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Chiefs sign Siler to extension |
Updated Dec 31, 2011 4:03 PM ET
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)The Kansas City Chiefs signed linebacker Brandon Siler to a one-year contract extension after he missed all of this season because of a torn Achilles tendon. Siler’s agent, David Canter, confirmed the deal Saturday in a text to The Associated Press. Siler was expected to compete for time at middle linebacker alongside Pro Bowl selection Derrick Johnson after spending last season with the San Diego Chargers. He had a good start to training camp but was hurt in late August, and had surgery to repair his Achilles a few days later. Canter said that ”rehab’s going well” and Siler is looking forward to August. The former Florida linebacker made 12 starts in 58 games over five seasons with San Diego. He had 38 tackles, a sack, an interception and a forced safety during the 2010 season. The deal came one day after news broke that the Chiefs had signed kicker Ryan Succop to a five-year extension worth $14 million. Succop’s deal includes a $2 million signing bonus. General manager Scott Pioli still has several decisions to make in the coming weeks. Cornerback Brandon Carr, who has been a stalwart opposite Brandon Flowers in a talented Chiefs defensive backfield, will become a free agent after this season. So will Dwayne Bowe, who made the Pro Bowl last season and has quietly put together another outstanding year despite a carousel of starting quarterbacks. Bowe has 75 catches for 1,066 yards and five touchdowns. Pioli may also try to re-sign Kyle Orton, who will start his third straight game Sunday at Denver. The veteran quarterback, who will also be a free agent, was claimed off waivers when Matt Cassel went down with a season-ending injury to his throwing hand. The Chiefs also will need to address their offensive and defensive lines. Longtime center Casey Wiegmann is considering retirement after a season in which he acknowledged spending more time in the training room. Offensive tackle Barry Richardson has struggled much of the year, and veteran defensive tackle Kelly Gregg has been playing on a one-year deal. Siler’s signing solidifies the linebacker unit. Johnson was chosen to his first Pro Bowl after setting a single-season franchise record with 172 tackles heading into Sunday’s game at Denver. He’ll be joined in Hawaii by outside linebacker Tamba Hali, who has racked up 12 sacks despite facing repeated double teams. Not much else going on in the NFL world today. Posted in chiefs-news | Comments Off
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Chiefs sign injured linebacker Brandon Siler to… |
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs signed linebacker Brandon Siler to a one-year contract extension after he missed all of this season because of a torn Achilles tendon. Siler’s agent, David Canter, confirmed the deal Saturday in a text to The Associated Press. Siler was expected to compete for time at middle linebacker alongside Pro Bowl selection Derrick Johnson after spending last season with the San Diego Chargers. He had a good start to training camp but was hurt in late August, and had surgery to repair his Achilles a few days later. Canter said that “rehab’s going well” and Siler is looking forward to August. The former Florida linebacker made 12 starts in 58 games over five seasons with San Diego. He had 38 tackles, a sack, an interception and a forced safety during the 2010 season. The deal came one day after news broke that the Chiefs had signed kicker Ryan Succop to a five-year extension worth $14 million. Succop’s deal includes a $2 million signing bonus. General manager Scott Pioli still has several decisions to make in the coming weeks. Cornerback Brandon Carr, who has been a stalwart opposite Brandon Flowers in a talented Chiefs defensive backfield, will become a free agent after this season. So will Dwayne Bowe, who made the Pro Bowl last season and has quietly put together another outstanding year despite a carousel of starting quarterbacks. Bowe has 75 catches for 1,066 yards and five touchdowns. Pioli may also try to re-sign Kyle Orton, who will start his third straight game Sunday at Denver. The veteran quarterback, who will also be a free agent, was claimed off waivers when Matt Cassel went down with a season-ending injury to his throwing hand. The Chiefs also will need to address their offensive and defensive lines. Longtime center Casey Wiegmann is considering retirement after a season in which he acknowledged spending more time in the training room. Offensive tackle Barry Richardson has struggled much of the year, and veteran defensive tackle Kelly Gregg has been playing on a one-year deal. Siler’s signing solidifies the linebacker unit. Johnson was chosen to his first Pro Bowl after setting a single-season franchise record with 172 tackles heading into Sunday’s game at Denver. He’ll be joined in Hawaii by outside linebacker Tamba Hali, who has racked up 12 sacks despite facing repeated double teams. Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Not much else going on in the NFL world today. Posted in chiefs-news | Comments Off
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Chiefs sign injured LB Siler to 1-year extension |
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)—The Kansas City Chiefs signed linebacker Brandon Siler’s agent, David Canter, confirmed the deal Saturday in a text to The Siler was expected to compete for time at middle linebacker alongside Pro Canter said that “rehab’s going well” and Siler is looking forward to The former Florida linebacker made 12 starts in 58 games over five seasons The deal came one day after news broke that the Chiefs had signed kicker General manager Scott Pioli still has several decisions to make in the Cornerback Brandon Carr, who has been a stalwart opposite Brandon Flowers in Pioli may also try to re-sign Kyle Orton, who will start his third straight The Chiefs also will need to address their offensive and defensive lines. Longtime center Casey Wiegmann is considering retirement after a season in Siler’s signing solidifies the linebacker unit. Johnson was chosen to his first Pro Bowl after setting a single-season Comment Below!. Posted in chiefs-news | Comments Off
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Kicker signs $14M deal with Kansas City Chiefs |
