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The Kansas City Chiefs agreed to terms of a two-year contract with former Michigan State quarterback Jeff Smoker Thursday. Smoker spent the past two seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles and the St. Louis Rams who chose him in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL draft. He was on the Rams active roster for all 16 games in '04, but has never appeared in a game. |
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The Chiefs found themselves in the market for a backup quarterback for Saturday's exhibition against t Houston Texans after Damon Huard sprained a foot earlier in the week. |
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The Kansas City Chiefs signed Burton to a one-year contract on Monday. The free agent has spent nine season in the NFL, but sat out the last two with knee problems. |
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Burton has started 49 games with 294 tackles and 18 sacks. |
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The Chiefs acquired running back Bennett from the New Orleans Saints on Wednesday. |
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Bennett, who signed as a free agent with New Orleans in March, appeared in 64 games with Minnesota. His best year was 2002 when he had 1,296 yards on 255 carries. He'll provide insurance behind Larry Johnson, who emerged as a star after Holmes was injured on Oct. 30, rushing for a team-record 1,750 yards. |
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Roaf says he's retiring, but the Chiefs are holding out hope the 11-time Pro Bowl tackle will decide to return for a 14th season. Carl Peterson, president and general manager of the Chiefs, said neither he nor coach Herm Edwards had spoken with Roaf in several weeks and they were "leaving the door open." |
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The 36-year-old Roaf told The Kansas City Star on Friday that he was retiring, a move that would leave a large hole on the Chiefs offensive line. |
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Law agreed to a five-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. |
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Law, 32, spent last season with the New York Jets, leading the NFL with 10 interceptions. He will rejoin coach Herman Edwards in Kansas City. Edwards left the Jets for the Chiefs in January, and has vowed to rebuild a defense that has been near the bottom of the league for five years. An 11-year veteran, Law has 46 career interceptions. He spent his first 10 seasons with the New England Patriots. |
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Pollard, a second-round pick, signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday. The 6-foot-1, 224-pound safety had 254 tackles, a sack, four interceptions and set a school record with five blocked kicks while playing at Purdue. |
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Welbourn announced his retirement Thursday from the Kansas City Chiefs. The offensive lineman and 1999 NFL fourth round draft pick had been acquired from the Philadelphia Eagles in 2004. He was hampered by a knee injury during his first season with Kansas City and also served a four-game suspension to start the 2005 season for violating the NFL's performance enhancing drugs policy. |
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Kansas City reportedly planned to keep Welbourn on the active roster for now in case he changes his mind. |
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The Kansas City Chiefs released Woods on Thursday. The 10-year veteran safety and 2004 Pro Bowl selection played little last season and his future with the Chiefs seemed shaky after two safeties were taken in last month's draft. His 720 career tackles rank seventh in team history. |
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Taken as the 28th overall choice in 1996, Woods played in 128 games. He had 15 interceptions, returning two for touchdowns. He had a career-best four interceptions in 1997, when the Chiefs led the NFL in scoring defense with 14.5 points a game. Kansas City's starting safeties are Sammy Knight and Greg Wesley. The Chiefs drafted Bernard Pollard and Jarrod Page. |
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Johnson, a free-agent cornerback, signed with Kansas City on Tuesday. He made 23 tackles in 14 games for St. Louis last season. |
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The Chiefs are looking for a starter to play opposite Patrick Surtain and Johnson could compete for that spot. |
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Walls agreed to a one-year deal with the Chiefs on Tuesday. |
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The 26-year-old Walls started for the Denver Broncos in 2003, but injuries limited his playing time the past two years. The 6-foot-4 cornerback started three times in 2005 before a groin injury put him on the injured-reserve list. He was later released. Walls is expected to compete with Julian Battle, Benny Sapp and Alphonso Hodge for a spot in the starting lineup. |
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The Kansas City Chiefs signed Griffin to a one-year contract. |
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It's insurance in case Priest Holmes retires. Holmes will back up Larry Johnson. The Broncos waived Griffin twice last season. He rushed for 311 yards and two touchdowns on 85 carries for Denver in 2004. |
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The New Orleans Saints continued an active offseason, acquiring free-agent running back Bennett to a two-year contract worth $3 million. The Vikings' former first-round pick will back up Deuce McAllister. |
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Bennett ran for 473 yards and three touchdowns on 126 carries in 16 games for the Vikings last season. |
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Law was released by the New York Jets Wednesday. The former New England Patriots' cornerback is reportedly seeking $10 million guaranteed. |
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Law picked off 10 passes in 2005. Last week the former Pro Bowl cornerback said "there are a lot of teams interested" in him. |
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Waters agreed to a six-year contract extension with Kansas City on Wednesday. Terms were not disclosed. The seventh-year guard has made the Pro Bowl the last two seasons. |
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