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Chiefs Gab (Matt Loede) —
The Chiefs have signed third-round draft pick offensive tackle Donald Stephenson to a four-year contract according to Aaron Wilson of Profootball.scout.com. Stephenson worked at left tackle during rookie camp, and the Chiefs are projecting him as a swing tackle in his first season.
Chiefs Gab (Matt Loede) —
PFT reports that the Chiefs have come to terms with another pick, as fifth rounder safety DeQuan Menzie has agreed on a four-year pact with the Arrowheads. Safety DeQuan Menzie, a fifth-round pick, has also agreed to a four-year deal with the team. That leaves just two more players for the Chiefs to sign from [...]
Chiefs Gab (Matt Loede) —
Aaron Wilson of Profootball.scout.com reports the Chiefs have signed second-round rookie offensive tackle Jeff Allen to a four-year contract, according to a league source with knowledge of the deal. Allen was drafted 44th overall. The 6-foot-4, 306-pounder was a starting left tackle for the Illini for four seasons.
Chiefs Gab (Matt Loede) —
Hey guys – won’t it be great to tell your lady that you could have a chance to win a year’s supply of groceries? Our friends at Ball Park are running a Facebook contest, asking fans to share a photo or video showcasing a funny/crazy example of “something only a guy would do” to win [...]
Kansas City Star (Randy Covitz) —
While most of the attention from the 2012 draft focuses on first-rounders such as Chiefs nose tackle Dontari Poe, the 11th overall pick, there’s more to a draft than one round. Former NFL executive Michael Lombardi of NFL.com has unveiled his 2012 NFL Draft “All Value Team” in which he selected guard Jeff Allen, the Chiefs’ second-round pick from Illinois, as one of 12 players taken from...
Kansas City Star (Randy Covitz) —
Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel said nose tackle Dontari Poe, the club’s first-round draft pick, showed improvement from Friday to Sunday during the weekend rookie minicamp. “He still has work to do,” Crennel said. Here were Crennel’s quick impressions of the other draft picks: _Guard Jeff Allen (second-round pick): “Allen missed time because of his graduation, but in the first day he...
Kansas City Star (Randy Covitz) —
Former Missouri tight end Martin Rucker was one of nine invited tryout players to the Chiefs rookie camp who was let go after two days. The only tryout player who remained on Sunday was quarterback David LeGree of Hampton, largely because he was the only quarterback at the mini-camp. However, it is possible that Rucker, a veteran of four teams since 2008, could be brought back for the...
Kansas City Star (Adam Teicher) —
The Chiefs had their first practice of their three-day rookie camp today. Some quick observations:1) First-round draft pick Dontari Poe comes by his 346 pounds honestly. That number isn't inflated. The man is huge. The Chiefs weren't practicing in pads, so it was hard to make any such generalities about his ability. The Chiefs worked extensively on special teams and during those periods, Poe...
Chiefs Gab (Matt Loede) —
The Chiefs announced the signing of four of their eight picks in the 2012 NFL Draft to four-year contracts. Signing contracts on Friday were fourth round wide receiver Devon Wylie, sixth round running back Cyrus Gray, seventh round defensive tackle Jerome Long and seventh round wide receiver Junior Hemingway. The players are in town to [...]
Kansas City Star (Adam Teicher) —
Former Missouri tight end Martin Rucker is among 10 players participating in the Chiefs' rookie camp on a trial basis. Rucker, who is from St. Joseph, has played with the Browns, Cowboys and Jaguars. He was drafted by Cleveland in 2008 when the Browns were coached by Romeo Crennel.One other tryout player, linebacker Leon Williams, was drafted by the Browns in 2006, also when they were coached...
Kansas City Star (Adam Teicher) —
I told you the other day the Chiefs would announce some draft pick signings when their rookies arrived in Kansas City to sign their contracts. I also told you both of their seventh round picks, San Diego State defensive lineman Jerome Long and Michigan wide receiver Junior Hemingway, would be among them.Well, the Chiefs start their three-day rookie camp today and they announced four signings,...
Kansas City Star (Adam Teicher) —
Changes were inevitable to the Chiefs scouting department when Phil Emery left last winter to become general manager of the Chicago Bears.The Chiefs made at least some of those changes today when they promoted Jim Nagy from regional scout to national scout, hired Kyle O’Brien as a regional scout and elevated scouting assistant Ryne Nutt to area scout.Nagy and O'Brien have ties to general...
Kansas City Star (Adam Teicher) —
Draft picks are signing around the NFL well ahead of the former pace thanks to changes made to the collective bargaining agreement with regard to rookie contracts.So far, nothing from the Chiefs but look for that to change soon. Rookies will begin arriving in Kansas City for the three-day camp that begins Friday and their arrival in town will give them a chance to put ink to paper and then the...
Chiefs Gab (Matt Loede) —
The Chiefs have signed former Jets defensive end Ropati Pitoitua. The team announced the move Tuesday. Pitoitua was a free agent after playing in 22 games over the past two seasons with the Jets. The former Washington State defensive end joined New York as an undrafted free agent in 2008, spending his first season in [...]
Kansas City Star (Adam Teicher) —
The Chiefs begin a three-day rookie camp on Friday at their Truman Sports Complex practice facility. On hand will be their eight draft picks, 15 undrafted free agents and some rookies who are participating on a trial basis.Coach Romeo Crennel said a couple of rookies, Jeff Allen and Tim Biere, will each miss day to go through graduation ceremonies at his college. Allen, a second-round...