Edwards: Bennett will be good for Bucs

I talked to Chiefs coach Herm Edwards, who believes Michael Bennett will be a good addition to the Bucs.

   It's hard to disagree. Bennett (pictured at the Oct. 17 Bucs practice) is a speed demon who can give the Bucs a game-breaker at running back, something they lost when Cadillac Williams went down with a season-ending torn patellar tendon in his right knee.

   ""He'll fit in good with those guys,'' Edwards said of Bennett. ""He can really run. If he hits a crack, he's a home run hitter. He can make a big play. He catches the ball better than some people think he can. They're getting a good team guy, a no-nonsense guy. He'll be on time for meetings and do everything you ask him to do.''

   So why didn't the Chiefs hang onto him? Well, for one thing, this is his last season under contract. Edwards is trying to rebuild the Chiefs and wants the extra two draft picks, one each in 2008 and 2009.

   ""He probably wanted to play a little more and that's always tough for us with Larry (Johnson),'' Edwards said. ""Plus, he was in the last year of his contract. At the end of the year, he would be looking for a better place. Maybe we can get a pick to help us continue to build. And we've got Priest Holmes coming back, so it all just came to fruition.''

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