Many people have been confused by the Chiefs off season direction, when Scott Pioli took over this team it had more cap space than any other team in the NFL after Pioli acquired win now veterans like Mike Goff, Mike Vrabel and Bobby Engram some Chiefs fans assumed the youth movement was a thing of [...]
The Chiefs announce today that safety Jarrad Page has signed his restricted free agent tender. Terms were not disclosed. Page joined the Chiefs as a seventh-round draft pick from UCLA in 2006 and soon became a starter. Last year, he was a steadying influence for the Chiefs very young secondary. In 48 games, [...]
The Kansas City Star reports that the Chiefs have released DE Brian Johnston:
The Chiefs released defensive end Brian Johnston, a seventh-round draft choice last year. He played in nine games last year as a rookie. In recent weeks, the Chiefs lopped four members of last year’s draft class, including fourth-round wide receiver Will Franklin, sixth-round [...]
Despite reports on draft day that he had signed a new deal, QB Matt Cassel did NOT sign a contract extension, and today’s KC Star reports that the team likely won’t give him a new deal before the start of the 2009 season:
It appears the Chiefs have little interest in signing Matt Cassel to [...]
We’ve all found ourselves at one time or another cheering for that obscure late round draft pick or the undrafted camp body, the street free agent that has bounced around from team to team and has become virtually forgotten. Who doesn’t cheer for the underdog? Anybody remember hoping to see guys like WR Bobby Sippio [...]
By ADAM TEICHER
The Kansas City Star
The rapid climb in the coaching profession by one-time golf pro Todd Haley has come for one reason: his ability to squeeze yards and points from an offense.
The Chiefs hired Haley as their head coach largely because of his work the past two seasons as offensive coordinator for the high-scoring [...]
Chiefs head coach Todd Haley admits the team’s current mix on offense is not like what he had with the Cardinals. Haley said the offense remains a work in progress. “I’m still figuring these guys out,” Haley said. “As I get comfortable watching or get a feel for these guys, there are signs of life. [...]
With the collective expertise now assembled on the Chiefs roster between coaches and players alike, the training and evaluation of Tamba20Hali as a 3-4 linebacker shouldn’t be an overwhelming process. For Hali to make the successful transition from defensive end to rush outside linebacker, he will first need to overcome two significant hurdles.
The first of [...]
Chiefs need Cottam to catch on at tight end
By ADAM TEICHER
The Kansas City Star
When his time with the Chiefs is up, Brad Cottam hopes he can be a reasonable part of any discussion comparing him to Tony Gonzalez.
He has a lot of work ahead before getting to that point, so the Chiefs new starting tight [...]
