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5 key players to watch in the Chiefs first preseason game

NFL training camp is about assembling as many talented players as possible and letting them fight it out for one of the 53 roster spots on the team. With that in mind, I thought we would take a look at five players who are heading into Saturday's matchup against the Chicago Bears with something to prove.

These players are either trying to take another grown man's job — or fighting to hold onto the one they already have.

1. Defensive end Mike Danna

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At 6 feet 2 and 255 pounds, Danna lacks the prototypical size and length that defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo typically likes in his edge rushers — but the Chiefs saw something in Danna coming out of Michigan that led them to invest a fifth-round draft pick in him.