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Chiefs beef up offensive line with Lilja signing
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With one move, the Kansas City Chiefs took a big step toward
bolstering a shaky offensive line and making up for a gamble six years
ago that came back to haunt them. The Chiefs on Tuesday announced
the signing of free agent left guard Ryan Lilja, a 59-game starter for
the Indianapolis Colts who was claimed off waivers from Kansas City in
2004. Terms were not disclosed. The 6-foot-2, 290-pound Kansas
City native is considered a solid performer when healthy, but knee
injuries kept him out of part of the 2006 season and all of 2008. Signed
by the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent out of Kansas State in 2004,
Lilja was picked up by the Colts one day after Kansas City cut him. The
move was a major disappointment for the Chiefs, who had hoped that
nobody would pick him up and he would then join Kansas City's practice
squad. Lilja brings plenty of big-game experience to a Kansas City
team that finished its last two seasons with records of 2-14 and 4-12.
He started eight playoff games for Indianapolis, including two Super
Bowls. continue reading...
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PFT: Chiefs sign Casey Wiegmann
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Casey Wiegmann is heading back to Kansas City.
The Chiefs
announced on Friday that they've signed Wiegmann, a free agent center
who spent seven years of his 14-year career in Kansas City but spent
the last two years in Denver.
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Yahoo: Jets wouldn't match Chiefs' offer to Jones
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Running back Thomas Jones(notes) spent three seasons with the New York Jets.
The 31-year-old scored 14 touchdowns last year and gained 1,402 yards
on 331 carries. But the team really just didn't want him anymore.
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Chiefs Sign Jones
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Kansas City signed running back Thomas Jones to a two-year deal worth $5 million, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. Jones was released by the Jets
last week after being due a $3 million roster bonus on top of a $2.8
million base salary this season. He and the Jets failed to reach a
compromise on restructuring his contract; the team wanted him to take a
pay cut.more info
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Vrabel gives Chiefs valuable leadership
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The Chiefs announced they have signed linebacker Mike Vrabel to a contract extension. Terms were not announced.
Vrabel, 34, was set to become an unrestricted free agent Friday.
The Chiefs signed Vrabel, who was acquired in a trade from New
England last year, for his leadership ability. Kansas City is very
young and Vrabel was good with the team’s young players last year.
He will also likely play extensively in 2010. He started 14 games
and had 65 tackles for the Chiefs last year. Vrabel isn’t long for the
league, but this is a good move for the Chiefs because of his
leadership.
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FH: Scott Pioli: Combine Interviews Losing Their Importance
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NFL teams
have placed great emphasis on the extensive one-on-one interviews they
conduct with top prospects during the NFL combine, using them to gain
insight in a player's personality, past issues on and off the field and
whether that athlete would be a good fit in a particular organization.
Players know this, and so do their agents. That means much of the
pre-draft time that goes into developing high-profile college players
for the NFL draft at the various developmental camps includes
exhaustive preparation for the combine interview process.
And that, Kansas City Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli says, makes the combine interviews less important to him than they have been in years past.
The answers he gets these days, Pioli says, may be more scripted than he would like.
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BR: Kansas City Chiefs Make a Huge Mistake
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It wasn't long ago that Todd Haley stated that he wanted to improve the quality of the players on the team.
Nice statement.
Has a nice ring to it.
Too bad its complete BS.
We all know the story of Chris Chambers. He was Kansas City's
biggest free-agent steal during the season last year. He also made more
big plays in one season than any receiver in Chiefs history.
He's big, he's strong, and he's fast. Chief fans have not seen a big play receiver like this since Otis Taylor. continue reading...
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