Chiefs kicker Ryan Succop can retire that “Mr. Irrelevant” nickname. The 256th and final pick of the 2009 draft has signed a $14 million, five-year contract extension with Kansas City, a person with knowledge of the deal said late Friday. ESPN.com, citing anonymous sources, first reported the extension. The contract includes a $2 million signing bonus, according to a person who spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because an official announcement had not been made. Succop joins a pair of other kickers who signed lucrative five-year extensions. Billy Cundiff signed for $15 million to remain with the Baltimore Ravens in January, while Mason Crosby signed with the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers for $14.75 million in July. Succop matched Pete Stoyanovich’s franchise record when he hit 22 consecutive field goals earlier this season. PLAYERS SUE OVER FINANCIAL ADVICE Kansas City quarterback Kyle Orton and some 20 other NFL players are suing a Chicago law firm for more than $10 million, claiming they received bad financial advice on investing in energy concerns. The 14-page lawsuit filed this week in Cook County Circuit Court claims that the alleged negligence of Chuhak & Tecson cost Orton and the other players millions of dollars related to energy investments. PACKERS MISSING 3 KEY PLAYERS Green Bay will be without three key offensive players in Sunday’s game against Detroit. Running back James Starks (knee/ankle), receiver/kick returner Randall Cobb (groin) and receiver Greg Jennings (knee), who has missed the last two games, won’t play in the regular-season finale. Coach Mike McCarthy would not say Friday whether quarterback Aaron Rodgers will sit the game out. REGGIE BUSH OUT FOR MIAMI SEASON FINALE On Friday, Miami interim coach Todd Bowles said running back Reggie Bush will not play in Sunday’s season finale against the New York Jets because of a right knee injury. He suffered the injury late in the fourth quarter of last Saturday’s loss to the New England Patriots. “The knee hasn’t been responding, so we’re going to sit him down,” Bowles said. “I think he would be out earlier in the year, too. He’s just not ready to play this game.” The injury will cut a career-best season short for Bush. EXTRA POINTS Raiders wide receiver Jacoby Ford expects to play in Oakland’s regular-season finale against San Diego. … New England’s Tom Brady is listed as probable for Sunday’s regular-season finale against Buffalo. … Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson has had surgery to repair torn ligaments in his left knee. The surgery was reported as successful. … Arizona defensive tackle Darnell Dockett has been fined $15,000 for hitting Cincinnati quarterback Andy Dalton below the knees last weekend and another $15,000 for a horse-collar tackle on Bengals running back Bernard Scott. … Houston receiver Andre Johnson will play against Tennessee on Sunday after missing the last three games because of a strained left hamstring. … Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and safety Troy Polamalu are listed as probable for Sunday’s game against the Browns. Comment Below!. Posted in chiefs-news | Comments Off
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Kansas City Chiefs turning red zone to dread zone |
The Chiefs know why they’re not going to the playoffs: Once inside the 20-yard line, they struggle to find the end zone. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Through something less than intense film study, Romeo Crennel found a theme to the Chiefs’ offense when inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. “The fact we haven’t scored,” said Crennel, the Chiefs’ interim head coach. “That’s the common thread.” Wasted chances in the red zone have been a season-long problem for the Chiefs. They have found the end zone just 12 times in their 36 trips, and that .333 percentage is the worst in the NFL. It’s the biggest reason the Chiefs are next to last in the NFL in scoring and why, at 6-9, they’re playing for nothing but pride in Sunday’s season finale against the Broncos in Denver. The problem is even worse in their two games with Kyle Orton at quarterback. The Chiefs have just two TDs in nine trips inside the 20, or 22 percent. They were able to survive with one touchdown in five trips inside the 20 against Green Bay because they got four field goals from Ryan Succop. But their 1-for-4 performance in last weekend’s overtime loss to Oakland was more damaging. One sequence in the second quarter, as it turned out, wound up knocking the Chiefs from playoff contention. From the Oakland 13, Dwayne Bowe dropped a pass in the end zone, and on the next play Orton threw an interception. In the third quarter, Orton had Jackie Battle open in the end zone on a third-down play from the 2. But his pass was knocked down at the line of scrimmage, and the Chiefs had to kick a field goal. “I was somewhat encouraged last week because we had two opportunities to score that we haven’t had in the past,” Crennel said. “We dropped a ball in the end zone and then we had another guy open (on a different play). If we can just get the ball over the outstretched hands of a defender … we didn’t make the plays. “But because we were down there and those plays were open, that was somewhat encouraging. When we get down there again, hopefully we can correct those mistakes and get touchdowns.” A catch by Bowe would have given the Chiefs a 10-3 lead, a huge advantage the way their defense was playing. Instead, the Chiefs never led in the game. “He’s our best receiver,” offensive coordinator Bill Muir said. “You throw that ball to him 10 times, he’ll catch it nine. As you look back over the season, that’s what you’re going to lament is that you had opportunities and you didn’t take advantage of them.” Every offensive player, it seems, has a similar tale to tell. “We’ve been beating ourselves when we get down there,” said tackle Branden Albert. “There was one running play where if I did a better job on my man in a one-on-one block, we would have scored. It’s things like that that are killing us. It’s time we cleaned that up.” That would help the Chiefs beat the Broncos and perhaps keep Denver from winning the AFC West title and making the playoffs. But it would be too late to help the Chiefs save their season. Thanks for reading! . Posted in chiefs-news | Comments Off
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