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Sorry fans, no game action this weekend for the Chiefs. It's the annual bye weekend something that infuriated me when I was a child growing up, unable to comprehend why the Chiefs would be so ridiculous and take a Sunday off.

If ever a team needed a week off, its the Chiefs. Theyve lost six of seven games, including a 37-7 loss to San Diego on Sunday the worst home loss in 33 years.So even though the schedule says the Chiefs will be idle this week, theyll have plenty of work to do on the practice field.Im happy it is the bye week, said first-year coach Todd Haley.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.- The Chiefs made a switch at the wide receiver position prior to Sunday's game against San Diego.

Originally published October 25, 2009 at 10:10 a.m., updated October 25, 2009 at 11:16 a.m. KANSAS CITY, Mo.

Jarrad Page is inactive for today's game and this apparently has more to do with a benching than an injury.

Chiefs left tackle Branden Albert, who suffered a sprained ankle two weeks ago and missed last weeks win at Washington, will be evaluated again Sunday morning before coaches decide whether to play him against San Diego.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.- The Chiefs are hoping their offensive linemen are quick healers.

" The founder of the Kansas City Chiefs is getting special recognition. The Missouri General Assembly has designated a major part of Interstate 435 as "Lamar Hunt Memorial Highway". House Bill 683, passed by Representative Darrell Pollock, calls for the Missouri Department of Transportation to honor Hunt with highway signs.

It was only three seasons ago that LaDainian Tomlinson and Larry Johnson were at the top of the pile of NFL running backs.

The developments with his teams AFC West rival in Denver havent escaped Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel said he is fully recovered but coach Todd Haley isn't so sure.

It's almost the middle of October. Too early...

The Kansas City Chiefs have promoted tackle Barry Richardson from the practice squad to the 53-man roster and released linebacker Justin Rogers.

October 17, 2009, 12:18 AM / Haley says Albert is not ruled out Chiefs coach Todd Haley wouldn't list left tackle Branden Albert as out for Sunday's game at Washington, even though Albert spent another practice day on the sidelines Friday.

October 16, 2009, 12:22 AM / Team wants to halt big plays The Chiefs made a superstar, if only for a day, of Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin during Sunday's loss, and Kansas City did it, coach Todd Haley said, because the team's defensive backs ignored technique and what they had been coached.

The Chiefs dressed only seven offensive linemen for last weeks game and two of them, starting left tackle Branden Albert included, didnt practice.

Posted by Anthony Stalter In his latest edition of a oeMonday Morning Quarterback,a SI.com NFL guru Peter King makes a great point about the possible mistake the Chiefs made in not paying defensive end Jared Allen and subsequently trading him to the Vikings in the a 08 offseason: What the Chiefs got: 1st round Branden Albert, OT - Starting LT has a ...

The last couple of seasons haven't been happy ones for running back Larry Johnson, but he hasn't seen hard times like these.

Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel had a map of Texas on his helmet in a throwback Dallas Texans uniform , but that didn't make Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware treat him any better on Sunday.

So Jared Allen had a pretty solid game Monday night against the Packers. Not sure if you saw it, but Allen had 4 1/2 sacks, a safety and a forced fumble.

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson The Kansas City Star has an interesting look at the Chiefs' trade of Jared Allen to the Vikings in April.

The dilemma with running back Jamaal Charles gets to the heart of the problem Todd Haley has in getting the 0-4 Chiefs a victory and, longer term, building them into a playoff contender.

Although the Chiefs' offense has been up and down during the season's first three games, there's been one common theme: poor play by the offensive line.

Todd Haley hasnt shown much patience with underperforming players, as hes demonstrated repeatedly since becoming the Chiefs head coach.

Take a football stadium crammed with 90,000 people. Now pick out the only five guys with their backs to the ball during a play.