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(Message started by: Tony_O on Mar 14th, 2006, 12:30pm)
Title: Chiefs Offseason Report
Post by Tony_O on Mar 14th, 2006, 12:30pm
Heres a team doing the right thing....

All-Pro Shields should retire a Chief with new dealAssociated Press


KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Right guard Will Shields, an 11-time All-Pro, has agreed to a four-year contract that will ensure his career ends with the Kansas City Chiefs.

The 34-year-old Shields has started 207 games for the Chiefs, who drafted him in the third round out of Nebraska in 1993.

Shields contemplated retirement for over a year because of chronic back pain. The team had been working on a reworked deal that would make his contract more cap-friendly, but negotiations were slowed by uncertainty over the collective bargaining agreement.

Agent Joe Linta said the reworked deal would let Shields retire after this coming season without forcing him to pay back part of his bonus.

Shields is one of the Chiefs' most honored players and has been active in charitable affairs in the community. He also helped anchor an offensive line which has paved the way for one of the NFL's most productive offenses the past five seasons.

Shields was due a salary in 2006 of $5.1 million.
Title: Re: Chiefs Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Mar 23rd, 2006, 5:46pm
How about this report from an OFFICIAL, LOCAL source on "The REAL Feed"?  ...

Chiefs look at Harrington (http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060323/SPORTS0101/603230307/1126/rss14)
Detroit Lions (23.03.2006 04:18)
ALLEN PARK -- Trade talks involving Joey Harrington should accelerate with Harrington due back in the country before the weekend and the NFL's annual league meetings set to begin Sunday.
Title: Re: Chiefs Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Mar 25th, 2006, 12:04am
Chiefs sign veteran defender...  From "The REAL Feed":

DALTON STAYS WITH CHIEFS (http://www.sportinglife.com/nfl/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=international_feed/06/03/24/GRIDIRON_USA-Kansas_Dalton.html)
Sporting Life: NFL (24.03.2006 14:54)
The Kansas City Chiefs have re-signed defensive tackle Lional Dalton to a four-year contract.
Title: Re: Chiefs Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Mar 29th, 2006, 1:43am
General team report through the eyes of the head coach...  From "The REAL Feed":

Pasquarelli: Edwards faces balancing act in Kansas City (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=2387569&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
ESPN: NFL (28.03.2006 22:14)
New Chiefs coach Herman Edwards needs to balance winning now with working some younger players into the lineup.
Title: Re: Chiefs Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Apr 1st, 2006, 11:11pm
Chiefs pick intra-division rival's pocket to (attempt to) bolster their secondary...  From "The REAL Feed":

Chiefs sign Walls to one-year, $1.75M deal (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2393507&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
ESPN: NFL (01.04.2006 23:15)
It's been a tall order trying to fix the Chiefs secondary over the past two years, but the Chiefs made a big move Saturday by reaching a one-year, $1.75 million deal with former Denver Bronco Lenny Walls.

With the "addition" of Lenny, I think the Chiefs will be finding it rather "toasty" [smiley=warminup.gif] in their secondary... [smiley=rollinwithlaughter.gif]
[smiley=horse.gif]
[smiley=chief.gif] ... [smiley=broncofan.gif]
Title: Re: Chiefs Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Apr 20th, 2006, 7:29pm
Update on the [smiley=priest.gif]'s status from atop "The REAL Feed":

Chiefs GM counting Holmes 'in' for next season (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/wires/04/20/2020.ap.fbn.chiefs.holmes.0384/index.html)
SI.com: NFL (20.04.2006 19:01)

(Unfortunately for Holmes :-/) I don't think this makes much of a difference...  Larry's their main man from here on out!
Title: Re: Chiefs Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on May 2nd, 2006, 3:12am
Draft take...  From "The REAL Feed":

