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An effective kick or punt returner can be a game changer in the National Football League. Returning kicks and punts for touchdowns is obviously helpful, but also important is the improved field position that a good returner can give a team. One of the best years by a returner in the history of [...]
Categories: Player Facts, The Record Book |
Tags: Chiefs, Dante Hall, Kick Returners, Punt Returners, Record Book |
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A good running back can make a big difference on how successful an NFL team is. Finding a productive running back that can put up good numbers year after year is tough. Who has led the Kansas City Chiefs in rushing the most times?
-Mike Garrett led the Chiefs in rushing three times, from [...]
Categories: Team Facts, The Record Book |
Tags: Chiefs, Ed Podolak, Larry Johnson, Priest Holmes, Record Book, Running Backs |
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It was just announced that there has been an addition to last night’s trade of Mike Vrabel to the Kansas City Chiefs. Now included in the deal is quarterback Matt Cassel. In exchange for these two players, it looks like the Kansas City Chiefs are giving up a second round draft pick, the [...]
Categories: Players In The News, Teams In The News |
Tags: Chiefs, Matt Cassel, Mike Vrabel, Patriots, Quarterbacks |
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Bill Kenney played quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1980 to 1988. He served as both the starting and backup quarterback at various points during his time in the league, and overall had a very successful career. He had come out of tiny University of Northern Colorado, drafted second to last in [...]
Categories: NFL Draft, Player Facts |
Tags: Bill Kenney, Chiefs, NFL Draft, Quarterbacks |
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The Dallas Texans came onto the professional football scene as charter members of the old American Football Conference in 1960. After two seasons of middle of the road type records, the Texans would compile an 11-3 record in 1963 and win the AFL Championship. The very next season, the Dallas Texans would begin [...]
Categories: In-Depth Studies, Team Facts, Through The Years |
Tags: Chiefs, Quarterbacks |
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Lets Look At Jan Stenerud
Longtime Kansas City Chiefs’ kicker Jan Stenerud has had an interesting career path filled with tons of accomplishments that ended him up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Stenerud came to America from Norway on a ski jumping scholarship to Montana State University. While at MSU, Stenerud went out for [...]
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Tags: Chiefs, Kickers |
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Joe Montana, the legendary San Francisco 49ers quarterback who had led the team to four Super Bowl victories had missed the entire 1991 NFL season due to injuries. To add to this, he also missed the majority of the 1992 season with injury problems and essentially lost his starting quarterback job to teammate Steve [...]
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Tags: Chiefs, Joe Montana |
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Usually a professional franchise of any kind will only relocate to a new city because of a few factors. Poor stadium, lack of fan interest, better offer by a new city, are all situations in which pro teams have chose to relocate their franchise. Two NFL moves stand out in history, more for [...]
Categories: Team Facts |
Tags: Chiefs, Rams |
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Football Team Names – Not As Consistent As You May Believe
In this modern age we are constantly hit with the idea of brand loyalty. How will customers, or fans, be able to make that connection with a company or team without continuity in a name? While Green Bay has always been the Packers, [...]
Categories: Team Facts |
Tags: Bears, Chiefs, Jets |
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