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"Yes, they were all Chiefs draft choices, but they never played for the franchise. All were taken during the signing wars between the AFL and NFL in the early 1960s. Sayers went to Chicago, while Lilly and Staubach ended up with the Dallas Cowboys. Yes, all three made the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but we were interested only in those players who actually played for the franchise. We also had several votes for Len Dawson; all three voters knew that he wasn’t a draft choice of the Chiefs. But they felt Dawson’s pro career was so tied to the Chiefs that he should be considered a selection of the team. Len was selected in the first round of the 1957 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Remarkably, five players were named on almost all the lists. To break ties, we tallied up the number of times the player was named No. 1. Even then, we had to break a tie between three players going down to how many times they were voted No. 2 on the ballots. In the end, it’s really a remarkable collection of football talent at the top of the list, lead by three Hall of Fame linebackers: Bobby Bell, Derrick Thomas and Willie Lanier."
The Readers Picks & More … Weekend Cup O’Chiefs-BobGretz.com
"Former NFL coach Dick Vermeil will replace sportswriter Rick Reilly in the upcoming Distinguished Speakers Series talk, Student Programming Association officials confirmed Thursday.Reilly canceled his April 8 appearance to cover Tiger Woods at the 2010 Masters Tournament.“We looked for a comparable speaker to fit the same niche, which is sports,” Distinguished Speaker Series Chairman Mike Perone said.Vermeil will speak April 20 at Eisenhower Auditorium.Free student tickets will be available April 6, and free general public tickets will be available April 13 if not completely distributed earlier.Vermeil is known for his experiences coaching the Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Rams and Kansas City Chiefs, but it’s his sensitivity that is recognized by Bob Lemon (junior-broadcast journalism)."
Dick Vermeil replaces Rick Reilly for speaker series-The Daily Collegian
"Asked if those episodes caused him to do any soul-searching, Johnson said: “Nah, I just had to be with a coach who cares and knows what has to be done to put our team in the best situation to win. Being in that situation really wasn’t the best for my career or the best for the organization.”Johnson said he was more comfortable with the Bengals and expects to feel the same way with the Redskins under coach Mike Shanahan.“It’s a trust,” Johnson said. “I trust them that they would do the right thing for my career and they trust me to do what’s in the best interests of the organization.”That said, Johnson wouldn’t call his joining the Redskins a “fresh start.”“I mean, there have been so many fresh starts I’ve done had,” he said. “This is more like I’m just going into a different era of my own — pretty much coming in here and being here and trying to work as hard as I can to impress the coaches and to see where it goes from there. Being 30, your fresh starts are already gone.”It will be curious to watch the dynamics of a Redskins backfield consisting of Johnson and Clinton Portis — two players used to starting, both known to speak their minds and both fighting the perception that their careers are in decline."
Johnson expects level of comfort-ESPN.com
"Chiefs CB Brandon Flowers (shoulder) underwent surgery in January to correct a damaged shoulder he suffered in 2009. Flowers said he shouldn’t have any lingering effect from the injury, but he may need to get used to playing through injury. Flowers said, “‘I’m just going out there like I never hurt my shoulder. In the offseason I’ve got to work hard to strengthen my shoulder and strengthen the muscles around my shoulder to make sure it will be less of a probability that I hurt my shoulder again. As far as me being less aggressive and not go flying in, there’s no chance of that at all.”"
Chiefs CB Brandon Flowers Confirms He Had Shoulder Surgery-Bleacher Report
"Former Washington Redskins and Kansas City Chiefs kicker Nick Novak is scheduled to work out for the Cleveland Browns next week, according to an NFL source with knowledge of the situation.Novak tried out for the Cincinnati Bengals earlier this year.Novak played collegiately at the University of Maryland.He has made NFL stops with the Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals and the Kansas City Chiefs as well as the Cologne Centurions.Novak was released by the Chiefs after missing a pair of field goals on Oct. 21, 2008. He kicked four field goals on Sept. 28, 2008 against the Denver Broncos.For his NFL career, he has converted 19 of 30 field goals."
Source: Nick Novak to work out for Browns next week-National Football Post