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| Rams acquire Dante Hall |
NFL Football |
04/25/2007 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Rams acquired wide receiver/kick returner Dante Hall from the Kansas City Chiefs for a fifth- round selection in the 2007 NFL draft on Wednesday. Hall returned 53 kickoffs for a 22.8-yard average and 27 punts for an 8.9-yard average and one touchdown in 2006. He also caught 26 passes for two touchdowns. "We have filled a need with one of the top players in football at his specialty, returning punts and kicks," said Rams head coach Scott Linehan. "Dante will fit in n |
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| Chiefs agree to terms with DT Reed |
NFL Football |
04/17/2007 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Tuesday that the team has agreed to terms on a three-year contract with defensive tackle James Reed. Reed started 15 games last year for the Chiefs and notched 42 tackles and one sack. In 95 career games with the New York Jets and Chiefs, Reed has registered 218 tackles and seven sacks. After spending his first five seasons in the league with the Jets, Reed signed with Kansas City as a free agent in 2006. |
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| Ross, Rockett & Jacas earn NFL Europa weekly honors |
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04/17/2007 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Running back DERRICK ROSS of the Kansas City Chiefs, safety RON ROCKETT of the Frankfurt Galaxy, and kicker ANDREW JACAS of the Berlin Thunder are the NFL Europa League Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for games played the first week of the 2007 season (April 14), the league announced today. Ross rushed for 120 yards on 29 carries and scored on a 16-yard touchdown run in Colognes 24-18 victory over Hamburg. He also added three receptions for 25 yards. "De |
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| Chiefs sign Reed to 3-year contract |
NFL Football |
04/17/2007 |
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -The Kansas City Chiefs resigned veteran defensive tackle James Reed to a three-year contract on Tuesday. Reed, a free agent, started 15 games for Kansas City in 2006, including the Chiefs' 23-8 playoff loss to the Indianapolis Colts. The former seventh-round pick out of Iowa State had 42 tackles, 10 quarterback pressures and a sack. The Kansas City defense ranked 16th in the league last season, Reed's first with the Chiefs. It marked a big improvement over 2005, when the Kansas City |
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| Chiefs G Will Shields retires |
MLB Baseball |
04/16/2007 |
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| Kansas City, MO (MySportsbook) - Kansas City Chiefs guard Will Shields, an ironman at his position, announced his retirement from the NFL on Sunday. In a statement on his Web site, Shields said his "decision to hang up my cleats has not been an easy one to make for me but one I knew I would eventually have to make." The 35-year-old Shields missed just one game over his career, and that was during his rookie campaign in 1993 with the Chiefs. He was chosen to 12 straight Pro Bowls to end his career, the longest |
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| Pro Bowl G Shields announces retirement from Chiefs |
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04/15/2007 |
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| 993 and dedicated it toward improving the lives of abused, battered and neglected women and children. ``Every day I count the blessings that have been bestowed upon my family and me,'' he wrote. ``Each day I am thankful that I was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs and think of all the people who have supported the team, our family's foundation, and me. This community is like no other when it comes to support. Fourteen years sure fly by when you get to do what you love. The love for the game never decreased bu |
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| Grambling says goodbye to Eddie Robinson |
Division I College Football |
04/12/2007 |
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| d played the school fight song one final time for Robinson as his former players carried the coffin from the building. ``As we say goodbye to coach Eddie Robinson today, I know God is saying hello to him,'' said Charlie Joiner, now a wide receivers coach with the Kansas City Chiefs.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
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| A final goodbye for Grambling's Eddie Robinson apnewstype:vobj; name:AP Video; id:AP Video |
Division I College Football |
04/11/2007 |
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| d as one of the nation's winningest college football coaches and as a mentor to the young black men whose lives he influenced for 57 years. ``He was the most influential person in my life,'' said Charlie Joiner, now a wide receivers coach with the Kansas City Chiefs. ``His first lesson for all of us was to first become a good American, then a good football player.'' The 26 pallbearers included at least 15 former NFL players, some of the more than 200 Robinson sent to that league. ``It feels like the footbal |
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| NFL announces 2007 schedule |
NFL Football |
04/11/2007 |
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| i linebacker Joey Porter against his old team, the Pittsburgh Steelers. The last Sunday of the regular season includes an NFC Championship Game rematch when the New Orleans Saints again visit the Chicago Bears, while the tentative Sunday nighter has Kansas City Chiefs head coach Herman Edwards visiting his old team, the New York Jets. Wild card weekend is set for January 5-6, with the Divisional playoffs the following weekend. The AFC and NFC championship games will be played Sunday, January 20 and the Super Bowl |
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| Moon arrested for investigation of DUI |
NFL Football |
04/10/2007 |
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| ounty prosecutors for possible criminal charges, said Stewart, who added the patrol is not allowed to release Moon's blood-alcohol level test. Moon played 17 seasons and 208 games in the NFL with the Houston Oilers, Minnesota Vikings, Seahawks and Kansas City Chiefs. When he retired after the 2001 season, Moon ranked third in passing attempts, completions, yardage and total offense. Moon, who entered the Hall of Fame in August, has been an analyst on Seahawks radio broadcasts the past three seasons.Copyright |
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