The Kansas City Chiefs beefed up their depth with some recent additions to the practice squad.
The team added veteran RB Melvin Gordon and veteran DT Brandon Williams. Both players have appeared in over 100 career NFL games and bring tons of experience to the roster.
Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Chiefs HC Andy Reid spoke on the addition of both players. He began with Gordon, laying out some expectations for what’s to come moving forward.
“We’ll just see,” Reid said. “That’s kind of the way we explained it to him (Melvin Gordon). We’ll see where this thing goes and where he’s at and where the running back situation goes but he sure has been a heck of a player in the league. I mean one thing we do know is we know him — whether he’s with the Chargers or with Denver — so we know what kind of player he is and so you know maybe there’s a time where he can help us too. But we take all kinds.”
It doesn’t seem like there’s any promise of Gordon being added to the 53-man roster immediately. With Clyde Edwards-Helaire on injured reserve and Jerick McKinnon dealing with a hamstring injury, things are rather fluid at the position. How quickly Gordon is able to pick up the playbook and blocking scheme will likely come into play here too.
As for Williams, it seems like there are expectations that he should be able to contribute, potentially in short order. One member of the coaching staff also played a big part in his joining the team.
“I’d tell you (we’re getting) a good player,” Reid said of Williams. “He and Defensive Line Coach Joe Cullen (have) history, so Joe speaks very highly of him and still thinks he can contribute. So, he’s been doing it a long time, but we welcome that. He’s a great kid and good football player.”
Cullen coached Williams from 2016-2020 when the two were with the Baltimore Ravens. He managed to coach Williams to his lone Pro Bowl season in 2018.
