Alleman originally was a 2007 third-round draft choice of the New Orleans Saints.  He spent 2008 with Miami and last season with the Kansas City Chiefs, who did not offer him a contract last week.

Alleman, who also plays center, started seven games during the past two seasons.

With Bills fans hoping for the team to find a new quarterback, the franchise will tender to the media at noon on Saturday free-agent guard Wade Smith, who visited the team on Friday.

The organization distributed a text message announcing that Smith will be available today for questions.  By all indications, he has not yet signed a contract.

Other teams have applied this approach in the past, most notably the Eagles.  A free agent visits, and he then talks to the media before a deal is done.

Usually, the player ultimately signs.

The seven-year veteran spent the last two years with the Chiefs, former employer of new head coach Chan Gailey.  Smith appeared in every game last season, starting nine.

Anyone else worried about losing a young offensive lineman to the Indianapolis Colts?  Ryan Lilja was claimed off waivers from the Chiefs in 2004 and ended up being a huge part of their protection of Peyton Manning.  With Alleman’s age and versatility, I was a little surprised that the team didn’t tender him a contract.  Now that the Colts have come calling I’m more than a little worried.

If there’s ever a team that knows the offensive line, it’s the Indianapolis Colts.

Smith is another guy that certainly showed last year that he could help all along the line, but he’s already played 8 years in the league and if he is the kind of guy you don’t worry too much about replacing.  Smith started 7 games for Chan Gailey’s offense in 2008, so the two know each other very well.

First round level – LB Derrick Johnson ($2.621 million)

Second round level - QB Brodie Croyle ($1.759 million), LB Corey Mays ($1.759 million), G Ikechuku Ndukwe ($1.684 million), C Rudy Niswanger ($1.759 million), RT Ryan O’Callaghan ($1.759 million), S Jarrad Page ($1.759 million)

Two players were not extended tenders: OL Andy Alleman and RB Jackie Battle.

Fantastic job (as always) by the folks at Arrowhead Pride for keeping track of each tender as reports started to surface.

No real shocks here on either side of the tender line.

They could have given Johnson a first and third tender, but there was no need for that.  If a team is willing to give up a first round pick for DJ, Scott Pioli would gladly take it.  Otherwise they can have him back for another year at a reasonable number.

I can’t imagine any of the second round tenders will get much of a look-see around the league.  Would Chan Gailey be interested in Croyle running his offense up in Buffalo?  Probably not, but there is a severe lack of quarterbacks on the unrestricted market and the two are obviously familiar with each other.

Goff missed practice time during the week because of a sore shoulder, but he was well enough to be active Sunday, so the decision to elevate Alleman could have been performance-related.

“There were a couple of mistakes,” said Alleman, acquired in an August trade with Miami.  “Games are never as bad as you think or as good as you think.  For the most part, I think individually I did all right.  Obviously, collectively and individually, it wasn’t good enough.”

I’m really surprised that Haley would end Goff’s streak if he were healthy enough to be active.  By all accounts, Goff has been the perfect soldier and was praised by Haley throughout OTAs and training camp.  I understand moving people around based on performance and Goff has struggled a big, but was Alleman much better than Goff has been this season?

The defender in the middle of Jacksonville’s first two touchdowns was safety Mike Brown.  He was late getting to the first play and not even in the same atmosphere of the second.  Unlike some players after they have a bad game, Brown stood in front of his locker and talked about his performance.

“I feel bad, I feel like I cost my team the game,” Brown said.  “We only lost this game by three points.  It’s easy to see if I had played a better game how we might be enjoying a win today, rather than another loss.”

Mike Brown did not lose this game himself; he had a lot of help from a lot of his teammates and coaches.  If Brown plays this game at an All-Pro level there’s a good chance the Chiefs would have still found other ways to lose.

It’s just that right now, the margin of error for the Chiefs is so thin they can’t overcome a bad day from one of their safeties, especially when his poor play leads to a pair of scores.

The first came in the opening quarter when Jaguars RB Rashad Jennings broke through the line of scrimmage and ran 28 yards for a touchdown.  Brown had the chance to make the tackle that would have held the run to 10 or 12 yards.  But Jennings fought off Brown with a stiff arm and went into the end zone.

