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Last year the Kansas City Chiefs used LB Boomer Grigsby as an emergency fullback during practices. He looked so natural in the position that head coach Herm Edwards approached Grigsby at the end of the season to suggest he make the switch to fullback this year. The Chiefs have been quietly impressed during offseason practices with Grigsby's aptitude for his new position and are hopeful he could wind up as the lead blocker in short-yardage and goal-line situations - and perhaps even more. No fantasy impact here as Larry Johnson will get the TDs for this team.

Doctors still haven't cleared Panthers' DT Jordan Carstens for contact and it remains uncertain whether or not he'll be allowed to participate in training camp that begins July 27. He is slated for another round of tests in late July, just days before the start of training camp. That's when doctors will tell him whether or not he can play this year. Carstens should not be on your pre-draft rankings.

Although the Bears signed CB Nathan Vasher to a five-year deal through 2012 that included $14 million in guaranteed money, and are believed to have proposed a similar extension to CB Charles Tillman, who is entering the final year of his contract, the negotiating stance toward LB Lance Briggs is unchanged. Chicago has remained intransigent in its proposal to Briggs, not budging from a one-year qualifying offer for a franchise linebacker, a tender that carries a price tag of $7.206 million. The closer to the season we get the more it looks like Briggs could miss games and that will hurt the IDP leagues.