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Chiefs roster prediction: The final 53

By Matt Verderame

Nov 20, 2014; Oakland, CA, USA; Kansas City Chiefs general manager John Dorsey during the game against the Oakland Raiders at O.co Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 20, 2014; Oakland, CA, USA; Kansas City Chiefs general manager John Dorsey during the game against the Oakland Raiders at O.co Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Kansas City Chiefs need to get to 53 players by Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. CST. Here’s my stab at who they keep.

Kansas City general manager John Dorsey is going to have some very tough decisions to make. The Chiefs are more loaded then they have been in recent years, leaving plenty of quality players on the roster bubble.

Typically, teams keep 25 players on offense and 25 on defense, with the remaining three being on special teams. While it isn’t something a team would normally do, I’m keeping four running backs on the team. Knile Davis simply has too much value in the return game to ignore. If you don’t think that has a ton of value, re-watch the playoff game against the Houston Texans.

Defensively, there is going to be a logjam at corner. After the team acquired Kenneth Acker from the San Francisco 49ers, it is hard to see either Marcus Cooper or Jamell Fleming making the roster. Cooper would have the better shot because he play a bit of safety and corner, but it is hard to see him gaining a spot.

Quarterback (3)

Alex Smith, Nick Foles, Tyler Bray

Running back (4)

Jamaal Charles, Spencer Ware, Charcandrick West, Knile Davis

Fullback (1)

Anthony Sherman

Wide receiver (6)

Jeremy Maclin, Chris Conley, Albert Wilson, Rod Streater, Tyreek Hill, Demarcus Robinson

Tight end (4)

Travis Kelce, Demetrius Harris, Ross Travis, James O’Shaughnessy

Offensive line (7)

Eric Fisher, Mitchell Schwartz, Parker Ehinger, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, Mitch Morse, Jah Reid, Zach Fulton

Defensive line (6)

Dontari Poe, Allen Bailey, Jaye Howard, Chris Jones, Rakeem Nunez-Roches, Nick Williams

Outside linebackers (5)

Dee Ford, Tamba Hali, Frank Zombo, Dezman Moses, Dadi Nicolas

Inside linebackers (4)

Derrick Johnson, Justin March, Ramik Wilson, D.J. Alexander

Cornerbacks (6)

Marcus Peters, Phillip Gaines, Steven Nelson, KeiVarae Russell, Kenneth Acker, D.J. White

Safeties (4)

Eric Berry, Ron Parker, Daniel Sorensen, Eric Murray

Long snapper (1)

James Winchester

Kicker (1)

Cairo Santos

Punter (1)

Dustin Colquitt

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