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| Fisher to ACC meetings with high hopes for season |
Division I College Football |
07/24/2011 |
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| in the ACC title game. Florida State returns all but a half dozen starters from last year. The key losses were quarterback Christian Ponder, the 12th player picked in the NFL draft by Minnesota, and guard Rodney Hudson, a second-round pick of the Kansas City Chiefs. The keys to the offense are being turned over to redshirt junior EJ Manuel, who was Fisher's marquee recruit in his first season as Bowden's offensive coordinator. The 6-foot-4, 245-pound Manuel effectively gives Fisher a veteran quarterback, hav |
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| Chiefs' owner confident of small-market clubs |
NFL Football |
07/22/2011 |
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| d questionable management doomed baseball in Kansas City to a quarter century of last-place futility. But if the NFL owners' proposal is approved by players, Hunt is confident there will still be a place for teams like the Packers, Jaguars and his Kansas City Chiefs. Revenue sharing and the viability of all franchises have been cornerstones of the league since his late father, Lamar Hunt, helped construct the modern NFL. Clark Hunt is a member of the owners' negotiating committee. He says the proposal would |
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| Chiefs' Vrabel retires, takes Ohio St LB coach job |
Division I College Football |
07/11/2011 |
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Former All-Pro linebacker Mike Vrabel is retiring from the Kansas City Chiefs and returning to his alma mater as an Ohio State assistant coach. Vrabel confirmed Monday morning the end of his 14-year career and that he had taken the job as linebackers coach with the Buckeyes. The position was previously held by his college roommate and teammate, Luke Fickell, who was elevated to interim head coach when Jim Tressel resigned May 30. Vrabel played for Pittsburgh and New England before clo |
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| Mike Vrabel announces retirement, joins Ohio State staff |
NFL Football |
07/11/2011 |
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| Columbus, OH (MySportsbook) - Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Mike Vrabel has decided to retire and join Ohio State, his alma mater, as an assistant coach. The 35-year-old Vrabel confirmed Monday that he had taken the job as linebackers coach with the Buckeyes. The position was previously held by Vrabel's college roommate and teammate, Luke Fickell, who was named Ohio State's interim head coach when Jim Tressel resigned May 30 amid rules violations. "I am very excited to become a part of Luke Fickell's staff at |
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| KC Chiefs lend hands in tornado-devasted Joplin |
Headlines |
06/23/2011 |
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JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - Kansas City Chiefs players and personnel say they'll stay committed to helping Joplin recover after spending a day helping clear debris from the Missouri town devastated by last month's monster tornado. More than 130 players, coaches and front-office personnel traveled took buses to Joplin on Thursday. They donned dust masks and work gloves before hauling rubble to the street in one of the neighborhoods torn apart. They later signed autographs and posed for pictures with hundreds of Chie |
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| Pryor vs. Newton: There's no comparison |
NFL Football |
06/15/2011 |
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| ng man who's making a troubling habit of bad decisions. GOOD DEEDS DUNN With all the negative publicity that this unusual and turbulent NFL offseason has generated, it's refreshing to hear some feel-good piece of news like the recent story involving Kansas City Chiefs tight end Leonard Pope. For those who don't know, Pope rescued six-year-old Bryson Moore from drowning in a swimming pool in his hometown of Americus, Ga. this past weekend. The five-year pro was attending a birthday party being held for the young b |
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| Inside the CFL: The next TV stars? |
CFL |
06/14/2011 |
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| but around the league as well. The crew will be traveling with us, and going into some players homes." One CFL player who will watch with great interest is Justin Medlock. He's now a Hamilton Tiger-Cat, but in the 2007 season, he was a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, who were profiled in HBO's "Hard Knocks", which followed the Chiefs during their training camp. Medlock told Inside the CFL, "I remember them filming me during warm-up, and I made about 24 kicks in a row, missed the 25th and that was the one they u |
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| Chiefs gathering aid for tornado victims |
NFL Football |
05/24/2011 |
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Kansas City Chiefs are collecting bottled water and contributing $35,000 to assist victims of devastating tornadoes in Reading, Kan., and Joplin, Mo. The Chiefs are also teaming with the Salvation Army to collect financial donations for Heart-to-Heart International. Team employees announced they would accept bottled-water donations at Arrowhead Stadium both Tuesday and Wednesday. Owner Clark Hunt, general manager Scott Pioli and other team officials planned to help load the truc |
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| Former Huskers QB Frazier on Hall: Maybe next year |
Division I College Football |
05/18/2011 |
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| ``It's just one of those deals, out of my control.'' Frazier and Will Shields were the only former Nebraska players among the 79 candidates on the Football Bowl Subdivision ballot. Shields, the 1992 Outland Trophy winner and longtime member of the Kansas City Chiefs, was among 14 former players chosen for induction. Frazier guided the Cornhuskers to perfect seasons and national championships in 1994-95. He was the 1995 Heisman Trophy runner-up and the Big Eight offensive player of the year. To be eligible f |
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| Von Miller coming to the Broncos' rescue |
NFL Football |
05/04/2011 |
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - John Elway thought it was appropriate that his first draft pick, pass-rusher Von Miller, wanted to wear No. 58, because his build and his game remind so many people of the late Derrick Thomas of the Kansas City Chiefs. Coming off their worst season in their 51-year history, the Broncos bypassed Alabama run-stuffer Marcell Dareus to select Miller, the most dynamic pass-rusher in the draft, with the second overall pick. Elway has called him a once-in-a-decade talent. Miller led the |
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