A pair of backup players who spent time with the Chiefs during the past few years are now members of the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants.
The Giants, who have a first-round bye in the NFL playoffs, signed cornerback Rashad Barksdale off their practice squad and signed linebacker Rich Scanlon.
To make room on the roster, the Giants put cornerback Sam Madison on injured reserve and waived linebacker Edmond Miles. Madison broke his right ankle in the third quarter of last week's game at Minnesota.
Barskdale spent the 2007 season with the Chiefs. He played in six games and was inactive for the other 10 games.
Scanlon has played in 40 NFL games – 31 with Kansas City from 2004-06 and nine with Tennessee in 2007.
Scanlon joined the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2004. As a rookie he played in six games and had five special teams tackles. In 2005, he played all 16 games for the Chiefs, including 13 in which he played on defense. He led the team with 29 special teams tackles and had three tackles on defense. In 2006, Scanlon played in nine games, including seven on defense. He had 10 special teams tackles. He was placed on injured reserve with a neck injury on Dec. 31, 2006.
Scanlon was waived by the Chiefs at the end of training camp in 2007. He signed with the Titans on Oct. 31, 2007 and contributed seven special teams tackles and two fumble recoveries in nine regular season games and two special teams tackles in the Titans’ AFC Wild Card loss at San Diego.
