Before we get into the cuts, did anyone notice the Chiefs' desperation in selling some of these tickets? KCChiefs.com had a splash page up yesterday and today promoting ticket packages. Also, during last night's game, there was a scrolling marquee at the bottom of the screen promoting Chiefs tickets. I guess when you've handcuffed yourself to the Chiefs soldout record as much as Carl Peterson has, you live and die with it.

*Note: Red is for the players who are getting cut, yellow for the practice squad and the blue for the PUP list. Take a look over and let me know if I've made any obvious errors. Special teams is pretty much set so I'm not worrying about that. Also, I'm pretty sure Patrice Majondo-Mwamba is an international player exemption that doesn't count towards the roster.

OFFENSE

WR	18 Samie Parker	80 Jeff Webb	82 Dwayne Bowe	9 Ean Randolph	85 Eddie Drummond
WR	87 Eddie Kennison	81 Chris Hannon	14 Brad Ekwerekwu	8 Bobby Sippio
QB	11 Damon Huard	12 Brodie Croyle	1 Casey Printers	15 Jeff Terrell
RB	27 Larry Johnson	26 Michael Bennett	21 Kolby Smith	38 Marcus O'Keith	39 Derrick Ross	31 Priest Holmes
FB	84 Kris Wilson	46 Boomer Grigsby	30 Gilbert Harris
LT	77 Damion McIntosh	71 Will Svitek
LG	54 Brian Waters	65 Herb Taylor	72 James Newby
C	62 Casey Wiegmann	64 Rudy Niswanger	73 Rob Hunt
RG	76 John Welbourn	61 Tre Stallings
RT	60 Chris Terry	74 Kyle Turley
TE	88 Tony Gonzalez	89 Jason Dunn	84 Kris Wilson	47 Michael Allan	48 Keith Willis

DEFENSE

LE	91 Tamba Hali	96 Jimmy Wilkerson
LT	95 Ron Edwards	92 James Reed	65 Patrice Majondo-Mwamba
RT	70 Alfonso Boone	93 Tank Tyler	73 Kiki Gonzalez
RE	69 Jared Allen	90 Turk McBride	72 Montez Murphy	61 Michael Heard
LOLB	56 Derrick Johnson	97 Keyaron Fox	57 Nick Reid
MLB	50 Napoleon Harris	52 William Kershaw	98 Nate Harris
ROLB	59 Donnie Edwards	99 Kendrell Bell	55 Rich Scanlon
LCB	24 Ty Law	39 Dimitri Patterson	35 Will Poole	40 Justin Phinisee
RCB	23 Patrick Surtain	20 Benny Sapp	34 Tyron Brackenridge
SS	49 Bernard Pollard	25 Greg Wesley	30 Marlon Fair
FS	44 Jarrad Page	47 Jon McGraw	29 Chad Williams

I think the addition of kick returner Eddie Drummond pretty much seals the practice squad fate of Jeff Webb and Ean Randolph. Webb and Randolph are both kick return guys first and receivers second. The addition of Drummond eliminates the return need, relegating Webb and Randolph to next year. Plus, I think the addition of Bobby Sippio would push those guys further down the WR depth chart anyway. Justin Phinisee is in the same boat. His return skills were part of the reason he was still around and with Drummond in, he's on the practice squad as well.

Michael Allan is potentially our TE of the future. Tony G doesn't have that many years left and his retirement in the next few years would coincide perfectly with the development of Allan.

Our starting linebackers are definitely set. Kendrell Bell's salary really prohibits him from being cut at the moment so he stays. Rich Scanlon can play all three LB positions so he's in as well. William Kershaw has had a pretty good preseason so he earns a spot as well. Nick Reid on the practice squad is a bit of a stretch but I gotta throw one local guy in.

No reason for three fullbacks. Bye bye Gilbert Harris. The Chiefs aren't cutting a "folk hero" with a mohawk.

Benny Sapp and Dimitri Patterson both earned their backup CB spots this preseason, with Sapp playing especially well last night. Jarrad Page had a few nice tackles last night but also missed a few, which means I'm still worried about him. I've said it before- Jon McGraw is a Herm guy. He'll be around.

I'm going to sit here and look at this chart throughout today. I'll note any changes I make. Cuts are by 3 pm 6 pm tomorrow. Any spots where you particularly agree or disagree?

The final game of the preseason is tonight against the St. Louis Rams. Hardly any of the starters will be playing and besides Brodie Croyle starting the game, there won't be a whole lot to talk about. I've gathered some odd and quirky facts about some of the Kansas City Chiefs players so you can keep the conversation going at the office, on your couch or at the bar. Feel free to claim that you found these on your own. All of the info comes from the horribly outdated NFLPlayers.com.

Damon Huard

Nickname: Huey

Favorite movies: Risky Business, Stand By Me, Braveheart

Football heroes growing up: Dan Marino and John Elway (You have to be ****ing kidding me)

Few people know that: Huard worked for the co-founder of Microsoft (Paul Allen) his first year out of college

Larry Johnson

Favorite movie: Glory

Few people know that: Larry's a painter

Pre-game ritual: Listening to the Glory soundtrack

Nicknames: LJ and Big L

Tony Gonzalez

Craziest ambition: Act on Broadway

Autobiography would be called: Keepin' it Real

Favorite movie: Forrest Gump

Casey Wiegman

Few people know that: Casey's hometown of Parkersburg, IA, has had four NFL players come out of it

Favorite bands: Dave Matthews Band, Limp Bizkit, and Godsmack. Of course, Jimmy Buffet.

