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COSTA MESA http://www.panthersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-christian-miller-jersey , Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers hope they have found a free safety to pair with All-Pro Derwin James.The Chargers selected Delaware safety Nasir Adderley with the 60th overall pick in the second round Friday night. They concluded the night by taking offensive tackle Trey Pipkins of Sioux Falls with the 91st overall pick in the third round.Los Angeles came into the draft with their two biggest needs being defensive tackle and safety, which it was able to fill in the first two rounds with Notre Dame defensive tackle Jerry Tillery and Adderley.“The draft has kind of gone as advertised,” general manager Tom Telesco said. “I can’t complain. It has been pretty good so far.”Adderley was considered by many to be the highest-ranked safety in this year’s draft class but was the fourth one to come off the board. That was just fine for Telesco, who had Adderley in for a pre-draft visit.“All I was telling people after my visit was how it was a perfect fit and how I enjoyed my meetings with the coaching staff,” Adderley said.James made an instant impact last season at strong safety and was an All-Pro selection. The Chargers did not have a true free safety last season.Jahleel Addae started all 18 games at free safety last season but was released before free agency started. The biggest reason the Chargers released him was that he was better suited as a strong safety.Rayshawn Jenkins and Jaylen Watkins also can play free safety, but both are unproven.“The free safety spot is wide open. The starter is no longer here,” Telesco said. “Nasir was a player that we really coveted. His range is excellent and he has a good combination of foot speed and instincts.”Adderley was a four-year starter at Delaware. He had 87 tackles last season along with four interceptions and seven passes defensed. He played cornerback his first two seasons before switching to free safety.Adderley said he patterns his game after Baltimore’s Earl Thomas, whom Chargers defensive coordinator Gus Bradley knows very well. Bradley was Seattle’s defensive coordinator during Thomas’ first three seasons (2010-12) with the Seahawks.“Once I went to free safety, everything started clicking,” he said. “I think I add physicality and competitiveness.”Adderley, who had 11 interceptions during his college career, is the highest-drafted player from Delaware since Joe Flacco went 18th overall to Baltimore in 2008. The Blue Hens have had three players drafted since Flacco, but one went in the fourth round and the other two were selected in the fifth round.Adderley is the cousin of Pro Football Hall of Famer Herb Adderley, who won three Super Bowl titles with the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys.“He helped me tremendously by being a positive role model. I don’t know where I would be without him,” Nasir Adderley said.Pipkins is only the second player from Division II Sioux Falls to be drafted. The first was punter Brian Hansen, whom New Orleans took in the ninth round in 1984.Despite coming from a small school, Pipkins played in the East-West Shrine Game and was invited to the scouting combine. He was interviewed by Telesco and the coaching staff during the combine.“I had heard a lot of fourth-round stuff. I was kind of expecting tomorrow Jordan Scarlett Jersey ,” said Pipkins. “My agent had said — because a lot of teams had fourth round on me — if somebody really wants me that they would have to take me in the third round.”Pipkins started at left tackle his final three years at Sioux Falls and Telesco said he has the traits to be a left tackle in the NFL.“There are some players at Division II and Division III who can dominate but not have enough athletic traits to play at this level,” Telesco said. “He has NFL size and feet. There’s a lot to work with.”Los Angeles goes into the draft’s final day on Saturday still looking to build depth at linebacker and the offensive line. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Offensive lineman Jeff Allen spent most of the offseason baking cookies with his wife, who began a business back home in Texas, and it may have turned out to be good for his waist line.The last thing Allen wanted to do after hours in the kitchen was eat one of those cookies.As much fun as he had, though, he was happy to exchange his chef’s hat for a football helmet again when the Kansas City Chiefs called him recently. Allen was drafted by the franchise in 2012, and played his first four seasons at Arrowhead Stadium, before a two-year detour with the Houston Texans.Allen rejoined the Chiefs last season to provide some much-needed depth, but the one-year contract meant he was left to spend the offseason baking cookies.At least until the Chiefs summoned him once more to provide some veteran help along the line.“Between me and my family, we felt like this is the opportunity where I get a chance to win a Super Bowl with a great organization, with great people,” Allen said after arriving this week. “People that we love and like, good teammates, good coaches, front office, everything.”Allen wasn’t the only new/old face. While he was practicing for the first time Tuesday David Montgomery Jersey , the Chiefs were wrapping up the details that brought wide receiver De’Anthony Thomas back to the roster.Thomas actually ran onto the field right in the middle of the workout, diving right in.Just like with Allen, the speedster has a long history in Kansas City. He was drafted by the club in 2014, played four seasons under his rookie contract, then came back last season on a one-year deal.The Chiefs have gotten thin at wide receiver with injuries to backups Gehrig Dieter and Marcus Kemp, so bringing Thomas back made sense. But the club waited until deep into training camp because they also wanted to make sure the leg Thomas broke last season was fully healed.“It’s really been up in the air,” he said, “but I just stayed patient. I disciplined myself by just training my body and stuff like that, just getting ready. I never knew what was going to happen. I just stayed focused, stayed disciplined and just handled what I had to do.”The fact that Allen and Thomas are experienced with the playbook has helped them get up to speed quickly, and there’s a chance they could play in Saturday night’s preseason game against San Francisco.“I’ll say this: De’Anthony is a football player. He fell right in,” offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy said. “He’s been with our organization for a number of years. He knows the culture. He knows the system. He understands how we do things. It’s important to get somebody back, but also somebody that can bring some juice. This kid loves to play football. He loves to practice. He enjoys it.”Neither veteran is expected to be a crucial cog in what the Chiefs have turned into a high-octane offense. But in Allen, the Chiefs added a knowledgeable offensive lineman capable of playing multiple positions, and in Thomas, they added a pass-catching threat who can assist on special teams.“I’ve said this before, but he was pound for pound probably the toughest player that we had last year http://www.bearsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-riley-ridley-jersey ,” special teams coach Dave Toub said. “He’s not just a returner, he’s a punter guy, he’s a gunner, he’s a kickoff and he can block. He is not afraid to stick his head in there.”Rarely do teams expected to contend for the Super Bowl bring in players midway through camp, unless injuries or other unforeseen circumstances arise. But the return of Allen and Thomas are not so much reasons for concern as they are a boost to the bottom of the depth chart.“There’s that senior leadership that has been through it before,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. “Jeff was here in my first year, (Thomas) came just a little bit after that. It’s good to have them back out here. They’re competing and working to make the team. That’s what they’re doing.”NOTES: Dieter (back), TEs John Lovett (shoulder) and Deon Yelder (ankle), DB Michael Hunter (groin) and DL Breeland Speaks (knee) did not practice Thursday. … Reid said that SS Tyrann Mathieu (shoulder) may be held out of Saturday night’s game, even though he was a full participant in the workout. … The Chiefs had a recent visit from Hall of Fame QB Brett Favre, who had a chance to sit down with quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Reid coached Favre in Green Bay, and the three-time MVP and Mahomes have often been compared to each other. “There are not a lot of people that walk in those shoes,” Reid said. “It’s nice for him to see Brett is a guy — he’s a good person, still has fun, all those things. Humble guy.”