AFC Notes: Randy Gregory, J.C. Jackson, Chris Jones, Broncos, Chargers, Chiefs

Broncos

Broncos RB Jaleel McLaughlin made an impact on teammates and coaches and wound up making the 53-man roster after going undrafted out of Youngstown State. He drew praise from HC Sean Payton after his big performance in Week 4.

“He’s done a ton of good things … he was outstanding,” Payton said, via BroncosWire.com. “He’s hard to tackle. Good in space. Hit the screen for a touchdown. Made some big runs. We’ll keep expanding his role.”

• Mike Klis reports that Broncos DE Randy Gregory felt the team was not a good fit for him after losing playing time to younger players. Gregory then asked for a release, which was granted today by Payton. 

Chargers

• Jeremy Fowler reports that the Patriots and Chargers are reworking CB J.C. Jackson‘s contract as part of their trade, with his remaining $9.33 million salary being converted into a signing bonus and the Patriots covering around $1.5 million of the deal.

Chiefs

• ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler talked to a number of league executives in an early look-ahead to free agency and they pegged Chiefs DT Chris Jones as someone who’s setting himself up for a lucrative payday. 
• Jones has hit the ground running with 3.5 sacks in three games after a questionable holdout cost him Week 1. Some execs told Fowler a three-year, $90 million deal, or something close to it, could be Jones’ reward in free agency if he keeps this up. 
• Fowler adds Kansas City has some flexibility to potentially extend CB L’Jarius Sneed after failing to extend Jones but he’s also setting himself up to do well in free agency.