Kansas City Chiefs' President Carl Peterson announced on Tuesday that the club has agreed to terms of a two-year contract with LB Pat Thomas, who was added to the 53-man roster. Thomas (6-1, 237) originally entered the NFL as a sixth-round draft pick (194th overall) of Jacksonville in 2005. He saw action in 14 contests (one start) with the Jaguars, totaling 12 tackles (seven solo). He also added 10 tackles and a forced fumble on special teams. Thomas appeared in four games (one start), posting five tackles (two solo) on defense and two on special teams for the Jaguars in 2007 before being released on October 26th.

In what will be viewed as a remarkable comeback if he only steps foot on the field Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs activated tailback Priest Holmes on Saturday for their game against the Oakland Raiders. The four-time Pro Bowl back has not appeared in a game since suffering serious head and neck trauma in an Oct. 30, 2005 contest against the San Diego Chargers. He has spent nearly two years recovering from the injuries, and most league observers felt that Holmes would never play again. Holmes, 34, spent the final half of the 2005 season on injured reserve and the entire 2006 campaign on the NFL's physically unable to perform list. Because of the head and neck trauma and a serious hip injury that threatened to end his career in 2004, Holmes has played in only 15 games since the end of the 2003 season.

Priest Holmes went through another impressive workout on Thursday, and the Kansas City Chiefs appeared to be leaning toward activating the 34-year-old running back. Attempting an improbable return to the NFL after being out for 22 months, Holmes had his first practice on Wednesday, and coaches said they would pay particular attention to how he did Thursday. "He was still fresh, wasn't sore," coach Herm Edwards said with a wry shake of his head. "He went through practice, had a good practice." The Chiefs seemed to make roster room for Holmes this week when they traded Johnson's backup, Michael Bennett, to Tampa. But Edwards said he still had not made a decision whether Holmes would play Sunday at Oakland. It would almost certainly be in a limited role behind starter Larry Johnson.

Priest Holmes went through a full practice Wednesday, a giant step toward what could be turning into one of the NFL's great comebacks. Now 34 and out of football since suffering neck and spinal injuries two years ago, Holmes was cleared to practice for the first time since he shocked the Chiefs last summer and showed up at training camp. He's been working out diligently and trimming away the 15 or so pounds he gained while staying home the previous 22 months, hardly going near a football field.

Running back Priest Holmes will practice Wednesday for the first time since a severe 2005 head and neck injury. The Chiefs traded backup running back Michael Bennett to Tampa Bay for draft picks on Tuesday, creating a spot behind starter Larry Johnson and adding to speculation they might activate Holmes in time for Sunday's game against the Raiders. Holmes "Will put the pads on. He will put the helmet on. Whether he participates in the [Oakland] game or not, we'll see how practice goes," Edwards said.

Priest Holmes is eligible to return to practice this week. Coach Herm Edwards said earlier Monday that Holmes would participate Wednesday when the Chiefs begin preparations for Sunday?s game against the Raiders in Oakland. Asked when Holmes might be ready to play in a game, Edwards said, ?I don?t know. I?d like to see him practice first. I?ll be able to answer that Wednesday after practice or Thursday.? Since the start of the regular season, Holmes has been on the Chiefs? non-football injury list. That meant under NFL rules Holmes was ineligible to practice or play until the Chiefs had finished their sixth game.

Facing what soon could be an excess of running backs, the Chiefs traded Michael Bennett to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night. What the Chiefs received in return was immediately unclear. The Chiefs declined to confirm the deal, but Bennett said he was informed of the trade by officials of both teams. ?It was a shock to me,? Bennett said. ?It really caught me off-guard. I heard the speculation for the past few days, but nobody from the Chiefs said anything to me, so I guessed it wasn?t going to happen. I was wrong. It?s a business. It?s just one of those things that happen.? Although he was the starting halfback during Larry Johnson?s training-camp holdout, Bennett quickly became expendable once Johnson signed his contract extension.

Tony Gonzalez, who admits he "hated football" when he first played as a youngster, has now caught more touchdown passes than any tight end in NFL history. The eight-time Pro Bowler of the Kansas City Chiefs caught a 3-yard pass from Damon Huard in the first quarter against Cincinnati on Sunday, breaking the record of 62 touchdown receptions set by Shannon Sharpe from 1990-03. The sellout crowd in Arrowhead Stadium gave him a standing ovation when his feat was announced a few minutes later. "Breaking the record for touchdown catches is not anything I ever thought I would do," Gonzalez, a two-way football and basketball star at California, said. "When I first came into the league, all I wanted to do was be the best player I could be."

Quarterback Damon Huard's MRI showed no damage to his injured shoulder and the veteran may be ready to start Sunday against Cincinnati, Kansas City coach Herm Edwards said Tuesday. "We'll go through practice on [Wednesday] and see what he can do," Edwards said. "He feels a lot better. He's worked out the last two days." Huard, 34, got a shoulder contusion in Sunday's 17-7 loss to Jacksonville in which Kansas City rushed for only 10 yards. Backup Brodie Croyle, a second-year pro the Chiefs have been hoping to make their quarterback of the future, replaced Huard in the fourth quarter and threw a 13-yard touchdown pass on the final play.