Jamaal Charles suffered an ACL tear in Week 5 and the Kansas City Chiefs went on an 11-2 run without him.

Charcandrick West and Spencer Ware were productive at running back for the Chiefs.

The Chiefs could have saved $5.3 million, with no dead money, by cutting Charles.

With more than $30 million in cap space, however, the Chiefs have no real reason to cut Charles.

"He will be an important piece of this team moving forward," John Dorsey said.