Aaron Curry and Mark Sanchez were able to display their talents at the NFL Scouting Combine this year. Both of these guys impressed NFL scouts, but in the Kansas City Chiefs sweepstakes, there is a clear cut winner.

Sanchez made all the possible throws during quarterback drills, so he was able to keep his stock up for the upcoming NFL Draft. He showed great mechanics, athleticism, and footwork to make throws whether it was a short, intermediate, or long pass.

On the other hand, Aaron Curry clearly had the best combine out of all the future rookies that participated.

Curry showed blazing speed for a linebacker as he ran a 4.56 in the 40 time, which is the fastest among the linebacker class. Curry also had a 37 in. vertical jump, a 10 ft, 4 in. broad jump, and ran a 11.35 during the 60-yard shuffle.

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Julian Battle, the 3rd round pick of the Chiefs' 2003 draft class out of Tennessee, missed numerous opportunities as a member of the chiefs.  After being groomed his first two seasons, playing only sparingly behind starters Dexter McCleon and Eric Warfield, Battle tore his Achilles Tendon during training camp on June 20th, 2005 while fighting for a starting roster spot. 

This injury cost him the entire 2005-2006 NFL season, and ultimately led to his departure as a Kansas City Chief.  Battle was released in August prior to the 2006-2007 season. 

After his release, the Washington Redskins took a chance on the CB after an injury caused starter Shawn Springs to miss six weeks.  Battle's time on the team was short lived, however.  He was released a month later on September 2, 2006. 

After his short-lived Redskins career, Battle joined the Calgary Stampeders in the Candian Football league but was released following the 2008 season.  He is now a free agent.

Battle's CFL Stats
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Draft Report on Battle. 
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ESPN: Skins Sign Battle
Chiefs' Draft Report on Battle

Interesting story:

"People say we're a team in dissension. We're not a team in dissension. Some guy (Julian Battle) didn't want to get taped to the goal post. But it's a ritual on a guy's birthday. Somebody read the media guide wrong. It wasn't his birthday. But players were pouring cold water over him and he couldn't breathe.

"Wouldn't you just know we'd get the birthday wrong.''

(Offensive guard Jay McNeil gleefully explained that the mistake was in inverting 7/11 with 11/7: July 11 with Nov. 7)

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Battle's image gallery at JAMD

After winning just twice in 2008 and six times in two seasons, the Chiefs have decided to blow up the whole operation and start over. Scott Pioli and Todd Haley have replaced Carl Peterson and Herm Edwards, and the rebuilding process is currently underway.