Chiefs hope Hali will help pass rush (http://www.realfootball365.com/nfl/articles/2006/05/kansas-city-chiefs020506.html)
NFL News: RealFootball365.com (02.05.2006 02:00)
Entering Saturday⤙s NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs knew they had two glaring deficiencies on the defensive side of the ball; both of which dealt with their pass defense.
Title: Re: Chiefs Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on May 7th, 2006, 3:36pm
Hmmmm... [smiley=hmmmm.gif] Interesting take on GM Carl Peterson...  From "The REAL Feed":

Bold is beautiful, but Chiefs are ugly (http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/sports/football/14520023.htm?source=rss&channel=charlotte_football)
Sports: NFL / Football -- Charlotte.com (07.05.2006 10:30)
The worst thing that can happen to an NFL general manager is a loss of nerve, which creates the inability to pull the trigger on personnel decisions. Seventeen years of chasing your tail in one place can certainly lead to personnel impotence. I'm starting to believe Carl Peterson is suffering fr...

YIKES! [smiley=scared.gif]
Title: Re: Chiefs Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on May 31st, 2006, 3:29pm
News on Holmes BLEAK... according to "The REAL Feed":

Schefter: Chiefs, Holmes can afford to take their time (http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/9459005)
NFL.com (31.05.2006 00:00)
Title: Re: Chiefs Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Jun 11th, 2006, 4:49pm
Kyle Turdley still trying...  Currently from atop "The REAL Feed":

Turley poised to make comeback with Chiefs (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2479785&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
ESPN: NFL (11.06.2006 16:30)
Former standout blocker Kyle Turley, idled since the 2003 playoffs with severe back problems, has an agreement in principle with the Chiefs, pending a physical.
Title: Re: Chiefs Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Jun 14th, 2006, 12:58am
The deal's done...  Kyle Turley is back,... but it appears he's given up on his attempt to come back as a tight-end, which he was doing when he originally was trying out for the Dolphins a couple months back.  From "The REAL Feed":

Kyle Turley Back in NFL With Chiefs (http://www.pfcritics.com/news101/KyleTurleyBackinNFLWithChi.php)
Pro Football Critics (13.06.2006 23:39)
The Kansas City Chiefs have signed offensive tackle Kyle Turley to a two-year deal. Turley has missed the past two seasons to a back injury, dating back to when he was with the St. Louis Rams. He started every game in 2003 for the Rams, but was released in 2004 after suffering the injury.Turley ...
Title: Re: Chiefs Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Jul 5th, 2006, 7:46pm
An interesting, somewhat different take on the tailback situation in K.C.  From "The REAL Feed":

NFL report: RB tandem in K.C. a Chief concern (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2006-07-05-nfl-report_x.htm?csp=34)
USA TODAY: NFL (05.07.2006 13:09)
Kansas City Chiefs coach Herm Edwards is trying to balance all those fantasy football expectations for Larry Johnson with NFL ...
Title: Re: Chiefs Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Jul 10th, 2006, 7:43pm
Tell me the Priest [smiley=priest.gif] ain't done now and that this ain't the Johnson [smiley=dick.jpg] show from here on out...  From "The REAL Feed":

Chiefs' Holmes still not cleared for training camp (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2514853&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
ESPN: NFL (10.07.2006 00:05)
Four more seasons remain on his contract with the Kansas City Chiefs and three-time Pro Bowl tailback Priest Holmes would like to play two or three of those years. The reality is, however, that Holmes doesn't know yet if he'll play even one more snap, let
Title: Re: Chiefs Offseason Report
Post by BarnabyWilde on Jul 24th, 2006, 3:25am
Chiefs sign Ty Law:

Off the REAL FEED:


http://www.sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/news/ABN4031947.htm

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/wires/07/23/2020.ap.fbn.chiefs.law.1st.ld.writethru.0422/index.html
Title: Re: Chiefs Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Jul 28th, 2006, 12:04am
Key rooks in... according to "The REAL Feed":

Chiefs agree to terms with first-round pick Hali and QB Croyle (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/wires/07/27/2020.ap.fbn.chiefs.signings.0234/index.html)
SI.com: NFL (27.07.2006 23:34)
Title: Re: Chiefs Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Jul 28th, 2006, 4:21pm
Great player sayin' good-bye to the game...  From "The REAL Feed":

Chiefs left tackle Roaf retires; went to 11 Pro Bowls (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2532615&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
ESPN: NFL (28.07.2006 14:31)
Eleven-tiem Pro Bowl performer and Chiefs left tackle Willie Roaf is retiring.

