According to ProFootballTalk.com, the Chiefs will retire No. 18 on October 19th, which is the jersey number worn by long-time cornerback Emmitt Thomas. Thomas will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August 2nd. He spent 13 seasons with the Chiefs, from 1966 through 1978, leading the league in interceptions twice. Currently [...]
Since the beginning of the off season Herm Edwards has preached “competition”. He achieved his goal there are several starting positions up for grabs on this team and a slew of contestants for those spots . From the 12 picks in the draft to the barrel of un drafted rookie free agents, add to the [...]
From: Pro Football Weekly
Chiefs CB Patrick Surtain certainly is not young at age 32, but our sources tell us that he has looked even older during minicamp. He apparently is moving very slowly and looks like a player on his last legs. The veteran might have only one productive year left.
5.Sep 9th 1997- “Grbac to Rison”: With :11 seconds remaining quarterback Elvis Grbac completed a 33 yard touchdown pass to receiver Andre Rison who found a crease in the man coverage of the Raiders. Leaving three seconds on the clock and a very silent full to capacity Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Rison was immediately mobbed by [...]
Last year the Chiefs had their worst record since 1988. To put that in perspective Faith by George Michael was the best selling single in the country in 88, Rain Man was the top movie, and Frank Ganz was the teams head coach. Last year Larry Johnson got hurt - coincidence? Every Chiefs fan knows [...]
Today the Chiefs announced that they have reached a contract agreement with tackle Barry Richardson.
Richardson was a sixth-round pick in the 2008 draft, the 170th overall selection. The former three-year starter at Clemson signed a three-year deal. Here is the overview from the official Clemson Tigers Site on Richardson:
Overview: Preseason first-team All-American according to Playboy; [...]
Cheifsgab is pround to welcome our newest addition to the staff - Shawn McAllister, who begins his tenure with his thoughts on who will actually make the team.
As fans I think we all like to root for the underdog And every August we catch our selves rooting for a guy that has generated buzz coming out of [...]
From: Pro Football Weekly
A source close to the Chiefs tells us the team will frequent the twin-TE look for a couple of reasons. (1) They love the potential of rookie Brad Cottam lining up opposite Tony Gonzalez. (2) Their lack of a suitable fullback makes it a priority to get better run blocking out of [...]
The Chiefs have come to terms with 4th round draft pick Will Franklin on a four-year deal. The wide out from Missouri is the nephew of former Bengals WR Darnay Scott, who was a pretty good receiver for the Bengals for a number of years. Franklin caught 97 passes over the last two seasons, and [...]
From: Pro Football Weekly
The Chiefs are in need of a fullback to properly execute their power-based offense, and the way we hear it, nobody currently on the roster is starting material.
