Posted by ESPN.com’s Bill Williamson

The Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos got a head start on cutting down to the 53-man roster by Saturday’s deadline. The Chiefs cut eight players. The Broncos cut nine players.

The biggest name on the Chiefs’ list is right tackle Damion McIntosh, who previously was a starter. But McIntosh has not played well and he was on the bubble. Barry Richardson is expected to start at the spot.

The Broncos’ early cuts included two draft picks from Mike Shanahan’s final class -- guard Kory Lichtensteiger and defensive lineman Carlton Powell.

Here are Kansas City’s cut list Friday:

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College

46 Jed Collins FB 6-1 249 23 1 Washington State

23 Travis Daniels CB 6-1 195 26 5 LSU

34 Londen Fryar CB 5-11 192 23 R Western Michigan

73 Eric Ghiaciuc C 6-4 303 28 5 Central Michigan

77 Damion McIntosh T 6-4 320 32 10 Kansas State

66 Corey Smith LB 6-1 225 22 R Cincinnati

75 Herb Taylor T 6-3 295 24 3 TCU

65 Tavares Washington G 6-4 315 26 1 Florida

Here is Denver’s list:

Player NFL Exp. College

DL Matthias Askew 3 Michigan State

G Kory Lichtensteiger 2 Bowling Green State

QB Ingle Martin 3 Furman

CB Rashod Moulton 1 Fort Valley State

T Clint Oldenburg 2 Colorado State

DL Carlton Powell 2 Virginia Tech

ILB Lee Robinson R Alcorn State

WR Nate Swift R Nebraska

RB Marcus Thomas 2 Texas-El Paso