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Toribio

Toribio has been so good over the first week that he’s continued to run with the first team ahead of athletic first-rounder Dontari Poe. This year’s Chiefs roster has quality depth at just about every position but the all-important quarterback.

Poe is behind former undrafted free agent Anthony Toribio and 2011 sixth-rounder Jerrell Powe. “The young Poe, he’s still learning, and he gave good effort,” coach Romeo Crennel said following the preseason opener. “He’s trying to learn to do the things the way we want them. He’s not there yet.”

Toribio was drawing the praises of coaches and beat writers early in camp and even earned the starting NT job ahead of first-rounder Dontari Poe. If it was 2011, this would probably be a bigger deal than it is now, but the Falcons don’t figure to run the ball nearly as much as they have in the past. Poe and Jerrell Powe will fill in in the middle.

DT Anthony Toribio was waived in a corresponding roster move. Released by the Patriots in May, Love couldn’t make it past final cuts with the Jaguars. He’ll be making his 2013 debut if he’s active for Sunday’s game against the Chargers. Love has 25 games of starting experience, and provides insurance for a defensive line that could be missing RE Mike DeVito (knee) in Week 12.

Head Coach Tony Sparano was impressed by Toribio’s size and strength. Toribio is pretty far down on the depth chart, but he’s someone to keep an eye on for the future.

Peelle lost his roster spot to Sean Ryan.

Toribio got the call off the practice squad around this time as well last season. He’ll be a backup with Ryan Pickett dealing with a hamstring injury.

Toribio went to training camp with Miami, but at 6'1/305 didn’t make much sense in the Dolphins’ 3-4. He’ll be a little-used reserve for the Packers.

Kansas City is going to field perhaps the weakest defensive line in the game this year, but Toribio can at least provide depth. He goes 6'1/305.

Toribio is expected to join the practice squad, but the Packers are deep on the interior of the defensive line these days. He’d need injuries to B.J. Raji and Ryan Pickett to get a look.