One of the top receivers in the NFL Draft, Missouri's Danario Alexander, will miss the NFL Combine next week due to a Tuesday surgery, Tony Pauline of Sports Illustrated reports ... The knee injury began following the Senior Bowl ... His knee swelled after practice on Wednesday, but there was little pain, so he played in the game that Saturday. The following week an MRI showed Alexander had a defect in the cartilage of the left knee. A team of specialists, including Dr.James Andrews,
In his interview with NBC's Jack Harry, Kansas City Chiefs GM Scott Pioli talked about the secrecy label that's been applied to him in the past few years. ... "It's not my style," Pioli said of being out in front of the cameras. "Something my father and mother taught me a long time ago was never put your butt in front of your mouth. I'm a firm believer in 'Do the job, do it well and spend your time doing the job' ... He continued to say that ultimately his job is to create a better football
Titans center Kevin Mawae is expected to test the free-agent market, his agent said Wednesday ... Kevin Mawae expected to test NFL free agency tennessean.com The Tennessean ...
Ever since the 2009 season started the Chiefs have been looking for "the" five offensive lineman that could get the job done. Many KC fans have speculated and debated which five could get it done, never having reached a consensus ... As we venture into the 2009 post season many more fans have discussed new names and new bodies that might be plugged into the line. Some think one particular player should be moved to one location and others think that some other player should be moved or
More photos » ... Charlie Riedel - AP ... Browse more photos » ... The Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals are partly to blame for Kansas City's ranking as the 13th most miserable city: ... High taxes and crime rate hurt Kansas City's standing, but what moved them up our misery list were its two awful pro sports teams. The Royals and Chiefs combined finished outside of last place only once in the last three years ... I guess people take sports seriously, huh? ...
Draft talk ... Over at Hogs Haven the guys are talking NFL draft with SB Nation's draft expert Dan Kadar ... When asked of the likelihood that Washington could find a trading partner in the first round Kadar replied, ... "Sadly, probably not. The Redskins are in a tough spot. The biggest hurdle is the money issue. Not many teams will want to move up and pay that huge guaranteed contract. But if a team were to move up, it would be to leapfrog Kansas City. Odds sure seem like the Chiefs will take
More photos » ... David Kohl - AP ... Browse more photos » ... Ralph Cindrich, agent for Kansas City Chiefs LB Mike Vrabel, is making it clear his client still has time left in the NFL ... "He feels he has a number of productive seasons left, he loves playing in the NFL, he loves the game," Cornrich told Albert Breer of the Boston Herald ... "He'll probably continue with it in another capacity after he's done playing, but he wants to continue as a player, as long as he can a team win games
More photos » ... Tim Larsen - AP ... Browse more photos » ... I think we've got our first shoe in a couple of weeks for the Greatest Chiefs. When you think of #49 wearing the Red and Gold, you think of Tony Richardson, right? ... No Chief currently wears #49 so here's your list: ... S Steve Bograkos (1976) S Matt Gay (1994) S Gerald Jackson (1979) CB Teddy Nelson (1987) S Bernard Pollard (2006-08) FB Tony Richardson (1995-05) RB Charlie Thomas (1975) ... I fill you in on Tony Richardson
Ah, you didn't know I was a math guy, did you? ... Okay, I'm not, but this is the formula a lot of folks, including ESPN's Mel Kiper, are using to predict the possibilities that the Kansas City Chiefs use the fifth pick in the 2010 NFL Draft on a quarterback, specifically Jimmy Clausen of Notre Dame ... The connection of course is Charlie Weis, who recruited Clausen to ND and coached him all four years. Kiper suggests Clausen-in-red isn't out of the realm of possibility ... "Charlie Weis is in