Several teams are willing to give Brian Banks a chance to fulfill his dream of playing pro football. Banks, who last week was exonerated of a rape conviction that put him in prison for five years, claims he'll work out with the Seahawks on June 7. The Redskins, Chiefs and Dolphins also have called to talk to him about a tryout. "I'll make 'em happy," Banks said. "After all I've been through these last 10 years, I can still do some things that will impress you."

The Chiefs believe that Jamaal Charles will be ready for the start of the 2012 season. The All-Pro running back tore his ACL on Sept. 18 against the Lions. Kansas City has "no concerns whatsoever" about the running back's availability for Week 1, according to ESPN's Chris Mortenson.

The Chiefs are committed to using Dexter McCluster as an overall offensive weapon, a season after he was used exclusively as a running back. In his first season, he made seven starts as a rookie, two at running back and five at wide receiver. The Chiefs removed McCluster's "Offensive Weapon" title last offseason, hoping that narrowing his duties as a full-time running back would increase his effectiveness. The switch generated inconsistent results. "We've given Dexter reps at the wide receiver position in this new offense because we feel like he knows how to play running back and we can put him over at running back at any point in time, but we felt like he needed the work at wide receiver," head coach Romeo Crennel explained. "Probably what that will do is open it up for us to be able to use him however and whenever. We need him at whatever position. He's taken to it really well. He's been enthusiastic about it, so that is working out pretty well for us."

Jamaal Charles said Tuesday that he's ahead of schedule in his recovery from a knee injury that ended his 2011 season after just two games and promised to punish opposing defenses in 2012. "When I touch that field again, you're going to feel my pain," Charles told the Kansas City Star. "You're going to go through what I went through. It's going to be that way for me the rest of my career."

Peyton Hillis, who signed with the team this offseason, says there is no pressure on the Chiefs heading into the 2012 campaign. "Whenever you're having a down year it's always tough, especially when you expect a lot from yourself," Hillis said on NFL Network. "Bad things happen, but you move on from it. That's what I'm taking for my mindset is this year: Do the best I can and help this team win. I'm mostly enjoying coming out here, having no pressure and coming out to just play." Hillis will share playing time with Jamaal Charles and Dexter McCluster and won't have the pressure he had on his shoulders in Cleveland.

Dallas Clark, who has not received serious interest from any team since the Colts released him in March, had a visit scheduled with the Chiefs on Tuesday night. Clark has missed 15 games over the last two seasons because of injury. The tight end had a career-high 100 receptions and 1,109 yards in 2009.