But the Chiefs don't need to make history. They just need to win games. They're 10-38 over the last three seasons, and that's not just bad; it's unacceptable.

Coaches and management promise changes, and this could be the season. If nothing else, I see the Chiefs as respectable again, and if that means seven or eight wins, hey, you start somewhere.

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•  The offseason additions to the offense. Rookie sensation Dexter McCluster is an impact player who can line up anywhere. At one practice, our Rapid Reporter, Bob Gretz, counted McCluster in 13 different spots. He's a running back. He's a wide receiver. He's a slot receiver. He's a returner. He's a quarterback in the Wildcat. He's everything the Chiefs hoped ... and maybe more. But the Chiefs didn't stop there. They picked up free-agent Thomas Jones, the league's third-leading rusher, wide receiver Jerheme Urban and guard Ryan Lilja. Then they re-signed Chris Chambers. Suddenly, this looks like a team that can score, always good when you share a division with San Diego. "The coaching staff and the guys upstairs did an excellent job of bringing in some guys who seem like they can make plays when given the opportunity," Chambers said. "We've just got to feed off each other."

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Sports Illustrated put together on its web site a list of the 50 highest paid athletes for 2010. On that list, coming in at number 42, is none other than Chiefs defensive end Tyson Jackson, who reportedly will bring in $18.2 million in salary and endorsements this year.

Jackson's haul puts him ahead of, among many others, sports stars such as Josh Beckett and David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox, DeMarcus Ware of the Dallas Cowboys and four-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson.

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Here's wishing Eddie Kennison signed with the Chiefs to play for them in 2010 instead of merely to retire as a member of the organization, as he did today.

Maybe this time around, Kennison would have received the credit he was due the first time, but never seemed to get.

Kennison's contributions were usually hidden beneath those of other players on those marvelously talented offensive teams from the early and middle part of the last decade. I'm not going to claim his part was as important as that of Priest Holmes, Tony Gonzalez or an extremely skilled offensive line.

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Christian Okoye, former Kansas City Chiefs Running Back, is partnering up with Kansas City Farmers Insurance agents to host the “Be a Hero For Babies” Community Bar-B-Que this Thursday, July 22, at the Farmers Insurance office at 17000 W. 119th Street in Olathe.

Okoye will be signing autographs and taking photos with anyone who stops by to help support “Be a Hero For Babies Day” - a national day of fundraising for the March of Dimes, an organization that helps mothers have healthier pregnancies and prevent birth defects.

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Obviously the intentions with that trade were to secure the quarterback of the future that the rebuilding franchise could use as a cornerstone. One year later, though, there are more questions than answers with Cassel.

While Cassel isn't an overwhelming physical specimen, there are some things that he does well, including displaying fine overall athleticism. Unfortunately, Cassel was the victim of too many drops by his receivers last season, and only two quarterbacks were sacked more than Cassel.

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