When the Chiefs signed free agent running back Carlos Hyde to a one-year Khalen Saunders Jersey Mens , $2.8 million contract with $1.5 million guaranteed, he seemed safe to make the roster. And when the Chiefs opened the preseason, Hyde was their starting running back. But with roster cuts coming in a week, Hyde is no lock to make the Chiefs.The is projecting that Hyde will get cut, and that three running backs will make the Chiefs’ 53-man roster: Damien Williams, Darrel Williams and Darwin Thompson (along with fullback Anthony Sherman).Damien Williams is expected to be the starter Khalen Saunders Jersey nfl draft , and although Hyde previously seemed to be ahead of Darrel Williams and Thompson on the depth chart, that no longer seems to be the case. Thompson, a sixth-round rookie, has been particularly impressive and seems likely to make the roster, which means Hyde could get squeezed out.Hyde was traded from the Browns to the Jaguars in October and then cut by the Jaguars in March. If the Chiefs cut him, he’ll be looking for his fourth team in less than a year. The Chiefs tagged linebacker Dee Ford with a thought toward possibly trading him. And there’s apparently interest in trading for him.Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Packers and 49ers have expressed interest in trading for Ford.Trading a franchise-tagged player entails several steps. Before any trade can be accomplished Eric Murray Jersey , the player needs to sign the franchise tender. Given that Ford may be plotting an attack on the decision to tag him as an outside linebacker and not a defensive end, he may not be inclined to do that.If, of course, the Packers or 49ers (or whoever trades for him) would be offering the kind of long-term deal that Ford would find to be suitable, a possible fight over the franchise tag would become secondary to cashing in.Then there’s the fact that the draft consists of plenty of great pass rushers. Given the rookie wage scale, it could make more sense to roll the dice on a young player over paying Ford a ton of money.However it plays out Kendall Fuller Jersey , Ford will have plenty of influence over what happens next, with the ability to prevent a trade by refusing to sign the tender and/or by making it clear that he won’t be signing a long-term deal before the July 15 deadline for doing so.