“I missed that one; I take responsibility for that,” said Brown.  “Those plays are things I cannot do if we are going to win … I had the opportunity to make the tackle and it didn’t happen.”

But the killer came in the second quarter, when Jacksonville QB David Garrard hooked up with WR Mike Sims-Walker for a 61-yard scoring play.  There was only one man close to the receiver when he hauled in the pass and that was Brown, who watched helplessly as the ball flew over his head and into the arms of Sims-Walker.  Brown chased him into the end zone, but was not threat to tackle him.

“The cover two, that’s my bad,” said Brown.  “That was a huge play in the game.  It was just bad play on my part.  My responsibility is the back half of the field and I wasn’t there.  I think that play cost us the game.”

Trust me, I understand the Chiefs are thin at safety and Brown is a Haley guy to the bone.  But can we please see DaJuan Morgan at strong safety for the rest of the season?  Maybe Morgan isn’t the answer, but we know Brown isn’t.

Over at Chiefs Chatter I talk more in depth about what I think Todd Haley should do with Brown.

Next up for Kansas City will be the Oakland Raiders, a team coming off their bye and trying to put their many off-the-field distractions behind them.  They won’t be able to if NOW has anything to say about it.

The National Organization for Women is calling for coach Tom Cable’s suspension while the Raiders and the NFL investigate allegations that Cable physically abused his first wife more than 20 years ago and abused a former girlfriend in January.  NOW president Terry O’Neill sent the request to USA Today.

“Tom Cable’s history of violence against women raises a question: Why is he still the head coach of an NFL team?” O’Neill’s statement said in part.  “Mr. Cable admits having battered his first wife, and he stands accused of battering two other intimate partners as well.

“The Oakland Raiders, properly, say they are undergoing a ‘serious evaluation’ of these recent allegations.  At the very least, he should be suspended during this process.”

Cable said Thursday that he doesn’t think outside forces such as NOW will influence his future with the Raiders.

“I don’t think so,” Cable said.  “I think it will be handled properly.  I’m going to leave it at that right now.”

Cable issued a statement Sunday saying he slapped his first wife, Sandy, “more than 20 years ago,” but that he hasn’t had inappropriate contact with a woman since.  Sandy Cable said in an ESPN report that she was punched in the face.

On Wednesday, Cable said he discussed the most recent allegations with Raiders managing general partner Al Davis earlier this week.  Davis has not addressed the matter, though the team issued a statement saying that a “serious investigation would be undertaken.”

I know there’s a lot of negativity around Kansas City right now, but let me repeat…  Things could be worse!

The Raiders might have had a week to prepare, but early on I feel confident about a big game for the Chiefs on Sunday.  While Kansas City has made progress on offense and defense, the Raiders have been answering questions about their quarterback’s historically bad play and their coach beating not only an assistant coach, but allegedly multiple women.

Alleman, a backup interior lineman, played in 16 games last season for the Dolphins.  He started five games, including the playoff loss to Baltimore, as Justin Smiley’s replacement at left guard.

The former Akron standout, who was drafted in the third-round by the Saints in 2007, had been working as the backup left guard and third-team center during training camp.

Ndukwe played in all 16 regular season games with 15 starts at right guard for the Dolphins last season.

Redd was acquired off waivers from the New England Patriots on August 4th.

We were just talking about the Chiefs needing to improve their offensive line and I think this is a small part of accomplishing that task.  Think of Alleman and Ndukwe as Colin Brown with experience.  This will allow the staff to bring Brown along slowly at his new position and have him ready to make an impact in 2010.

This is an example of exactly the type of move Pioli will try to pull between now and roster cuts with the “Herm-overs” that don’t fit with the new regime/scheme.  Try to find a team that needs depth in a particular area and get some sort of value in return instead of cutting them loose and getting nothing in return.

Letting go of Redd surprises me a bit.  Not because of anything he did on the field, since I cannot remember hearing his name called during either of the first two preseason games.  But because Pioli was obviously familiar with him from last season in New England and obviously made the effort to bring him to Kansas City a few weeks ago.