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More garbage from PFT
STORM BREWING BETWEEN HOLMES, CHIEFS?
With rumors and reports now rampant regarding the future of Chiefs running back Priest Holmes, we've confirmed that there is indeed a very real question as to whether Holmes will ever play again, even as the team dismisses the notion that Priest might be done.
Based on what we're hearing, we also think that the situation could get very ugly, very quickly.
The organization believes that there's nothing wrong with Holmes' back, and that his absence traces to a head injury suffered at San Diego. Still, the specialist Holmes saw on Friday isn't a neurologist, but a back and neck guy.
Despite what the team is saying, we hear that Holmes is telling teammates that he won't play again this year, and we're also told that the organization quietly is preparing for life without him.
If Holmes retires, look for the team to try to recover a big chunk of the $10.1 signing/option bonus he received in connection with a 2003 contract extension, which ties him to the Chiefs through 2009. His better course of action, in our view, would be to obtain medical certification regarding his inability to play if, as reported, he has a lump on his spine that could lead to serious injury.
Things will get interesting, of course, if the Chiefs' doctors say he's fit play and Holmes' own physicians conclude otherwise.
And there's a twist that could make the situation even more problematic for all parties. Holmes, we hear, blames his current health condition on coach Dick Vermeil's relentless approach to practices, which is burning Holmes out.
So, in the end, Holmes could walk away not because of any health concern, but simply because he's had enough of Dickie Ball.
Stay tuned.
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