Chiefs notebook: Edwards excited about opener

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Coach Herm Edwards will see his plan for rebuilding the Chiefs come to fruition Sunday when they begin the season against the Patriots in New England. He was in favor of blowing up the roster after last season’s debacle, and the Chiefs now have 15 rookies and 10 other players in their second NFL season.

Not all will play against the Patriots, but most should.

“I’m anxious but excited for these guys,” Edwards said. “When you’ve been around them for as long as we’ve been around them as a staff, you’ve watched them grow and watched them get better and the first real test is going to happen to them Sunday.

“From there, we’ll continue to coach them and get better. That’s what we have to do.”

Injury update

The Chiefs apparently will play against the Patriots with only three wide receivers: Dwayne Bowe, Devard Darling and Jeff Webb. Their two other receivers, Will Franklin and Maurice Price, did not practice.

The Chiefs will also take only five linebackers to Foxborough unless they make a roster move before Sunday’s game. Napoleon Harris didn’t practice because of continuing soreness in his knee, and Edwards said Harris wouldn’t play against the Patriots.

One of the five linebackers is rookie Erik Walden, who was claimed off waivers only last weekend. Walden probably will suit up for the game and play on special teams.

| Adam Teicher, ateicher@kcstar.com

Posted on Fri, Sep. 05, 2008 10:15 PM

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