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How Ben Niemann beat out Ukeme Eligwe for the final Chiefs linebacker spot

The Kansas City Chiefs kept five inside linebackers at the 53-man roster deadline Saturday afternoon.

We knew going in that the Chiefs would obviously keep starters Reggie Ragland and Anthony Hitchens. How the rest would play out remained to be seen.

“That was a tough one ... I thought all those guys had solid camps,” Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said of the inside linebacker position on his conference all after the deadline.

The Chiefs selected rookie Dorian O’Daniel with the 100th overall pick in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft, so he was a safe bet.