Good morning, Addicts! It’s Friday, which means it is time for quiet celebration in your cubicle or at your spacious desk. No more work for the rest of this week, you get to leave and then party until the break of dawn. As for the Kansas City Chiefs, they are getting ready to leave for Indianapolis, where the NFL Scouting Combine will take place all of next week.
Here is the news you need to know…
Marshall Faulk can’t understand why the Chiefs would keep Jamaal Charles – Kevin Petra of NFL.com
"The Chiefs could save about $5.3 million dollars — with no dead money — by cutting Charles. K.C. has a bevy of pending free agents including Eric Berry, Derrick Johnson, Tamba Hali, Jaye Howard, Sean Smith and Husain Abdullah, among others. However, the Chiefs will also have an estimated $32 million in salary-cap space without snipping Charles, per OverTheCap.com."
Trade of Jared Allen was win-win for Minnesota Vikings and Kansas City Chiefs – Adam Teicher of ESPN
"Allen played the first four seasons of his NFL career with the Chiefs, who selected him in the fourth round of the 2004 draft. Those were productive seasons, as Allen totaled 43 sacks and led the league with 15.5 in 2007, his last season in Kansas City."
Derrick Johnson wants to remain in Kansas City – Joel Thorman or Arrowhead Pride
"If DJ weren’t playing at a high level it would be easier to make the call to walk away from a 33-year old linebacker. But he IS playing at a high level as evidenced by his Pro Bowl season. He said in the interview that the year off with his Achilles injury did help in a way because it gave the rest of his body a year off. The Chiefs should take advantage of the fountain of youth that DJ has found."