Coach Andy Reid knew the Chiefs would be releasing some good players this year when general manager John Dorsey recently put together his annual board denoting potential roster holes.
“I remember the first year, we had a lot of circles up on the board,” said Reid, who arrived in Kansas City before the 2013 season. “And this year, there aren’t those circles. So that’s a good thing.”
But because of that, the Chiefs — who informed at least eight players of their release on Friday — were forced to move on from some pretty talented players prior to the 53-man roster deadline of 3 p.