As expected, Chiefs don’t franchise Branden Albert
By Josh Alper The Chiefs used their franchise tag on left tackle Branden Albert last season, but there will not be a replay in Kansas City. The deadline for using the tag has come and gone and Albert is still on track to become a free agent on March ...
TC’s Annual Mock Offseason 2014
By texaschief If you haven’t been around long, then you probably don’t know… I try to do one of these “offseason plans” at the end of each season. I usually do a mock free agency along with a mock draft based on the ass ...
Chiefs cut Dunta Robinson
By Michael David Smith Dunta Robinson is done in Kansas City. Robinson, the veteran cornerback who signed a three-year, $13.7 million contract with the Chiefs last year, has been released. The move isn’t a big surprise: Robinson wasn’t the player th ...
List of 2013′s most disappointing players: We got one on it.
By Frankenchief 17. Dwayne Bowe You can blame Alex Smith all you want, but the fact is, it wasn’t just his quarterback holding Bowe back in 2013. Admittedly sluggish — translation: out of shape — Bowe struggled more than he should have against man c ...
Clark Hunt: We hope Alex Smith’s here longer than two years
By Josh Alper One of the reasons why the Chiefs were able to improve from 2-14 to an 11-5 playoff team was the acquisition of quarterback Alex Smith in a trade with the 49ers before the 2013 season. Smith didn’t set the world on fire, but the Chiefs ...
Jamaal Charles thinks he didn’t have a concussion in playoff game
By Mike Florio Early in a wild-card playoff loss to the Colts, Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles left with a concussion. But Charles doesn’t think he had a concussion. Appearing on 610 Sports in Kansas City, Charles explained the circumstances that ...
By Darin Gantt
A year ago, the Dolphins made a huge splash in free agency, signing three guys to $125 million worth of contracts on the first day. They might make an equivalent ripple this year, or it might be bigger because of the sheer size of the free agents involved. According to Barry Jackson of the Miami…
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Teams can begin negotiating with free agents at noon today. By 12:01, Chiefs guard Jon Asamoah may be on the phone with the Jets. Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reports that the Jets will make a play for Asamoah. The Chiefs drafted Asamoah out of Illinois in the third round of the…
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By Bortnem
If you have ESPN Insider you can view the free agent tracker which shows the possible free agents, 2013 team, team signed with, and player grades created by Bill Polian (ex – GM for Indy)
Does anyone think he is a little biased towards Indy? I compared similar players and our players seem to be at least a grade lower than any Indy player.
http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/freeagency/
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By Darin Gantt
The legal tampering period of free agency starts tomorrow, but Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Dockett decided to get a head start. Dockett just posted a message on Twitter welcoming his “new teammate” Branden Albert. Of course, Dockett also uses Twitter to invite women to eat chicken wings at strip clubs and post pictures of alligators,…
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The Chiefs have released linebacker Robert James and Dominique Jones, the club said Thursday. James, 30, was added to the Chiefs’ roster on Dec. 31, and he appeared in the club’s wild card round loss at Indianapolis. James, who had stints with Atlanta and Baltimore before joining Kansas City, has appeared in 19 regular season…
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By Mike Florio
The looming franchise-tag fight between the NFL/Saints and the NFLPA/Jimmy Graham on the question of whether he’s a tight end or a receiver (he reportedly was going to file a grievance “immediately,” but he hasn’t yet) quickly becomes moot if another team signs Graham to an offer sheet. Once that occurs, only one issue would…
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By Darin Gantt
At the Scouting Combine, NFL coaches and team executives made it clear they were only interested in how openly gay prospect Michael Sam could help them on their football field. But a study of Twitter reactions to Sam’s announcement indicates some markets might be more ready to accept him than others. Via Outsports, an Emory…
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1. Saints tight end Jimmy Graham. (franchise tag recipient) 2. Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett. 3. Redskins outside linebacker Brian Orakpo. (franchise tag recipient) 4. Patriots cornerback Aqib Talib. 5. Bengals defensive end Michael Johnson. 6. Ravens offensive tackle Eugene Monroe. 7. Colts cornerback Vontae Davis. 8. Broncos wide receiver Eric Decker. 9. Raiders defensive…
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