Nickname: Wigs

Patrick Surtain

Few people know that: Grew up with Juvenile, the rapper

Craziest ambition: To get a million dollars in singles and wallow in it

Hobbies: Sleeping and watching Sportscenter

Rod Gardner

Nicknames: Playboy, Sticky Fingers, Rod

Craziest ambition: Own a yacht

Dream car: Camry

So, Huey is a traitor; The Big L is deeper than we all thought; Tony G is a more than likely a diva; Wigs couldn't get any whiter; Patrick Surtain was makin' it rain before Pacman Jones; and former Chief Rod Gardner is probably closer to a buying a Camry than ever.

Nothing serious though.

I don't have much to add here other than the general wondering of what happens if Brodie Croyle has a huge game. I know he won't be installed as the starter but if Croyle does come up big against St. Louis on Thursday, that will just muddy the whole QB situation even more as the season wears on.

Finally.

Some of those "cuts" have already been reported here at AP. The eight players that we were looking for are:

• T George Batiste
• G Chris Bober
• LB David Hicks
• CB Michael Bragg
• FB Greg Hanoian
• T Kevin Sampson
• WR Maurice Price
• WR Brent Little

Keep an eye on the depth chart. It hasn't been updated yet but it will be soon. We're still shaky on the right side of the offensive line (and everywhere else for that matter with the exception of Brian Waters) so the Kevin Sampson cut is a little bit surprising. Also, Michael Bragg seemed to have a slight leg up on a couple CBs but I guess not.

Nothing really shocking here Chiefs fans. By Saturday, 22 more players will be gone. I'll digest these and probably give my thoughts in the comment section.

Was current Chiefs offensive lineman Kyle Turley. I found this interesting tidbit over at the FanHouse (Thanks MDS!). Check it out:

I always found it interesting how when you were a kid, even the smallest gestures by others could have a huge impact. Kyle Turley is pretty much defined by his on-the-field helmet throwing incident back in 2001. You can bet this story got .1% (for good reason) of the media play that his helmet tossing incident did. Once you get past the tattoos and the occasional temper flare up, I'm sure Kyle Turley is a pretty regular guy.

Sorry. Damien Huard.

**UPDATE TUESDAY PM** The cuts have been announced.

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By tomorrow, the Chiefs will have to trim their roster down to 75 players which means 8 players currently on the roster will be gone. Then, on September 1st, the roster will be trimmed down to season standard of 53 players. That means that by the end of this week, the Chiefs will have gotten rid of 30 players. Before the Saints game, the Chiefs released WR Rod Gardner and WR Titus Ryan; TE Mike Pinkard; the Mexitackle Ramiro Pruneda; and defensive lineman Chris Harris and CB Marcus Maxey. Here are 8 players that have the possibility of getting cut tomorrow or by September 1st.

#	Name	Pos	Born	Exp	Acquired
53	David Hicks	LB	8/7/1984	R	CFA-07
61	Michael Herd	DE	05/24/1984	R	CFA-07
15	Jeff Terrell	QB	1/24/1985	R	CFA-07
39	Derrick Ross	RB	12/29/1983	2	FA-06
29	Chad Williams	S	1/22/1979	6	FA-07
14	Brad Ekwerekwu	WR	10/3/1985	R	CFA-07
13	Brent Little	WR	4/3/1983	1	FA-07
17	Maurice Price	WR	9/11/1985	R	CFA-07

Considering that the Chiefs will have to drop another 22 players by September 1st, there could be a lot of overlap deciding between the cuts tomorrow and the cuts on the 1st. Some of the guys will end up on the practice squad. Here's a little info on the practice squad from Wikipedia:

Players credited with two or more NFL seasons are ineligible, which rules out Chad Williams and if I'm not mistaken Derrick Ross. I don't think Marcus O'Keith is that much better than Ross, if at all, but O'Keith doesn't fumble like Ross either. The other guys on the list are guys who made absolutely no noise in training camp or the preseason. Honestly, I had never heard of Michael Herd and I'm googling info on the Chiefs literally all the time. Brad Ekwerekwu has the chance to be a practice squad guy. He seems like he has decent skills. If you're an Eck guy, you're in good company. Redbeard over at Arrowhead Addict is absolutely nuts for the former MU wideout.

I'm not saying all of these guys are the exact guys who are going to get cut tomorrow. Its a jumping off point to see who the Chiefs will eventually keep on their 53 man roster. For example, the Chiefs have 14 corners and safeties so its more than likely that Chad Williams won't be the only secondary guy to get cut.

For now, it has been settled. Damon Huard will start in Houston on September 9th for the Kansas City Chiefs. Despite my disappointment, Damon Huard is the offensive leader of this team whether we like it or not. And as Chiefs fans, its time to rally behind our starting QB.

The picture above is after the Chiefs victory over the Seahawks last year. Lets hope we see many more pictures just like it in 2007.