Kansas City Signs & Cuts A Safety
The Kansas City Chiefs are half way through signing their draft picks as they continue the signing before the kickoff of training camp. This morning, Carl Peterson and third round safety DaJuan Morgan agreed to terms in a three year deal. As stated last time, other terms are not to be discussed.
When I spoke to Safeties Jarrad Page and Bernard Pollard, they both told me that not only Morgan has played all three defensive back positions (free safety, small safety and cornerback) but he has all the physical tools to be a dominant defensive back. He is a durable hitter, plays great coverage and has perfect speed for a defensive back. Pollard, who told me that he expects a lot out of himself, could be challenged by the former North Carolina State Wolfpack. Morgan only got six interceptions due to only starting twelve games, but Herm didn’t pass up on the hard tackler as Morgan registered 245 tackles and has made some big plays on special teams as well.
Greg Wesley finally got cut this past week after the Chiefs spent a year trying to get value out of the Wesley, who slowly declined as a Safety and was no good in Herm’s eyes, giving Morgan an easier opportunity to win the starting Safety spot as his work has been cut out for him. This will be a very intriguing battle to watch out for in training camp. I like to call this ‘battle of the dancers,’ as both hard hitting Safeties love to dance after making a big play and to pump their team up. Teams are always strict when trading a player to another team in the same division. The Denver Broncos were the only team who showed strong interest in Wesley, but the Chiefs wanted a lot in return if they wanted to trade Wesley to the Broncos. The deal obviously never came through, forcing the Chiefs to release him. Wesley’s agent told the Kansas City Star that the goal was to get Wesley on a team before training camp. Good luck to Wesley and may he join the team that he fits with the most.
Now this takes us to Jarrad Page and Jon McGraw. Page will remain as a starter as he led the Chiefs in interceptions last year with three. McGraw, the former Kansas State Wildcat is the team’s Special Teams captain. But after practice, most players head to the locker room to close their day of practice, but McGraw stays on the field practice against line dummies to continue working on his skills. If Pollard and Morgan fail to impress Herm, then look for McGraw to get a shot at starting in one of the Safety positions.