First-ballot Hall of Famer without a doubt, no?
Title: Re: Chiefs Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Jul 28th, 2006, 6:42pm
While players are holding out, the Chiefs are holding out hope on LT Willie Roaf...  Currently atop "The REAL Feed":

Roaf retires, but not according to the Chiefs (http://www.sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/news/ABN4032895.htm)
The Sports Network: NFL (28.07.2006 18:17)

I think this indicates the team's legitimate concern about the negative effect this, coupled with the loss of their right tackle earlier this offseason, will have on their offense and, as concerns us fantasy footballers, Trent Green and Larry Johnson.  Make NO mistakes, boyz, this is NOT good news for Green and Johnson.  Make sure to jot that down in your notebooks!
Title: Re: Chiefs Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Aug 1st, 2006, 8:03pm
How true this turned out to be...  From "The REAL Feed":

After being out of football 2 years, Turley is key for the Chiefs (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/wires/08/01/2020.ap.fbn.chiefs.turley.0725/index.html)
SI.com: NFL (01.08.2006 19:17)
Title: Re: Chiefs Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Aug 2nd, 2006, 1:39am
Well, that must have been a weird stay for Bennett in New Orleans...  He's been brought to K.C. to back up Johnson.  From "The REAL Feed":

Chiefs acquire Bennett as Johnson's backup (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2536868&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
ESPN: NFL (02.08.2006 00:31)
With the future of Priest Holmes still undetermined, the Chiefs on Tuesday night acquired running back Michael Bennett from the Saints for what is believed to be a future draft choice, ESPN.com has learned.

This doesn't portend good things for the Priest...  But, we knew that... :-/
Title: Re: Chiefs Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Aug 7th, 2006, 6:44pm
Edwards builds for the future... by giving a chance at one to an older player looking to come back...  From "The REAL Feed":

Chiefs sign sidelined D-lineman Burton (http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/story/9590025/rss)
CBS SportsLine.com NFL News (07.08.2006 17:18)
The Kansas City Chiefs signed free-agent defensive lineman Shane Burton to a one-year contract Monday, reuniting him with former coach Herm Edwards in his bid for an NFL comeback.

Does this guy really have a chance at coming back effectively? :-/
Title: Re: Chiefs Offseason Report
Post by StegRock on Aug 10th, 2006, 2:38pm
Regarding TE Tony G.  From "The REAL Feed":

Chiefs' Gonzalez is tops in fantasy or reality (http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/sports/football/15238223.htm?source=rss&channel=charlotte_football)
Sports: NFL / Football -- Charlotte.com (10.08.2006 13:05)
By Joe Posnanski McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) RIVER FALLS, Wis. - Fantasy football is not my thing. People often ask: "What running back do you think I should take in the 12th round?" or "Who do you think will end up with more tackles, Lance Briggs or Gibril Wilson?" I know nothing about it.

And, guess whose got him in JYJ's "experts" league!?!? [smiley=awwgee.gif]

But, anyway, I digress...  Shouldn't that title have read "and"!?!? :-/
Title: Re: Chiefs Offseason Report
Post by Callie on Aug 20th, 2006, 11:57pm
Just a heads up for people trying to sort out the RB big three:

Larry Johnson (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/6363/news)
Yahoo Sports (08/20/06)
The Chiefs' offensive line, already besieged with questions since left tackle Willie Roaf's surprise retirement, suffered another recent setback with 11-time Pro Bowl guard Will Shields nursing a high ankle sprain and wearing a protective boot, the Kansas City Star reports.

...keep in mind that high ankle sprains can linger.


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