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The Kansas City Chiefs are scheduled to have 16 free agents when the signing period begins, though some will be re-signed before then. Here is a list of the 16 listed by position group:

Wide receiver: Dexter McCluster, Kyle Williams. Tight end: Richard Gordon. Offensive line: Branden Albert, Jon Asamoah, Ricky Henry, Geoff Schwartz. Defensive line: Tyson Jackson, Jerrell Powe. Linebacker: Robert James, Akeem Jordan, Frank Zombo. Defensive back: Husain Abdullah, Quintin Demps, Kendrick Lewis.Long-snapper: Thomas Gafford.

Gordon and Henry are scheduled to become restricted free agents. I’m not clear on whether Powe and James would be exclusive rights or restricted free agents, though neither has a contract for 2014.

Everyone else is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent.

I’ll be starting to dig into this with you beginning in the next few days. I’ll have some advice for Andy Reid and John Dorsey as to what they should be doing with this list as well as the players who are under contract for 2014. I’ve already started on what they should do with quarterback Alex Smith.

For now, a couple of quick thoughts on this free-agent list:

Ideally, the Chiefs would keep Albert, their starting left tackle. But his contract demands may be out of their price range. Asamoah and Schwartz split time as the starting right guard. The Chiefs will need to keep at least one of them and Schwartz’s versatility was valuable last season.

Abdullah, Demps and Lewis are among their top four safeties. But the Chiefs will have Sanders Commings, a rookie, coming back from injuries next year. The Chiefs like him a lot.

Article soure: ESPN

INDIANAPOLIS -- A couple of quick thoughts on the Indianapolis Colts' 45-44 win over the Kansas City Chiefs .

What it really means: The Colts created history . They went from looking like they were on their way starting their vacation just after the game to pulling the second-largest comeback in playoff history . The Colts were down 38-10 when quarterback Andrew Luck performed his magic and receiver T .Y . Hilton was on the receiving end on almost all of those passes . Luck shook off three interceptions to go 29-of-45 for 443 yards and four touchdowns . The Colts completed the 28-point comeback when Luck hit Hilton down the middle of the field for a 64-yard touchdown with less than five minutes remaining . Buffalo's 32-point come-from-behind victory over Houston in 1992 playoffs is the largest.

Hilton plays big : Luck deserves a lot of credit for bringing the Colts back – and also for why they fell behind – but he got lots of help from Hilton , his go-to receiver since Reggie Wayne was lost for the season with a torn ACL . Hilton finished with 13 catches for a franchise-playoff record 224 yards , including the game-winning 64-yard touchdown that put the Colts up 45-44 .

Toler leaves the game : Colts cornerback Greg Toler’s day went from bad to worse when he left game with a groin injury in the first half . Toler’s bad game started when he missed tackled Chiefs receiver Dwayne Bowe twice on a 63-yard reception on their second offensive series . Then former Colt Donnie Avery blew by Toler for a 79-yard touchdown on the third play of the second quarter . Toler left the game later in the quarter with the groin injury . Toler missed seven games during the regular season with a groin injury .

What’s next : The Colts will travel to Denver or New England next weekend depending on the outcome of the Cincinnati-San Diego on Sunday.

The look was strange : Andy Reid in every red on the visitors' sideline .

The result was just like exactly what he gave Philadelphia in his fourteen years in command of the Eagles .

Reid's homecoming was a terrific good results for the brand new Kansas City trainer because of an energetic defense that forced five turnovers and also sacked a harried Michael Vick five times in the Chiefs' 26-16 triumph Thursday evening .

"Yeah , it had been different ," Reid said . "I was on the opposing side of the area compared to I normally am at . However I can't show you that I was caught up in that a part of it ."

Vick even limped off with 1 :07 to go after fumbling , still stayed around to hold Reid following the final play — right after Donnie Avery gave Reid a Gatorade shower on the sideline .

"It was good to see the players which are here ," Reid admitted . "I had an opportunity to speak with them after the game ."

Kansas City , which has not had a giveaway in starting 3-0 , has won another game previously than it did in 2012 — when it earned the first overall draft pick , after that hired Reid days after he was fired on the heels of Philly's 4-12 finish .

The generally stoic Reid demonstrated a few fire to match his bright red dress late in the first half when he thought the Chiefs got a bad spot . He came out to the hash mark to yell at the officials , then walked off at halftime still gesturing his displeasure .

Which was more feeling than he displayed when he entered the stadium with the Chiefs right before kickoff . Although the Philly fans gave him a warm ovation , some standing up in tribute to the man who won 140 games and six division titles to them , Reid walked quickly along the sideline , never turning his gaze towards the stands .

But he later said he accepted the tribute .

"I appreciate the fans and the support they gave me ," he said . "That was kind of them ."

He certainly must like huge exactly what he saw on the field from his defense , especially Houston .

It had been offensive master Reid's defense and special teams that set the tone and put his team ahead early , silencing the sea of green at the Linc . The Chiefs forced four first-half turnovers and Houston had three of their four sacks . He had another half-sack to start the second half , off a bad snap to Vick , and forced Vick to fumble with 1 :34 left . Houston has 6 1/2 sacks in three games .

"We got the push from the guys inside and that made it easier for the guys outside to get in there and get after him ," Houston said .

Damaris Johnson's muffed punt give back delivered Kansas City the ball at the Eagles 8 , resulting in Ryan Succop's 33-yard field goal for a fast 3-0 lead . Derrick Johnson then deflected Vick's ill-advised throw into the flat and Eric Berry picked it off , going 38 yards with the first interception of the season for the Philly quarterback .

There could be more errors as Philadelphia ( 1-2 ) lost its eighth consecutive home game .

But first , after falling behind 10-0 , Vick got the Eagles' no-huddle , fast-tempo offense going with the longest run of his 12-year career . He burst up the middle , shook off two attempted tackles and sped 61 yards . Two plays later , it was his arm doing the damage . Under a heavy rush , he stood in and led Jason Avant perfectly in the left corner of the end zone for a 22-yard score .

That three-play , 87-yard spurt epitomized the fast-paced offense coach Chip Kelly brought from Oregon in replacing Reid . But Kelly got cute , going for a 2-point conversion on tight end Zach Ertz's run that failed .

The takeaways kept the Chiefs in front . And after Avery turned a short pass into a 51-yard gain thanks to sloppy Eagles tackling , Succop made a 31-yard field goal . He kicked a 34-yarder moments later after another turnover , Sean Smith's interception , for a 16-6 halftime edge .

Avery had a big night , finishing with seven catches for 141 yards .

Alex Henery's 29-yard field goal was the only scoring of a sloppy third period , and when Jamaal Charles surged around right end for a 3-yard TD early in the fourth quarter , Reid's return was a rousing success . Not even LeSean McCoy's 41-yard TD run with 11 :36 remaining could spoil that .