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| Around FCS: Rodgers-Cromartie Highlights Draft Class |
Division I-AA College Football |
04/14/2008 |
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| at Bethune-Cookman) leading the charge. Mathis was a second-round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2003, and has since developed into a Pro Bowl performer. But you have to go back to 2000, when Sylvester Morris of Jackson State was pegged by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 22nd selection overall, to find an FCS player who was drafted in the first round. Morris' JSU teammate, cornerback Rashard Anderson, was the 23rd overall pick by the Carolina Panthers, giving the Tigers a remarkable two first-round picks th |
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| Broncos sign C Wiegmann |
NFL Football |
03/24/2008 |
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| Englewood, CO (Best E Casino) - The Denver Broncos signed free agent center Casey Wiegmann and re-signed running back Cecil Sapp on Monday. A 13-year veteran, Wiegmann started all 16 games during each of the last six seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs. His 111-game start streak in the regular season is the third-longest among active offensive linemen. During his seven seasons in Kansas City from 2001-2007, Wiegmann started 111 of a possible 112 games. Including stints with Chicago, the Jets and Indianapolis, h |
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| Chiefs ink LB Williams |
NFL Football |
03/03/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (Best E Casino) - The Kansas City Chiefs signed linebacker Demorrio Williams to a five-year contract Monday. Per club policy, financial terms were not released. Williams started all 16 games for the Atlanta Falcons last season and tallied 90 tackles and two interceptions. The Beckville, Texas native is expected to backup Napoleon Harris, Derrick Johnson and Donnie Edwards in Kansas City. "Demorrio Williams is a young ascending player who gives us a great backup at all three linebacker positions, |
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| LB Williams headed to Chiefs |
NFL Football |
03/02/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (Best E Casino) - The Kansas City Chiefs have reportedly come to terms on a contract with linebacker Demorrio Willams. The Kansas City Star reports the deal is for five years and worth $16 million, with $5.5 million guaranteed. The 27-year-old Williams has spent his entire four-year career with the Atlanta Falcons and hasn't missed a game yet since being drafted in the fourth round in 2004. |
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| Chiefs release WR Kennison |
NFL Football |
02/26/2008 |
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| Kansas City, MO (Best E Casino) - The Kansas City Chiefs released veteran wide receiver Eddie Kennison on Tuesday. "For these past seven years Eddie Kennison has displayed his talents not only on the field, but off the field," Chiefs club president Carl Peterson said. "He's been a fine performer in every way for the Chiefs organization." Kennison, 35, caught 321 passes for 5,230 yards with 25 touchdowns in 91 games during his seven-year career with the Chiefs. His receiving yardage total ranks seventh in franch |
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| QB Matt Ryan undaunted by prospect of being drafted by Falcons |
NFL Football |
02/22/2008 |
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| the third pick in the NFL draft, Matt Ryan interjected, ``Tails never fails.'' Ryan had reason to care about how that coin landed. His future could be influenced by the outcome of the toss, which broke a tie among the Falcons, Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs. The former Boston College star, widely considered the best quarterback and one of the top prospects in the draft, knows the Falcons may be looking for a QB. The player they thought would hold the position for years, Michael Vick, is serving a 23- |
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| Giants off to a late start in preparing for NFL Scouting Combine |
NFL Football |
02/22/2008 |
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| knows he still can play.'' What Favre must decide, McCarthy said, is whether he can be fully committed to another season. --- DRAFT ORDER: The Atlanta Falcons will pick third in the draft after winning a coin flip over the Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs. All three teams finished with 4-12 records. The Raiders will pick fourth and the Chiefs fifth. --- DOME FAREWELL This is the NFL's final scouting combine in the RCA Dome, the home of the Indianapolis Colts since 1984 and the site of the league' |
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| Former Chiefs coach Gansz hired to by SMU to coach special teams |
Division I College Football |
02/20/2008 |
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DALLAS (AP) -Former Kansas City Chiefs coach Frank Gansz, who has been out of football since 2001, was hired to coach special teams at SMU on Wednesday. Gansz brings 37 years of experience to new SMU coach June Jones' staff. Under Gansz, who turns 70 in November, the Chiefs were 4-11 in the strike year of 1987 and 4-11-1 in 1988, when he was replaced by Marty Schottenheimer. Gansz had been promoted to head coach after one season in charge of the Chiefs' special teams. The other NFL stops for Gansz, mostl |
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| Chiefs place franchise tag on NFL sack leader Jared Allen |
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02/19/2008 |
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -The Kansas City Chiefs put a franchise tag on defensive end Jared Allen, who led the NFL in sacks last season despite being suspended for the first two games. The Chiefs and Allen have been unable to work out a contract for almost a year. The Chiefs said Tuesday they had franchised Allen, who had 15 1/2 sacks last season. He was suspended the first two games because of multiple DUI convictions. Under terms of the collective bargaining agreement, Allen will make almost $9 million next |
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| Chiefs sign kicker Billy Cundiff to 2-year deal |
NFL Football |
02/18/2008 |
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -The Kansas City Chiefs signed kicker Billy Cundiff to a two-year contract Monday in an attempt to resolve one of their most glaring weaknesses from last season. Kansas City used a fifth-round supplemental pick last year to take UCLA's Justin Medlock, but gave up on him in September. The Chiefs then turned to Dave Rayner, who signed before the season after he was released by Green Bay but struggled and was released. Veteran John Carney played in the Chiefs' final five games, going 3-f |
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