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James Madison defensive end Arthur Moats was named the 15th recipient of the Buck Buchanan Award Thursday night at The Sports Network's Football Championship Subdivision Awards Banquet, held at the Chattanooga Convention Center on the eve of the NCAA Division I Football Championship title game.

Typically, members of the Kansas City Chiefs linebacking corps are charged with snuffing out all hope that opposing teams have when it come to moving the ball.

December 13, 2009, 11:26 PM / BILLS: Terrell Owens 9 pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick ; 8 plays, 92 yards; 3:50 drive time; 0:04 remaining.

Buffalo _ FG Lindell 24; 11 plays, 50 yards, 6:00 drive time, 3:10 remaining. KC _ Charles 76 run ; 1 play, 76 yards, 0:17 drive time, 2:53 remaining.

The Chiefs rounded out their eight-man practice squad this morning with the addition of OL Jermail Porter .

"That's a tough question," he said, "because guys are definitely physical and fast in this league.

The party has officially been cut short at Arrowhead. Chiefs head coach Todd Haley switched things up this week following Kansas City's thrilling overtime victory over the defending Super Bowl champs.

It's always a crap shoot when you hand over a franchise to an unknown commodity.A Obviously you see potential in people but there is no way to tell if they will fall on their face while making the big time decisions when they have all the power.

Todd Haley was talking again Tuesday about the detailed process and the many unseen steps it takes of rebuilding the Chiefs into a relevant part of the NFL conversation.

Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller leaned for yardage in the second quarter through the tackle of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, right, on November 22, 2009 at Arrowhead Stadium.

Last seasons New England Patriots, then quarterbacked by Matt Cassel, were preparing for a December game against the Raiders in Oakland when Cassels father, Greg, died.Cassel eventually played anyway, throwing four touchdown passes in a New England victory.Now with the Chiefs, Cassel will return to Oakland for Sundays game against the Raiders.

The Chiefs moved right guard Mike Goff to injured reserve on Wednesday, and he'll miss the rest of the season with his shoulder injury.

Derrick Thomas Academy 7th-grader Gerhard Honkomp compared his hand size to that of Kansas City Chiefs rookie linebacker Jovan Belcher on Tuesday afternoon at the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial.

Haley made it clear he won't hesitate to yank an unproductive player from the lineup.

The dizzying pace of change accelerated Wednesday at Chiefs headquarters. They made one change in their starting lineup and filled two roster vacancies with available free agents.

One thing is certain: the Chiefs will continue to shuffle their roster today. At the time of this post, the Chiefs 53-man roster sits at 51.

LB Jovan Belcher entered training camp as a long shot to make the Chiefs roster.

Originally published September 9, 2009 at 3:45 a.m., updated September 9, 2009 at 4:46 a.m. ORONO, Maine a ' Seven former University of Maine football players will be on NFL team rosters for the 2009 season's kickoff this weekend.

Last fall, the development of several talented, young offensive players helped the University of Maine earn a spot in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs and post an 8-5 record.

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