"I like those socks, LJ." LJ: "Everyone's wearing them now."via UWRF
Updated 2:33 PM
The Kansas City Chiefs are just ending the first practice of their final two-a-day of camp. Not much exciting today, except for the addition to the tight end group.
Here are a few general highlights:
- Tyler Thigpen didn't participate in the morning session
- LS Thomas Gafford took reps with the tight ends
- Chiefs practiced against a simulated Vikings defense
- Mike Brown after swatting down a Cassel pass: "Where's the tissue? Where's the tissue? Keep crying!"
As always, we'll update this post when the UWRF reports come in.
General stuff
- The Chiefs are in shorts and shoulder pads today (Josh Looney at the Mothership)
- More time was spent simulating the Minnesota Vikings defense (Bob Gretz at CBS Sports)
- 67 degrees and 90% (!) humidity (National Weather Service)
- Only 40 fans showed up (UWRF)
Offense
- LS Thomas Gafford took reps in individual drills with the tight ends (Josh Looney at the Mothership)
- Haley on Bowe: "That's the way run a route right there, great job Bowe." (Josh Looney at the Mothership)
- Jackie Battle had a nice run after a great job blocking by the left side of the line (Josh Looney at the Mothership)
- Bobby Engram had a touchdown catch (Mitch Holthus Twitter)
- On that touchdown catch, Engram got both feet in bounds in the left corner of the end zone (UWRF)
- Barry Richardson continued to work with the first team at RT (UWRF)
- Cassel overthrew two deep balls in 7-on-7 (UWRF)
Defense
- Mike Brown seeing some first team time with Bernard Pollard sitting out (Josh Looney at the Mothership)
- "It’s like a pick-up hoops game out here to open some more 11-v-11 work. The DBs are having some fun with QB Matt Cassel after Cassel wanted CB Brandon Carr to call his own foul (defensive holding) after celebrating a pass breakup." (Josh Looney at the Mothership)
- Brandon Carr and Maurice Leggett had pass break ups while Alex Magee had a sack (Mitch Holthus Twitter)
- Jarrad Page intercepted a Gutierrez pass intended for Quinten Lawrence (UWRF)
- Jovan Belcher and Brandon Flowers both knocked down passes (UWRF)
- As usual, Boone and Dorsey were at ends while Jackson and Magee rotated in (UWRF)
Special teams
- These guys returned kicks: Maurice Leggett, Taurus Johnson, Rodney Wright, Dantrell Savage and Bobby Engram. Leggett and Johnson got the most work (Josh Looney at the Mothership)
Injuries
- Tyler Thigpen is in sweats and not participating (Josh Looney at the Mothership)
- Bernard Pollard was held out (Josh Looney at the Mothership)
- And now we hear Pollard left early (Bob Gretz at CBS Sports)
- These three are still out: Tavares Washington, Kolby Smith and Zach Thomas (Bob Gretz at CBS Sports)
- I guess this belongs under injuries: O-line coach Bill Muir was taken out on a play but got up with the help of a player (UWRF)