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Chiefs’ Andy Reid roundup: cornerback situation Len Dawson Jersey , safety Ron Parker’s return and more Kansas e regular season on Monday (Labor Day) with his first press conference, as the Chiefs prepare to take on the Los Angeles Chargers next Sunday at 3:05 p.m. Arrowhead Time.Let’s round up the big takeaways from Reid.Reid is OK with the Chiefs beginning the season with an especially young cornerback room.Tremon Smith is one of five Chiefs cornerbacks.Denny Medley-USA TODAY SportsThe Chiefs are going with Kendall Fuller (23), Steve Nelson (25), Orlando Scandrick (31), Tremon Smith (22) and Charvarius Ward (22) in the cornerback room to start the season. Take out the elder statesman in Scandrick and that is a median age of 23. “We do have a couple new, younger guys,” Reid said. “I do like them. I like what I saw from them with the addition of Tremon Smith, [it’s] a good, young nucleus with that group. Again, a lot of confidence in Al (Harris) and Emmitt (Thomas) to give them an opportunity to grow. I’m good with the whole cornerback situation.“I like what we’ve got there.”Reid acknowledged during the presser that in today’s NFL, defenses have three cornerbacks on the field “73-plus percent” of the time, and at least for now, that means Fuller, Nelson and Scandrick for the Chiefs.After calling starting safety Eric Berry day to day (more on that here), Reid detailed the thought process of bringing Ron Parker back after a quick stint with the Atlanta Falcons.Ron Parker will probably start Mitch Morse Jersey , whether the Chiefs like it or not.Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty ImagesRon Parker played with the Chiefs from 2013-17 but was cut this past offseason due to his contract number. He’s back in Kansas City after it didn’t work out in Atlanta.Pro Football Focus rated Parker the No. 76 safety in the league last season.“I thought Ron really actually had a good camp,” Reid said. “You know, he had that high-ankle sprain last year with us and I thought it slowed him down a little bit. He powered through it because that’s Ron. I thought that you could see that he wasn’t as limited during the preseason (Remember, the Chiefs played in Atlanta) as he labored through that thing last year.“He knows the system, the scheme—he can come in, he’s a good communicator. We’ve got a lot of trust in him.” I liked the Chiefs’ move to bring in Parker, as they desperately need some veteran consistency at the safety position with Berry’s status up in the air. Parker is familiar with Bob Sutton, and the Chiefs obviously think Sutton can get the most out of him.In a surprise move, especially for Reid, the Chiefs kept only two quarterbacks on their initial roster—Patrick Mahomes and Chad Henne.Reid and his QBs.Jason Getz-USA TODAY SportsReid is very much a routine guy, so it was a bit surprising to see him make the move to cut Matt McGloin on Sunday, keeping just two quarterbacks on the active roster. “We had some good, young players that we wanted to keep, and so we made a decision there,” Reid said. “Brett (Veach) and I talked about it. It is a first time. First time for everything. We looked at the percentages—I think there is 17 or 18 teams somewhere Chris Jones Jersey , you could double-check, but there’s something like that in there that are doing it and have done it, and so we thought we’d do that and see how it worked, but it was in order to keep some of the young guys.”Cutting McGloin made room for offensive guard Ike Boettger, who the Chiefs claimed from the Buffalo Bills.“I like [him], I know he’s big. A big guy,” Reid said of Boettger. “If you have the chance to meet him, you’ll see what I’m saying. He’s got huge hands on him and a big body. He was a two-time team captain. He’s got good leadership. I know (Buffalo Bills offensive line coach) Juan Castillo well, so I know he’s been coached well.”Boettger’s addition makes 10 total offensive linemen on the Chiefs roster.Relax, Kent.“We kind of like the guys that we got there,” Reid said. “We’ve kept 10 before. You can’t have enough of those guys, but again, everything in this thing is fluid, so I mean, right now Tanoh Kpassagnon Jersey , everybody’s feeling everybody out and going, so I can’t tell you what is there today is there tomorrow. I can’t say that, but I like the guys that we have.”I anticipate the Chiefs cutting one of the 10 offensive linemen after watching them during this week of practice—the Chiefs kept only two tight ends and will need a free roster spot when Demetrius Harris returns from his one-week suspension next Monday.“We’re OK with [two tight ends],” Reid said. “We kept an extra runner, too, than we normally do. We’re with Demetrius in this situation that he’s got. When he comes back next week, we’ll have our three and feel pretty good with that. Right now, we’re good enough to get through a game, I think.”The extra runner the Chiefs kept was Darrel Williams, who they have under club control until 2022.There’s a new No. 31 on the Chiefs.Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports23-year-old Darrel Williams joins the Chiefs’ five-man running back room, also made up of Kareem Hunt, Spencer Ware, Damien Williams and Anthony Sherman.Similar to two quarterbacks being low for Reid, four running backs plus Sherman is high.“He’s one of those guys who came up through and showed us that he can play at this level and be a good running back,” Reid said. “He’s got room to grow. He's a tough runner—a little bit in Ware’s mode in that he’s strong in the core Armani Watts Jersey , he’s got good hands. He's smart. Those are things you think you know but until you get him here and see, it’s not for sure.“We tell them to make our decision as tough as they possibly can make it, and he did that, so when Brett was sorting everything out, that was something he had to think about because we normally don’t keep that many backs. He deserves to be there and that’s how he went about making that decision.”I am a big supporter of the move to keep Darrel Williams, but I don’t expect him to be active much in 2018 unless there is an injury. That being said, injuries happen to running backs all the time, so Darrel Williams will be expected to prepare like a starter should that happen. Will the Chiefs get the opening night game at New England? What does the Royals schedule tell us about the first few games."The NFL typically releases its regular-season schedule in mid-to-late April—our best guess this year is April 18, seven days from Thursday. And a Wednesday tweet from now-Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has sent NFL social media into full schedule-speculation mode. So if we believe Jets-Browns are slated for Monday night, what does that say about the Chiefs? We already know the schedule will kick off with the Green Bay Packers visiting the Chicago Bears on September 5, meaning the New England Patriots will have their banner night on Sunday Night Football.With the new-look Browns ruled out as an opponent, a Chiefs-Patriots AFC title rematch on Sunday night feels likely. Now let’s take a peek at the Royals September schedule. The Chiefs rarely schedule games the same day as Royals games since the teams share a parking lot. Royals scheduleNFL Week 1: Royals awayNFL Week 2: Royals homeNFL Week 3: Royals awayNFL Week 4: Royals homeIf the Chiefs begin the year with all Sunday games, including Week 1 away, this tells us the Chiefs will be on the road three of the first four games of the season, with the home opener coming Week 3.There’s also the possibility that the Chiefs will play at Arrowhead on Monday night or Thursday night. Now featuring the MVP Dorian O’Daniel Jersey , the Chiefs should have the maximum number of allotted primetime games (six).On Monday nights in September, all four weeks are open. On Thursday nights, Weeks 2, 3 and 4 are open.Also, a Chiefs Redditor (Disclaimer: pure speculation at this point) is claiming the following:The Chiefs will indeed lead the NFL in primetime games, including banner night on Sunday Night Football against New England.Packers at Chiefs on Sunday Night Football in Week 5.Texans at Chiefs on Thursday Night Football in Week 9 (Halloween at Arrowhead).Chiefs at Chargers on Monday Night Football in Mexico City (if, you know, the field is OK) Week 11.Chiefs bye week in Week 12.Take the Reddit rumors with a grain of salt, but I think we can all agree those would be fun games to look forward to if they are accurate.Editor’s note: If you’re a Royals fan reading this, be sure to check out Royals Review.