Chiefs Fantasy News

Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 12:25pm

The Chiefs made it official the day after the Super Bowl, naming Brian Daboll as its new offensive coordinator. Daboll, 36, was Miami’s coordinator in 2011, but the Phins did not retain him after Joe Philbin replaced Tony Sparano as head coach.

Thursday, February 2, 2012, 12:42pm

Chiefs OC Bill Muir is retiring.

Monday, January 9, 2012, 1:37pm

The Kansas City Chiefs have officially removed the interim tag from head coach Romeo Crennel. Crennel and team agreed to a contract late Sunday night. Crennel's agent, Joe Linta, said it is a three-year deal.

Packers could place franchise tag on Matt Flynn
Friday, January 6, 2012, 3:58pm

If Matt Flynn is in another uniform next season, what kind of compensation can the Packers get for him?

The 2012 draft is a good one for quarterbacks. But if Flynn reaches free agency, someone will pay him huge money to be their starter and the Packers will receive only a 2013 compensatory pick, which can't be higher than a third-round selection.

Green Bay could place the franchise tag on Flynn, a move that would pay him $14 million in 2012. That could be tricky, though, with Aaron Rodgers slated to make $8 million in 2012.

If Green Bay tagged Flynn, they'd only be doing so to eventually trade him. Back in 2008, the Packers placed the franchise tag on defensive tackle Corey Williams, then traded him to Cleveland 10 days later for a second-round draft choice.

There's also some precedent for teams tagging one quarterback when they already have a superstar at the position.

In 2009, the New England Patriots placed the franchise tag on Matt Cassel even though they had Tom Brady. The Patriots eventually traded Cassel to Kansas City for the 34th-overall pick in the 2009 draft.

Kyle Orton unlikely to return to Chiefs
Monday, January 2, 2012, 2:26pm

Kyle Orton was something less than definitive about his future with the Chiefs after their season ended with Sunday’s 7-3 win over the Broncos. But he sounded like a guy who has played his last game with the Chiefs.

“I thank the Chiefs for giving me an opportunity to get a fresh start. I really enjoyed playing with those guys in the locker room. I think they’ve got a solid group of character guys. I appreciate them letting me come in and be a part of the team and finish this season on a strong note.” Orton will be a free agent in March if he doesn’t re-sign with the Chiefs. Cassel and rookie Ricky Stanzi, who didn’t play a down this season, are also under contract.

“I don’t know,” Orton said when asked whether he thought he would return next season. “I’m going to step away. I know they’ve got a great quarterback in Matt Cassel. Matt’s a good friend, he’s a great teammate, and he’s a great quarterback. As I look at it, it’s his team. We’ll see what happens.”

Sunday, January 1, 2012, 2:58pm

Chiefs Inactives
Brandon Bair DE
Jon McGraw SS
David Mims OL
Jake O'Connell TE
Tyler Palko QB
Jerrell Powe NT
Jerheme Urban WR

Saturday, December 31, 2011, 11:31pm

The Kansas City Chiefs put running back Jackie Battle on injured reserve and signed running back Shaun Draughn to the active roster.

Battle was in a walking boot and did not practice this week after sustaining a foot injury in last Sunday’s overtime loss to Oakland, which eliminated Kansas City from playoff contention.

Draughn was signed by Washington as an undrafted free agent and spent 13 weeks on the Kansas City practice squad. He’ll provide depth behind Thomas Jones, Dexter McCluster and Le’Ron McClain.

Thursday, December 22, 2011, 12:31pm

Darrelle Revis could see plenty of Hakeem Nicks, the Giants' best wide receiver, on Saturday. Nicks is coming off a game in which he dropped a sure-handed touchdown pass after he lost it in the sun early in the first quarter during the Giants' 23-10 loss to the Redskins last Sunday.

Nicks is looking to redeem himself, but he is not getting caught up in the hype of a potential one-on-one matchup with Revis.

Victor Cruz, though, is looking forward to seeing those two go at it.

"Not only is [Revis] good athletically, but he watched a lot of film," Cruz said. "He knows the routes that we like to do on certain downs and distances and he picks up on tendencies. We have to be disciplined. We can't show any of our stuff and make sure we get to the right depths and using the right technique against them."

"It is going to be a good one," Cruz said of Revis against Nicks. "I think it is going to be a lot of back and forth, both guys making plays, both guys are very talented. Whoever makes that last play to win the game will be the victor."