Kansas City Chiefs

Chiefs may not be sold on Matt Cassel; could draft QB

April 8, 2012

Despite his main competition departing via free agency, it’s far from a slam dunk that Matt Cassel will be the Week 1 starter in K.C. After observing their offseason activity, the Kansas City Star notes the Chiefs “haven’t seem sold” on Cassel, and are sending “mixed signals” on what they plan to do at the [...]

Chiefs add Peyton Hillis to backfield

March 14, 2012

Following a highly-criticized year in Cleveland, Peyton Hillis can officially now turn the page as he’s moved on to his next home. Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Chiefs signed Hillis to a one-year, $3 million contract on Wednesday. Ready to start fresh, Hillis took to Twitter for the first time in months, expressing his thoughts [...]

Dwayne Bowe receives franchise tag from Chiefs

March 5, 2012

Like a handful of his fellow receivers around the league, Dwayne Bowe has become his team’s franchise player. Per the Kansas City Star, the Chiefs slapped Bowe with the franchise tag on Monday, just minutes before the 4 p.m. deadline. This move was widely anticipated with Bowe and the Chiefs unable to come to terms [...]

Chiefs could be facing tampering charges

February 27, 2012

A few days ago, Romeo Crennel made a couple of remarks regarding two players — Peyton Manning and Chad Henne — that are still under contract with their respective teams. That’s a big no-no to the NFL, who may take disciplinary action for the head coach’s flub. According to the Kansas City Star, Crennel is [...]

Haley suspected Chiefs of bugging facility, cellphone

January 15, 2012

At some point in our lives, most of us will experience sour grapes over a job that, for one reason or another, we were let go from. Whether it be Pizza Hut or Goldman Sachs, there’s usually a bit of lingering resentment after an employer terminates you. Todd Haley’s case is no different, though his [...]

Romeo Crennel will be Chiefs’ head coach

January 7, 2012

Of the handful of coaching vacancies around the NFL, the Chiefs were the first to fill the position, deciding to promote from within rather than look outside the organization. Only, the man for the job has already held the job in recent weeks, and the positive results that followed must’ve convinced Kansas City’s brass to [...]

Chiefs kicker Succop gets $14 million extension

December 30, 2011

Life is good when you’re an effective placekicker, playing on a team with a stagnant offense that rarely finds the end zone. Life is even better when you’re paid quite handsomely for your efforts. Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Chiefs signed kicker Ryan Succop to a five-year, $14 million extension Friday. The deal, which runs [...]

Chiefs fire Todd Haley

December 12, 2011

After another embarrassing loss, this time at the hands of the Jets, it seems Kansas City’s brass has seen enough of Todd Haley as the team’s head coach. On Monday, the Chiefs fired Haley — effective immediately — with three games remaining in the 2011 season, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. “This was a difficult decision [...]