Chiefs have to make this move unfortunately.

However.... I am probably in the minority here. And as much as I love DJ as Chief.... I say keep playing as long as you can/want to (knowing and understanding the risks that go along with that) if someone is willing to bring you on. If you truly love playing once it is over and you leave there is no going back. Be happy and play the game you love as long as you can or allowed to it. I would not want to regret leaving something I loved knowing I still could be allowed to do it.

So, with Alex and DJ gone.. how does our cap space look as of mid-March now?

Lotta talk about him being a big loss on Twitter


Am I the only one that thought he wasnt very good last year?

I have to say...I thought the same thing when reading his career 14 INTs stat. :) He probably should have 30+....

Great player...good luck.

Since the Smith trade can't go through right now.....our current cap space is at $12,594 after the DJ cut.

They want to go younger at ILB he won't be back. Hali is done too, would have cut him last year but he had guaranteed money or something due where they essentially had to keep him.

You guys need at least one ILB in the draft, probably will bring in a vet depth guy too.

Why do people always mention athletes hanging it up “while they can still walk”?

If Lawrence Taylor can play into his 30s in his era with the amount of coke he did and still be functional in his 50s, why can’t DJ?

Not me I think this memory will though

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Inevitable but still painful. Loved watching him fly around and smack people. The most underrated ILB of my generation and maybe lifetime.

At least 30+! And how many of those were ones that hit him right in the hands when he was wide open and could've walked the ball in for a pick 6?

But yes, great player (after his first couple years).

London Fletcher was pretty underrated as well.

His cap number was $10.25 million and now its $2.25 million. How much are we going to save moving on?

Shouldn't be the last old player cut.

Figured they would announce Hali before this. Hali is a much easier decision. Glad we are making changes sounds like the Mellinger article was right. Loved DJ, thanks for the memories and good luck!

How many major surgeries did LT have? I honestly dont know, but I'm willing to bet less than DJ

We've all seen these older, retired players hobbling around, complaining about their knees and the chronic pain they endure etc... I say it because I wish guys like DJ and Tamba well

They're shells of their former selves, have nothing left to prove, and have enough money to spend the rest of their lives spending... why tarnish ones legacy by hanging on too long, and going out there looking like shit?