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Chiefs sign LB Shotwell, DE Babin

Published: Thursday, November 13, 2008 7:48 AM CST

KANSAS CITY (AP) - The Kansas City Chiefs signed a new defensive end and a new linebacker on Wednesday while taking stock of an increasingly injury-wracked roster.

Defensive end Jason Babin was added and will probably see action on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. Added to the practice squad was linebacker Kyle Shotwell.

Defensive end Brian Johnston, a rookie who'd been playing in place of injured starters, was placed on injured reserve and is gone for the year.

The Chiefs (1-8) expect several others starters to be out for Sunday as well. Unable to practice on Wednesday were cornerback Brandon Flowers, defensive end Tamba Hali, linebackers Derrick Johnson and Pat Thomas and right guard Adrian Jones.

Several others were not at full speed, including running back Jamaal Charles and safety Jarrad Page.

“We've got some new Chiefs, some new guys out there,” said coach Herm Edwards.

The defense has been particularly hard hit during this rash of injuries. Had the Chiefs taken on the Saints' top-ranked offense Wednesday, the starting linebackers would have been veteran Donnie Edwards, free agent rookie Weston Dacus and Rocky Boiman, who was released before the season by Indianapolis and signed by Kansas City on Oct. 15. Dacus and Boiman both played in Sunday's 20-19 loss to San Diego.

Last week, the Chiefs brought in cornerback Ricardo Colclough and David Macklin and defensive end Wallace Gilberry, who all played against the Chargers. Edwards said the 6-foot-3, 260-pound Babin, a first-round pick of Houston in 2004, could play against the Saints. He played in two games for Seattle this season.

Page agreed that all the coming and going was taking a toll.

“It just forces people to have to step up,” he said. “But once somebody shows you they know what to do, then you trust them. That's the big part. When you're not sure if people know what to do, it kind of messes up the defense because then guys try to do two jobs instead of the one job they're supposed to do.”

Also back at practice - but not speaking to the media - was running back Larry Johnson. After being benched by the team for three games and suspended by the league for one, the two-time Pro Bowler will step into a style of offense that is significantly different from the one he was used to.

With Tyler Thigpen at quarterback, the Chiefs have been making wide use of the shotgun formation, and trying to spread the ball around.

“We're definitely going to support him the best we can,” guard Brian Waters said of Johnson. “But once he's on the football field, once he's in that huddle, he's just back to being Larry.”

Edwards insisted the Chiefs, who have come close to winning their last three games, are adjusting well to all their adversity.

“I'm encouraged with what the players and coaches have done,” he said. “This team to me has come very close the last couple of weeks.

“To be quite honest, when a new player arrives, I don't introduce him to anybody. I just say we're getting a new player. He puts his uniform on and comes to the meeting and he meets. We don't talk about it, we don't worry about it. These kids have done a great job of that and these coaches have done a great job of adjusting to the players you have.”


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