Left tackle Branden Albert told the Chiefs he will join them in time for full-squad practices next week, Adam Teicher of the Kansas City Star reports.

Rookie tackle Eric Fisher, selected by the Chiefs with the first overall pick in the NFL Draft last month, was at right tackle today for the beginning of a three-day rookie camp at their Truman Sports Complex practice facility.

“He’ll be in here Monday,” coach Andy Reid said of Albert. “Branden will play the left side for right now and Eric will play the right side. I think that gives you two pretty good bookends right there. We also know we have Donald Stephenson, who is also a good football player.”

“He (Albert) is very eager to get going. He’s very excited.”

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It’s been ongoing for weeks, but now the very much talked about deal that would have sent Chiefs left tackle Branden Albert to the Miami Dolphins appears dead.

Ian Rapoport of NFL.com says that any type of deal right now is done, as the Dolphins offered just a third-rounder for Albert, not the 54th overall, and that killed the deal.

Now of course that doesn’t mean talks won’t start up again at some point, but for now Albert returns to the Chiefs as the left tackle while he waits for his future to be determined.

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Branden Albert doesn’t seem too happy about the franchise tag he was given, and wants to know if once and for all if he’s on the trade block or not.

He said he wants clarity in his situation before he returns to the team.

NFL Network’s Steve Wyche asked Albert on “NFL AM” on Tuesday what he wanted to know before jumping on board with coach Andy Reid’s new regime, Gregg Rosenthal of NFL.com reports.

“If I’m going to be traded,” Albert said, “(I want to know) if I’m going to be there long-term. Right now, everything is uncertain.”

Albert says he hasn’t “even thought about” whether he will show up for mandatory activities. He was asked whether he would be willing to play under the terms of his franchise tag despite not signing a long-term contract.

“If it’s something I have to do, I’ll have to do it. But I’d rather not,” Albert said. “I want that long-term commitment. But as you know in football, you don’t have too much control of the situation. I want to play for the Chiefs, but I want that commitment long-term.”

Albert said he does not want to move to right tackle, which is something to keep in mind with a potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft at left tackle coming aboard (offensive linemen Luke Joeckel, Eric Fisher and Lane Johnson are pegged to be selected early in the first round, according to NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock).

“I want to know the answer,” Albert said. “I don’t want to be in limbo. Ever since the end of the season, I’ve been in limbo. I want a definitive answer of what’s going to happen with me.”

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