Following up on John Paulsen’s fantasy blog about Priest Holmes, it appears that the Chiefs’ running back has decided to retire according to Adam Schefter of the NFL Network. Holmes suffered a neck injury in the Chiefs’ loss to the Colts last week and is expected to announce his retirement within the next day or two.
One player that could essentially replace Holmes is LaMont Jordan, who has asked for his release from the Oakland Raiders. Jordan is upset at being benched the past two games and according to the San Francisco Chronicle, he might get his wish to be released with rookie running back Michael Bush healthy enough to be on the active roster.
Now that Jordan has asked for his release, the Raiders face two choices: Drop Jordan with nothing in return because the trade deadline was last month, or keep a disgruntled player at a time players are increasingly grumbling about the six-game losing streak and 2-8 record.
If the Raiders decide to release Jordan, today would be the perfect time because of the situation with Bush, Oakland’s fourth-round draft pick in April.
Rotoworld.com speculates that Jordan could wind up in Kansas City with Holmes likely on his way out of football. As Rotoworld noted, Jordan has worked with head coach Herm Edwards in New York and the Chiefs certainly need a running back with starting running back Larry Johnson expected to be out for a lengthy period of time.
