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It was an animated conversation in the middle of an empty practice field, and it stretched on for more than five minutes. When Chiefs coach Herm Edwards finished talking and Ryan Sims finished listening Wednesday afternoon, both parties said everything was copacetic.

Whatever that means.

In these final, steamy days before the cuts and the Chiefs’ season opener, no one feels safe and nearly everyone wants to know where he stands. That’s where Sims was Wednesday when he approached Edwards after practice while a gaggle of reporters watched as the coach flailed his arms and Sims occasionally nodded.

“Players get worried, and they should,” Edwards said. “If you’re going to play in this league or coach in this league, you should always have some anxiety. I have anxiety every day I show up to work. I’ve had anxiety for 27 years in this league. Twenty-seven years. When I lose that anxiety, you’ll find me in Monterey.”

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