This is what we said in these pages about Kansas City Chiefs running backs during organized team activities on May 30:
Now that the Chiefs have acquired running back Carlos Hyde in free agency, drafted Utah State running back Darwin Thompson, signed undrafted running backs James Williams and Marcus Marshall — and still have second-year running back Darrel Williams — some fans have been wondering if Damien Williams really has a lock on the starting job.
It might be too early to say — there’s a lot that can happen between now and the start of the season — but that didn’t stop Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy from making a simple, strong statement when asked by our own Pete Sweeney if the Chiefs would be going in the direction of a committee this season.