Priest Holmes, who hasn't practiced at all in training camp, now will miss at least the first six weeks of the regular season and his career is in doubt. Kansas City put the three-time Pro Bowl running back on the physically unable to perform list Monday. He will be out for a minimum of six weeks, then the Chiefs will have 21 days to activate him. Holmes, who turns 33 in October, missed the last nine games of the 2005 season after taking a hit from San Diego's Shawne Merriman that caused trauma to the head and neck, and doctors still haven't given him medical clearance to practice or play.

Kevan Barlow was supposed to be sleeping on Tuesday. Instead, he was comparing his former coach to one of the most despised men in history, and his new coach isn't too happy about it. Barlow, the running back the Jets picked up in a trade with the 49ers over the weekend, compared San Francisco coach Mike Nolan to Adolf Hitler in an interview that appeared in the Contra Costa Times Wednesday. The interview was conducted on Tuesday, when Barlow was given permission by Eric Mangini to catch up on his sleep instead of attending practice. But the damage was done. Mangini - who doesn't even like his players to talk to the media about teammates, even in a complimentary way - reprimanded Barlow Wednesday morning. "I thought that his comments were inappropriate," Mangini said. "He said that after he said it, he wished he could have his words back, but he can't."

The Chiefs signed free-agent defensive lineman Shane Burton to a one-year contract Monday, reuniting him with former coach Herm Edwards in his bid for an NFL comeback. Burton, a 6-foot-1, 310-pound tackle, has spent nine seasons in the NFL with the Dolphins, Bears, Jets and Panthers.

With the future of Priest Holmes still undetermined, the Chiefs on Tuesday night acquired running back Michael Bennett from the Saints for what is believed to be a future draft choice, ESPN.com has learned. Paperwork must still be filed with the NFL office and the deal is contingent on Bennett passing a Chiefs-administered physical exam. That should not be a problem since Bennett was already in camp with the Saints and practicing.