Chiefs president/general manager Carl Peterson said Holmes is “making progress” after suffering a neck injury in late October. If the season started today, Holmes wouldn’t play, Peterson said, because doctors are still concerned about contact.

Edwards said again Friday that he’s still expecting Holmes back, and downplayed the talk that the Chiefs are interested in New Orleans Saints running back Michael Bennett as a backup.

“At this time of year, there are a lot of people who call about players,” Edwards said. “We call about players. That’s what you do during the offseason. At this point he’s not here, we haven’t brought him in here, and we haven’t talked about him collectively as a group with the powers that be.”