Maurice Leggett News

Kansas City -- The nicknames are the same. Not much else is in Denver and Kansas City.

Win or lose, the Chiefs have a problem that doesnt seem to be going away. They know their defense has a hard time stopping big plays, and the bigger problem is that other teams have begun to notice, too.And unless the Chiefs get it under control, opponents might spend the next five weeks picking on their increasingly worrisome secondary.

Two-time Super Bowl winner Mike Shanahan met with the Buffalo Bills to discuss their head coaching vacancy, according to a published report.

The Kansas City Chiefs promoted rookie receiver/return man Quinten Lawrence from the practice squad to the 53-man roster.

KICKOFF: Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET SURFACE: Grass TV: CBS KEYS TO THE GAME: The Chargers' deep group of offensive playmakers poses a significant issue for the Chiefs, who were helpless in allowing 403 total yards in a 37-7 home loss to the Chargers in Week 7. However, RB Jamaal Charles has provided a bit of a spark to the ground game the past two weeks ...

The National Football League informed the Chiefs on Wednesday that RB Jamaal Charles has been named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts in Week 11 The National Football League informed the Chiefs on Wednesday that RB Jamaal Charles has been named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts in Week 11 of the 2009 NFL ...

Chiefs QB Matt Cassel and RB Jamaal Charles KANSAS CITY, Mo. a ' Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles is getting rewarded for his recent strong play.

Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Maurice Leggett is out for the season with a shoulder injury.

After being the victim on a couple of key plays in last weeks loss to Jacksonville, Chiefs safety Mike Brown promised coach Todd Haley he would make up for it Sunday against the Raiders.

JaMarcus Russell said he was confused by being benched Sunday against the Chiefs.

That's an issue Todd Haley has to address before the start of the game. Bobby Wade had been handling that chore but he's inactive.

When Kansas City scored on a 54-yard pass from Matt Cassel to Chris Chambers with 2:32 remaining in the game, everyone knew what was coming next.

It doesn't take injuries to a couple of veteran safeties to summon visions of long touchdown runs by Jacksonville's Maurice Jones-Drew against the Chiefs on Sunday.

The Cornerback Corner series typically revolves exclusively around cornerbacks, but this week's picks include a set of wideout acquisitions whose value is increased because of an injury to an AFC West free safety.

The Chiefs situation in the secondary took a nose dive late last week. S Jarrad Page suffered an injury in practice that, as a result, put him on the injured reserve list Wednesday morning.

The Kansas City Chiefs could be down to their third-team free safety at Jacksonville on Sunday.

Bill Parcells was 1,500 miles away, but his voice seemed as clear to me as the Chiefs' intentions when they lined up in the red zone with Mike Vrabel as an eligible receiver.

The Washington Redskins are undefeated at FedEx Field this season, but there isn't a lot of optimism surrounding their return home this week.

Garfield native and Monmouth product Miles Austin gets past the tackle of KC's Maurice Leggett and is off to the races on his game-winning 60-yard TD reception in the Cowboys' win.

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.