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Trade, young vets make Spears expendable

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Thursday, June 17, 2004

Kansas City Chiefs: With the unit bolstered by an offseason trade and the maturation of some young veterans, the Chiefs have released offensive lineman Marcus Spears. Spears, 32, has been with the Chiefs since 1997 and the versatile lineman had started at guard and tackle at various times in his tenure with the club. "By letting him go now," said coach Dick Vermeil, "it enhances his opportunities to get a job, and he will get a job. We've already talked to some teams [for him] and had been t ...

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