personally I'd like to keep JA. but if we had #3 and #5 and were able to get both J.Long and C.Long or Gholston....might not be too bad. huge "if"
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personally I'd like to keep JA. but if we had #3 and #5 and were able to get both J.Long and C.Long or Gholston....might not be too bad. huge "if"
I wonder how much tickets are for this shin dig?Quote:
Jan 3, 2008
ALLEN NAMED TEAM MVP
Kansas City Chiefs President Carl Peterson announced on Thursday that DE Jared Allen has been named the club’s 2007 Derrick Thomas Award winner and WR Dwayne Bowe earned honors as the team’s Mack Lee Hill Award winner. Both awards are voted on by Chiefs players and will be presented at the 38th annual 101 Banquet on March 8th.
As a tribute to the late Derrick Thomas, the Chiefs annual Most Valuable Player Award was renamed in his honor following his tragic death in February of 2000. The Mack Lee Hill Award is presented each year to the Chiefs rookie or first-year player who best exemplifies the spirit of the late Mack Lee Hill, who passed away during his second season with the Chiefs in ’65.
Allen (6-6, 270) put together his finest season as a pro in 2007. The 25-year old defensive end was selected to his first Pro Bowl and is taking home the Derrick Thomas Award for the first time in his four-year NFL career.
Allen led the NFL with 15.5 sacks in 2007 despite missing the season’s first two contests. He was the first Chiefs defender to lead the league in sacks since DE Neil Smith accomplished that feat in ’93 with 15.0 QB takedowns. En route to his first Pro Bowl invitation, Allen became just the fourth player in team history to own 14.5 or more sacks in a season. Allen’s six multi-sack games also paced the NFL in 2007. He is the first Chiefs defensive end to earn a Pro Bowl berth since Smith earned a bid in ’95.
Allen now has 43.0 career sacks, the sixth-highest total in Chiefs annals. He needs 2.0 more sacks to overtake DE Eric Hicks (44.5) for fifth place in Chiefs history. En route to claiming the Chiefs MVP Award Allen also earned AFC Defensive Player of the Month honors for October, becoming the first Chiefs player to win that honor since Thomas accomplished the feat in December of ’97. Allen finished his impressive 2007 campaign with 14 starts, amassing 67 tackles (62 solo), 15.5 sacks (-111.0 yards), three forced fumbles, 11 passes defensed and 18 QB pressures.
Allen has sacked 26 different quarterbacks in his four-year career. In 61 career games (55 starts), Allen has totaled 257 tackles (201 solo), 43.0 sacks (-281.5 yards), one INT, 13 forced fumbles, eight fumble recoveries, 26 passes defensed and 115 QB pressures. The Los Gatos, California native entered the league as the Chiefs second of two fourth-round draft picks in the 2004 NFL Draft. The Idaho State alum finished his prep career at Los Gatos High School.
Bowe (6-3, 221) started 15 games for the Chiefs this season, finishing the 2007 campaign second on the team with 70 catches for 995 yards (14.2 avg.) and five TDs. He established Chiefs rookie records for both receptions and receiving yards, while his five TDs are tied as the third-highest total by a rookie in club history. His reception and yardage numbers also paced NFL rookies in 2007. Bowe is the first offensive player to win the Mack Lee Hill Award since T Victor Riley in ’98.
Establishing himself as an offensive playmaker in just his first pro season, Bowe took home a number of league awards in 2007. He received NFL Rookie of the Week honors twice against Minnesota (9/23 – five catches for 71 yards and one TD) and at San Diego (9/30 – eight receptions for 164 yards and a TD). He set a Chiefs rookie record with 164 receiving yards at San Diego (9/30), breaking the previous mark of 130 yards set by RB/S Johnny Robinson vs. Buffalo (12/18/60). Bowe also is the first Chiefs rookie wide receiver since the AFL-NFL merger to catch a TD pass in his first three NFL starts and is just the fifth-rookie in Chiefs history to register a 100-yard receiving game.
Born in Miami, Florida, Bowe joined the Chiefs as the club’s first-round selection (23rd overall) in the 2007 NFL Draft. In his senior season at LSU, Bowe caught 65 passes for 990 yards (15.2 avg.) with a school single-season record 12 TDs. He was named third-team All-America by The NFL Draft Report and earned first-team All-Southeastern Conference accolades. In 50 career games (30 starts) for the Tigers, Bowe totaled 154 receptions for 2,403 yards (15.6 avg.) with a school-record 24 TDs. He prepped at Norland Senior High School in Miami, Florida.
The 38th Annual 101 Banquet will be held on March 8, 2008, in Kansas City. The Chiefs will honor their Derrick Thomas MVP Award winner and Mack Lee Hill Rookie of the Year recipient as well as inducting a new member into the Chiefs Hall of Fame. The AFC/NFC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year and Coach of the Year will be honored during the banquet as well. Tickets and sponsorships to the 101 Awards Dinner are available by calling Premier Sports Management at (913) 681-6990.
http://www.jaredallen69.com/football...article_id=190
Should I go and see him get the award?
It might be the last thing he gets from the Chiefs.
Let's put JA and CP in an octagon together. Winner gets the contract he wants...
It'll be good to see JA still a Chief.