Five Observations from Wednesday's Training Camp Practice

Quarterbacks, rookies, injured players and select veterans took the field for the first practice of training camp

Jul 27, 2016 at 05:08 AM

1. 30 Kansas City Chiefs players took the field for practice.

The first three days (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) are limited to quarterbacks, rookies, injured players and select veterans. Here is the roster that appeared on the field for the Chiefs Wednesday:

*Chiefs Roster, Wednesday to Friday*
*QUARTERBACKS (4)*
*NO.*	*NAME*	*HT.*	*WT.*	*AGE*	*EXP.*	*COLLEGE*	*HOMETOWN*
9	Bray, Tyler	6-6	215	24	4	Tennessee	Kingsburg, Calif
8	Hogan, Kevin	6-3	218	23	R	Stanford	McLean, Va.
7	Murray, Aaron	6-1	207	25	3	Georgia	Tampa, Fla.
11	Smith, Alex	6-4	217	32	12	Utah	La Mesa, Calif.
*RUNNING BACKS (1)*
*NO.*	*NAME*	*HT.*	*WT.*	*AGE*	*EXP.*	*COLLEGE*	*HOMETOWN*
40	Millard, Trey	6-2	247	25	2	Oklahoma	Columbia, Mo.
*WIDE RECEIVERS (7)*
*NO.*	*NAME*	*HT.*	*WT.*	*AGE*	*EXP.*	*COLLEGE*	*HOMETOWN*
4	Brown, Da'Ron	6-0	199	24	2	Northern Illinois	Chicago, Ill.
81	Hill, Tyreek	5-10	185	22	R	West Alabama	Pearson, Ga.
6	Jones, Seantavius	6-3	200	23	1	Valdosta State	Tucker, Ga.
83	Mathews, Mitch	6-5	222	25	R	BYU	Beaverton, Ore.
89	Moore, Kashif	5-9	180	27	1	Connecticut	Burlington, N.J.
14	Robinson, Demarcus	6-1	203	21	R	Florida	Fort Valley, Ga.
15	Williams, Mike	6-2	212	29	6	Syracuse	Buffalo, N.Y.
*TIGHT ENDS (1)*
*NO.*	*NAME*	*HT.*	*WT.*	*AGE*	*EXP.*	*COLLEGE*	*HOMETOWN*
88	Travis, Ross	6-7	235	23	2	Penn State	Chaska, Minn.
*OFFENSIVE LINE (4)*
*NO.*	*NAME*	*HT.*	*WT.*	*AGE*	*EXP.*	*COLLEGE*	*HOMETOWN*
79	Ehinger, Parker	6-6	310	23	R	Cincinnati	Rockford, Mich.
62	Feigt, Curtis	6-6	310	26	2	West Virginia	Mercersburg, Pa.
65	Mayweather, Garrick	6-2	319	21	R	Fordham	Baton Rouge, La.
74	Sterup, Zach	6-9	318	24	R	Nebraska	Hastings, Neb.
*DEFENSIVE LINE (2)*
*NO.*	*NAME*	*HT.*	*WT.*	*AGE*	*EXP.*	*COLLEGE*	*HOMETOWN*
95	Jones, Chris	6-6	310	22	R	Mississippi State	Houston, Miss.
94	Staten, Jimmy	6-3	311	25	1	Middle Tennessee	Waycross, Ga.
*LINEBACKERS (3)*
*NO.*	*NAME*	*HT.*	*WT.*	*AGE*	*EXP.*	*COLLEGE*	*HOMETOWN*
44	Adams, Tyrell	6-2	228	24	1	West Georgia	Atlanta, Ga.
52	Nicolas, Dadi	6-3	235	23	R	Virginia Tech	Port-au-Prince, Haiti
62	Smith, Terrance	6-2	235	23	R	Florida State	Decatur, Ga.
*DEFENSIVE BACKS (8)*
*NO.*	*NAME*	*HT.*	*WT.*	*AGE*	*EXP.*	*COLLEGE*	*HOMETOWN*
39	Edwards, Shannon	5-10	194	22	R	Fresno State	Bakersfield, Calif.
23	Gaines, Phillip	6-0	193	25	3	Rice	Converse, Texas
48	Harris, Vernon	6-1	197	22	R	Dartmouth	Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
45	Jones, Tre	5-10	194	21	R	Mount Union	Twinsburg, Ohio
21	Murray, Eric	5-11	199	22	R	Minnesota	Milwaukee, Wis.
47	Randolph, Shak	6-3	213	22	R	SMU	Waco, Texas
26	Russell, Keivarae	5-11	192	22	R	Notre Dame	Everett, Wash.
24	White, D.J.	5-11	193	22	R	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, Ga.

2. Jamaal Charles was not one of those players.

Running back Jamaal Charles, who is still recovering from the torn right ACL he suffered last season during the Week 5 game with the Chicago Bears, was not on the field for practice on Wednesday.

Asked about Charles' status after practice, and Reid said the running back has been placed on the PUP (physically unable to perform) list. There is no expectation right now that he will be out on the field when the veterans have their first practice on Saturday.

Still, Reid was confident that Charles is taking the right steps to get back to 100 percent.

"He's on a track and he's played a lot of downs so he knows what he needs to do to be ready." - Reid on Charles
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 27, 2016

3. Cornerback Phillip Gaines and wide receiver Mike Williams were back on the field.

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After not being able to participate in team drills during OTAs and mandatory minicamp as he continued to recover from the torn ACL he suffered in his left knee Week 3 of last season, cornerback Phillip Gaines was on the field for the duration of practice Wednesday.

Gaines looked strong during seven-on-seven drills and at one point, nearly intercepted quarterback Alex Smith.

On the offensive side of the ball, wide receiver Mike Williams was back on the field after missing offseason workouts due to problems with his hamstring. Williams made a couple of nice plays, including a touchdown catch from Smith during seven-on-seven drills.

4. Defensive back Eric Murray had some nice pass breakups.

Rookie fourth-round pick Eric Murray continued to show promise at the safety position, where he worked throughout OTAs and minicamp.

Murray had two good breakups during team drills of Wednesday's practice and seemed to have a clear grasp of where he needed to be at all times.

Murray was a 2015 third-team All-Big Ten selection at the University of Minnesota, where he played at the cornerback position.

5. There was a funny look to the offensive line.

Only four Chiefs offensive linemen (Parker Ehinger, Curtis Feigt, Garrick Mayweather and Zach Sterup) are in camp right now, so on drills that called for five offensive linemen, the unit played without a right guard.

This will change Saturday when the veteran linemen join those in camp right now.

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