Chiefs Cut Dishman From the Plans

Cris Dishman, a 12-year veteran and two-time Pro Bowl cornerback, was cut Sunday by a Kansas City Chiefs team that will be one of the youngest in the NFL.

Dishman was beaten out in training camp by Eric Warfield, a third-year cornerback from Nebraska.

The Minnesota Vikings wasted no time snatching up the cornerback, reaching a contract agreement with Dishman late Sunday night.

The Chiefs kept their first seven picks from this year’s draft and will have 18 newcomers, including nine with one year’s experience or less.

Warren Moon, the 18-year veteran quarterback who waged a fierce training camp battle with Todd Collins to be Elvis Grbac’s backup, survived the mandatory cut to 53 players.

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Cleveland Brown offensive tackle Orlando Brown, unable to play since being hit in the right eye by a referee’s penalty flag in December, was put on the physically unable to perform list.

The expected move means Brown cannot practice or play for the first six weeks of the season.

After that, Brown could remain on the physically unable to perform list or be put on the non-football injured reserve list.

Another option is the team could release Brown, who signed a six-year, $27 million free-agent contract before last season.

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Tampa Bay left tackle Jason Odom will miss the season after being put on injured reserve.

Odom missed all but two days of training camp because of lower back pain. He started the first three games of 1999 at right tackle, but sat out the remainder of the year with a back problem that required surgery.

“I think all of us, including Jason, felt IR was the way to go,” Coach Tony Dungy said.

“We didn’t feel that good about his prospects of playing real soon.”

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Cornerback Michael Booker, the first-ever draft pick by Dan Reeves as the Atlanta Falcons’ coach and general manager, was released.

Reeves, acknowledging it was not the best draft choice ever, selected Booker with the 11th overall choice in the 1997 draft.

In another move, the Falcons traded tight end O.J. Santiago, a key player on their NFC championship team two years ago, to Dallas for two draft picks.

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Veteran quarterback Billy Joe Tolliver, who started seven games last year for New Orleans, was let go by the Saints, leaving Jake Delhomme and Aaron Brooks as the backups to Jeff Blake.

“It was not so much what Billy didn’t do as what Jake and Aaron did do,” Coach Jim Haslett said. “We think they’re going to be pretty good players in the future.”

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Wide receiver Danny Farmer, who holds the UCLA record for career receiving yards, was one of 13 players released by the Pittsburgh Steelers, who rarely cut draft picks in their rookie season.

Farmer is one of only two Steeler draft picks not to make the roster.

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Eight-year veteran Doug Pederson, who began last season as Philadelphia’s starting quarterback, was released by the Eagles, leaving Koy Detmer as Donovan McNabb’s backup. Former Notre Dame quarterback Ron Powlus made the Eagles as the third-stringer.

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Five hours after releasing former Arena League running back Chad Dukes, Washington Coach Norv Turner reclaimed him after he realized he had a roster spot because guard Tre Johnson was suspended for the opening game.

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The Raiders completed their special teams makeover when they cut punter Leo Araguz and kicker Joe Nedney, leaving rookies Shane Lechler and Sebastian Janikowski as the starters, respectively. . . . Seattle let go of veteran kicker Todd Peterson, who was beaten out by Kris Heppner. . . . New England released veteran running back Raymont Harris. . . . Carolina released 11-year veteran Anthony Johnson, who in 10 NFL seasons had 2,854 yards rushing, 1,120 of them in 1996. . . . Chicago released tight end Ryan Wetnight, a seven-year veteran who had 38 receptions last year.