pioli pass on Berry, for all we’ve been through in a single offseason.

But I assure you, Pioli’s obsession with defensive line does not share the emotional loyalty of a Chiefs fan.

More after the jump.

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The signings of Casey Weigmann and Ryan Lilja have me thinking. Are the Chiefs mostly finished rebuilding their offensive line?

Scott Pioli said at the NFL Combine that the offensive line was a priority but not necessarily THE priority. That was the comment that convinced me that there was no way the Chiefs would take an offensive lineman in the first round. Now that the Chiefs have added two new lineman, I am thinking Pioli may be about finished up front.

The signings of Weigmann and Lilja all but confirms that there is no way the Chiefs are moving Albert out of his LT position. Weigmann has a decent shot to be the starting center and Lilja will obviously fill the right guard position. I think the Chiefs like O’Callahan and I do not see them replacing him at RT with Albert and drafting a LT.

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What. Did. I. Tell. You?

Chiefs have confirmed the signing. I believe Josh Looney announced it on his live call in show on KC Chiefs.com. I am listening now.

If I can just take a minute to gloat here and I told you I would, I said this morning that Lilja would be a Chief by the end of the day.

Ironically, I had been hearing from a couple sources that the Chiefs were offering Lilja less than 2 other teams and that he likely would not be signed. I was just about to finish an article blasting Scott Pioli for not paying up when the news of the signing broke. I am glad I did not have to post that article because it was not nice. My thoughts after the jump.