November 1st, 2011 
Matt Loede 
Posted in Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson has been named the AFC’s Defensive Player of the Week, the team announced on Tuesday. Johnson had 13 tackles, one quarterback sack and an interception in last night’s 23-20 overtime win over the San Diego Chargers. On the season, the 2005 first-round pick out of Texas has 57 tackles, one quarterback [...]
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Chiefs Look to Get on Track in Baltimore in Preseason Game Two
Neither the Ravens nor the Chiefs generated much offense in their first games of the preseason. The two 2010 postseason participants will both be striving for improvement when they get together at M&T Bank Stadium Friday in a rematch of last January’s AFC Wild Card Playoff. Both teams were losers in their first go-around of [...]
Chiefs to Have a Decision Concerning LB Derrick Johnson
The National Football Post talks about a tidbit concerning the future of Chiefs LB Derrick Johnson and moving him this offseason: There was a buzz during the season that the Kansas City Chiefs would move to trade former first-round draft pick Derrick Johnson but that never happened as he rode the pine all season instead. [...]
LB Derrick Johnson Not Griping About Not Starting
The KC Star says that for now, LB Derrick Johnson is not having any issues with not being a starter: Derrick Johnson still hasn’t asked. He said he doesn’t care to know why he was demoted from the Chiefs’ starting linebacking corps six weeks ago and has been a high-dollar, high-expectations bench player in the [...]
Chiefs Banking a Shift to the Middle Ignites Johnson
From: Pro Football Weekly With injuries decimating their linebacking corps, the Chiefs opted to shift LB Derrick Johnson from the outside to the middle prior to the Week 14 game at Denver. But while the team suggests the move was made to insert life into the defense, we hear that it was more like a [...]
Breaking Down the Chiefs Matchup with the Saints Sunday
Now at 4-5 on the season, the New Orleans Saints are hoping that a trip to KC this weekend to play the 1-8 Chiefs is just what the doctor ordered to get their season back on track so they can make a serious run at the playoffs in the NFC. Last week the Saints were [...]
LB’s Thomas and Johnson Already Out for Sunday vs Saints
The already banged up Chiefs have already announced that linebackers Derrick Johnson and Pat Thomas will both miss the game this weekend vs the Saints. Johnson will miss his second straight game with a hamstring injury. Thomas pulled a hamstring vs the Chargers Sunday, and he’ll be out as well. Right now it looks as [...]
Breaking Down the Defense by Position
Once the weak link of this squad , the defense has been built up by Herm Edwards through the draft and now will be asked to be the side of the ball that keeps the Chiefs in games this year. There were very little surprises except for the release of second year corner Tyron Brackenridge. [...]
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