Without a doubt, the driving force behind the nine players selected by the Chiefs in the 2015 NFL Draft was need. All but a small handful of players that come into the league through the draft must be developed once they join a team. Teams often label some of their selections as developmental picks. That’s NFL code for “we aren’t …
From the Truman Sports Complex During the 2014 college football season Marcus Peters was a hothead, a loose cannon, a bad attitude wearing No. 21 with the University of Washington Huskies. The Chiefs vetted him and decided he was worth the No. 18 selection in the 2015 NFL Draft. So how much of a gamble did John Dorsey and Andy …
They put away the tape measure, scale and stopwatch at Lucas Oil Stadium on Monday as the league wrapped up the physical testing at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. The players were all out the door on Monday, and the club personnel will be on their way on Tuesday. Many consider the Combine to be nothing more than underwear Olympics …
There will be 44 wide receivers working at the 2015 NFL Combine in Indianapolis in two weeks. They will go through the typical tests and drills the Combine has always offered, and they will interview with individual teams. Whether it’s the first round, or picks in later rounds, the Chiefs are going to draft a wide receiver. After ignoring the …
Will Shields became the 11th member of the Kansas City Chiefs to gain election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. That news came down from Phoenix where the Hall’s selection committee voted in a class of eight that will be inducted in August in ceremonies in Canton, Ohio. Joining Shields will be linebacker Junior Seau, running back …
For 16 years I sat in the meeting room on Super Bowl Saturday as part of the Selection Committee for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. There was not a time in all those years that I walked out after seven, eight, nine hours of discussion that I felt I knew what was going to be announced when it came …
On Saturday, the Senior Bowl will be played for the 66th time. There are 110 players working on the practice fields around Mobile, Alabama prepping for the all-star game that will be broadcast by the NFL Network starting at 3 p.m. CST. There are 15 wide receivers on the rosters, ranging from expected second round selections to sixth and seventh …
Nelson Agholor (L), Amari Cooper (C) & Sammie Coates (R) top the list of underclassmen receivers entering the 2015 NFL Draft There is little doubt that the Chiefs will be paying particular attention to the wide receiver position as they prepare for the 2015 NFL Draft. It is a major position of need and the annual selection meeting of college …
Last batch of questions and answers and again, thanks so much. I hope the answers are as good as the questions. ——————————————– Branden Albert (L), Jon Asamoah (C) & Geoff Schwartz (R) all left Chiefs in free agency Montanachief says – Hi Bob, great articles all year. Many thanks. My questions are about the offensive line. First, did Dorsey and …
More questions from you and more answers to you; here’s a second edition of questions and answers. Enjoy! ——————————————– Art Monk (L) and Eddie Kennison (R), both #18 draft picks ChuckXX says – Bob, first of all a big thank you for all that you do for us guys. I want an “Odell Beckham Jr.” type of WR so bad …
