Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

Employees of the Kansas City Chiefs helped in relief efforts for towns in southwestern Missouri and eastern Kansas that were devastated by several tornadoes on Sunday and Monday.  Owner Clark Hunt and other front office staff got into the act, including general manager Scott Pioli.  According to Yahoo Sports:
For Hunt and his Chiefs, it was [...]

What goes around comes around.  It’s an old cliche, but it always rings true.  In the case of former Chiefs running back, Larry Johnson, it comes in spades.  Johnson’s lawyer is looking for a change of venue regarding Johnson’s upcoming trial.  He’s being sued by a Lawrence woman who claims Johnson spit a drink in [...]

Several former players including Pro-Bowl running back, Priest Holmes, have filed an anti-trust suit similar to Brady, et al v. NFL.  However, this legal maneuver was made primarily on behalf of the newly drafted players that will officially enter the league at the end on next month.  According to Yahoo Sports:
The former players’ suit also [...]

As a Kansas City Chiefs fan for the past 20 years I can tell you a little something about Gunther Cunningham, former Chiefs defensive coordinator.  He talks…a lot.  He says cryptic things about “taking the heart of a team away”, followed by “taking the soul of a team away”.  He curses like a, well, like [...]

It was announced today that the Kansas City Chiefs outside linebacker, Tamba Hali, was franchised by the club.  It’s not an ‘exclusive’ franchise tag, so Hali is free to negotiate with other teams.  However, any team that is willing to sign him must not only give up a wad of cash but also 2 first [...]

As fans, we’re always hoping our teams will gamble just at the right time.  We’re constantly rooting for coaches to ‘go for it’ on 4th and short almost any time our favorite offense creeps over the other teams’ 50 yard line.  It’s in our nature…we’re fans, as excited about the potential for championship glory as [...]

It’s that time of year again, kids!  No, not the NFL Playoffs.  It’s the yearly coaching “carousel” that begins spinning at the end of every football season.  Underachievers are sacked – and often hired someplace else – and coordinators have an opportunity to step into the limelight has head coaches.  So let’s look at who’s [...]

Reports are coming in that the Kansas City Chiefs will soon be looking for a new offensive coordinator as Charlie Weis has decided to leave the team.  Apparently, Weiss will be joining the University of Florida and head coach Will Muschamp for its O-coordinator position.  That’s right.  Leaving the NFL…for the same job…in college.
Obviously, there [...]

The 2010 NFL Pro-Bowlers have been announced.  You can find the complete AFC and NFC rosters at NFL.com.  At the top of each list are the accepted league MVP candidates Tom Brady and Michael Vick at quarterback.  I’ve no problem with that.  However, like every year, there are several players that have made this list [...]

Shaun Smith, Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle and accused ‘package handler’, might soon find himself in trouble again with the NFL for a tweet he sent to Cincinnati’s Chad Ochocinco:
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@ochocinco who told u to write about me in your book fag
The NFL has strict rules against any language by its players that could [...]