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08-16-2005, 12:38 PM
Motivated Allen making presence felt
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/
By ADAM TEICHER
The Kansas City Star
RIVER FALLS, Wis. — The recent demotion of Jared Allen is getting the desired results judging by this morning’s Chiefs training camp practice.
Allen made his presence felt on a number of plays. He tossed running back McKenzie Smith to the ground on one running play, covered a lot of ground to push Smith out of bounds on another and would have had a sack of quarterback James Kilian had practice rules allowed for full contact.
Allen led the Chiefs last season as a rookie with nine sacks. He was demoted from his starting defensive end spot when the Chiefs were unhappy with his play in last week’s preseason opener in Minnesota.
“We know what he can do,’’ coach Dick Vermeil said. “We’ve just got to get him to do it all the time on our terms within our scheme. He’s a fine football player. He’s already proved that.
“I would expect him to be a little upset. But you’re evaluated every practice on every snap. I think Gunther (Cunningham) wanted to get his attention to the details. He will be fine, believe me.’’
Allen’s replacement, Jimmy Wilkerson, also had a would-be sack of Damon Huard.
The Chiefs cut the practice short by about 30 minutes because so many players are out with injuries. Rookie linebacker Derrick Johnson, who has a sore foot, did not practice, and Vermeil was unsure whether he would work this afternoon.
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/
By ADAM TEICHER
The Kansas City Star
RIVER FALLS, Wis. — The recent demotion of Jared Allen is getting the desired results judging by this morning’s Chiefs training camp practice.
Allen made his presence felt on a number of plays. He tossed running back McKenzie Smith to the ground on one running play, covered a lot of ground to push Smith out of bounds on another and would have had a sack of quarterback James Kilian had practice rules allowed for full contact.
Allen led the Chiefs last season as a rookie with nine sacks. He was demoted from his starting defensive end spot when the Chiefs were unhappy with his play in last week’s preseason opener in Minnesota.
“We know what he can do,’’ coach Dick Vermeil said. “We’ve just got to get him to do it all the time on our terms within our scheme. He’s a fine football player. He’s already proved that.
“I would expect him to be a little upset. But you’re evaluated every practice on every snap. I think Gunther (Cunningham) wanted to get his attention to the details. He will be fine, believe me.’’
Allen’s replacement, Jimmy Wilkerson, also had a would-be sack of Damon Huard.
The Chiefs cut the practice short by about 30 minutes because so many players are out with injuries. Rookie linebacker Derrick Johnson, who has a sore foot, did not practice, and Vermeil was unsure whether he would work this afternoon.