Chiefs Waive Former Patriots LB Vince Redd

by Joel Thorman on Aug 24, 2009 9:20 AM CDT in 2009 Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp

Update 7:56 PM: The NFL has suspended Redd for the first four games of the '09 season. Read more.

The Kansas City Chiefs waived former New England Patriots LB Vince Redd.

Redd was picked up by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 2nd, 2008. He appeared in five of the team's final six games in 2008.

The Chiefs signed him exactly three weeks ago to the day on August 3rd.

(Edit: The Chiefs actually signed him on August 4th. Initial reports of his signing came out on the 3rd.)

Redd's name rarely came up in our training camp reports. In two preseason games with the Chiefs, he recorded zero tackles and zero assists.

With little to go on, I can't figure out why A) the Chiefs signed him or B) why he didn't see much time. A far-out-there theory could be that the Chiefs wanted to kick the tires on him a little bit to keep his name at the top of the waiver wire. Similar to Todd Haley working out David Terrell, who hadn't been in the NFL in several years.

This isn't really related, but Adam Caplan of Scout says a source has told him that the Patriots originally released Redd because they planned to use more 4-3 defensive fronts this season.

Anyway, this leaves the Chiefs with 79 roster spots meaning it's likely they will soon be signing someone else. The Chiefs can hold 80 players until September 1st.

Odds that it's a wide receiver or offensive linemen?

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lol

you beat me too it

by Chiefs Northwest on Aug 24, 2009 9:22 AM CDT reply actions

If it's not a lineman

I’m taking my toys and going home.

by NJ Chiefs Fan on Aug 24, 2009 9:22 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs

new player

has to be for the o line

by sunny D on Aug 24, 2009 9:23 AM CDT reply actions

O-line or TE

by TonyG88 on Aug 24, 2009 9:29 AM CDT reply actions

About the only

O-line guy out there right now that may be worth a kick of the tires on would be Levi Jones.

by JohnNdallas on Aug 24, 2009 9:44 AM CDT reply actions

Mark Taucher would disagree.

And so, Craig finds himself leaping from blog to blog, striving to put right what once went wrong, and hoping each time that his next leap, will be the leap home.

by craig in calgary on Aug 24, 2009 9:46 AM CDT up reply actions

It needs to be OL

by JBChiefs on Aug 24, 2009 9:58 AM CDT reply actions

You never know

I remember the Chiefs getting rid of a certain offensive lineman who when to Denver and had himself a very, very good season.

D-Bowe, Mark Bradley, Bobby Engram and Turtle. Four Chiefs WRers. 4 Pro Bowlers.

by Patrick Allen on Aug 24, 2009 9:58 AM CDT reply actions

Wiegmann

Should have never been allowed to leave. This isn’t a case of me saying this in hind sight. I was PISSED when Peterson just let him walk.

by JohnNdallas on Aug 24, 2009 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions

you mean Herm let him go.

Didn’t matter if you were still good or not if you were over 30, Herm wanted you gone.

Herm is gone things are better with that one move!!

by bringbacktheglory on Aug 24, 2009 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions

herm

was a moron, but Peterson had final say on personnel. Idiots like Kietzman convinced Peterson the Chiefs had to much money in their O-Line. So Peterson in his infinite wisdom rectified the situation!

Results. One possible two starting caliber O-Linemen!

by JohnNdallas on Aug 24, 2009 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions