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If theres a chance something might sharpen the Chiefs thinking, regardless of whether players take it seriously or roll their eyes, Todd Haley is willing to try it.Haley, Kansas Citys first-year coach, has made it clear that hes not above mind games, to motivate players or keep them organized, and one of his approaches is at least beginning to show ...

Upsets are nothing new in the National Football League, but they certainly make life difficult for the league's prognosticators.

Bolts fans are basking in the joy of Sunday's big win. The San Diego Chargers beat the Saint Louis Chiefs in a blow out at Qualcomm Stadium.

The San Diego Chargers try for their sixth straight overall victory and fifth in a row over Kansas City when the Chiefs come to town on Sunday.

A week of practice wasn't enough to get offensive tackle Jon Runyan ready for his debut with the San Diego Chargers.

Todd Haley could feel the mood shifting. Players seemed more optimistic at Chiefs headquarters.

The guy who could be a difference-maker for Kansas City against the streaking San Diego Chargers was wearing lightning bolts on his helmet four weeks ago.

Danan Hughes endured a lot of crushing hits during six years in the NFL. The hardest blow of all, though, came at the end - when he went from mega-paycheck to no paycheck.

November 28, 2009, 10:47 PM / As best I can, I'm going to ignore the score today.

De La Salle High product Amani Toomer, the New York Giants' career receiving leader, told Sirius NFL Radio on Friday that his 13-year career is almost certainly over after having not signed with a team since the regular season began.

It was only a few weeks ago when Todd Haley made mention of the torturous weekly process of assembling the Chiefs offensive game plan when little worked right from game to game.Thats no longer necessarily the case, even if Haley still has to labor over the weekly plan.That fact is comforting to the Chiefs as they head into Sundays game against the ...

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens but is nevertheless expected to play.

Danan Hughes endured a lot of crushing hits during six years in the NFL. The hardest blow of all, though, came at the end - when he went from mega-paycheck to no paycheck.

November 27, 2009, 11:12 PM / Haley reserves judgment on team Chiefs coach Todd Haley said Friday that the team would see whether it was a good or bad decision to give the team a day off Thursday, even though another practice and Sunday's game at San Diego were looming.

At least one team from Pittsburgh was able to win a game here this week. The Pitt Panthers shrugged off a second-half rally to dispose of Wichita State, 68-55, on Monday night in the semifinals of the CBE Classic at Sprint Center.

The final weeks of the fantasy football season start to resemble a frustrating jigsaw puzzle.

Watch & enjoy San Diego Chargers vs Kansas City Chiefs live >> Kansas City Chiefs vs San Diego Chargers NFL, United States of America 29 November, 2009 4:05 PM Stadium: Qualcomm Stadium The Chargers' blowout win over the Chiefs earlier this year was the exception in this series, not the rule.

It's the AFC West, so something's gotta give. Just a week after the Denver Broncos' six-game season-starting win streak reached four games on the flip side, the conference's warm-weather division is host to another watershed contest.

Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, just days removed from his fourth concussion in four years, said he is going through "a normal week" of preparation for Pittsburgh's pivotal game at the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday and has every intention of playing.

Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams is the AFC Offensive Player of the Week after gaining a season-high 119 rushing yards against Carolina.

Five-time Pro Bowl safety Troy Polamalu was inactive for Pittsburgh on Sunday because of an injury to his left knee.

If the Chiefs have learned anything through this unusual season, it is that Matt Cassel is capable of stunners and letdowns, and his place on that spectrum seems dictated by time and circumstances.

Now that hes found a safety net with the Chiefs, Chris Chambers isnt quite as bewildered about his recent release from San Diego.Yet Chambers, a standout at wide receiver since joining the Chiefs early this month, said he is still troubled by the way his time with the Chargers ended.

The Chiefs haven't won many games the last three seasons, but they still needed no reminder Sunday that not all victories are created equal.

The writing is most certainly on the wall in South Bend. Charlie Weis' head coaching experiment is all but over at the University of Notre Dame.

Maurice Leggett of the Kansas City Chiefs poses for his 2009 NFL headshot at photo day in Kansas City, Missouri.

I don't know what made me sicker Sunday afternoon: the Steelers losing to Kansas City or Oakland upsetting Cincinnati.

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.

Ben Roethlisberger's fourth concussion since 2006 apparently won't put him on the bench.

Surprise! Kansas City is here to contend. It is only one win. No, wait, it's two wins in a rowisn't that, dare I say it? A winning streak!? While the Pittsburgh Steelers were hampered as the heart of their defense, safety Troy Polomalu sat out due to injury, it was still clear that no one believed the Chiefs had a chance to win against the reigning ...

The Arizona Cardinals re-signed linebacker Monty Beisel to a one-year contract on Tuesday and released tight end Dominique Byrd.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Chiefs and Community Blood Center are teaming up for their 12th Annual blood drive.

November 22, 2009, 11:29 PM / Rushing offense Grade: C- Short yardage continues to be a problem.

Kansas City police won a grant from Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisbergers foundation that will be used to buy a new police dog.

To paraphrase Winston Churchill, Kansas City's victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers was not the end of a long battle to regain respectability.

He is a defensive player by trade, but Andy Studebaker figured out quickly in his NFL starting debut what to do when the ball is in his hands.

When the Chiefs runEDGE >> STEELERS Jamaal Charles had a nice debut as the Chiefs featured back last week in Oakland, but things should be different today.

Chiefs head coach Todd Haley must have had a bad experience as a child at the hands of someone with a last name of Johnson.

The undefeated Indianapolis Colts found yet another way to win a close game, their 19th straight victory.

A lot has been made of the Cincinnati Bengals' decision to sign troubled ex-Chiefs running back Larry Johnson.

Although Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles had a breakout game in Week 10, we hear that it wouldn't be surprising if RB Kolby Smith begins to see his role grow very soon.

Chiefs coach Todd Haley is an Upper St. Clair native and son of former Steelers personnel director Dick Haley.

A week after the Chiefs finished their practice week on a high note, with what coach Todd Haley said was the team's best week-ending workout of the season, the team completed Friday's practice with far less polish.

After a tough divisional game last weekend and another on the horizon, the Pittsburgh Steelers just might be looking past this Sunday's meeting with the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.

Bucs kicker Connor Barth says that in the roller-coaster life of an NFL kicker, you never know what the future might bring.

"Did you ever in your wildest dreams, think the Bengals would sign Larry Johnson?," Bob Crable asked me Thursday night.

The Steelers, of course, were the Super Bowl Champions, whereas Kansas City finished with only two wins and their second consecutive top-five pick in the draft.A A dichotomous matchup between these two teams takes place in week 11 of the NFL season.A The Steelers have a oestruggleda to a mark of 6-3, in a relative downward spiral from their place ...

I know what you're thinking, there's about as much chance for the Chiefs to beat the Steelers on Sunday as there is that Todd Haley and Mark Mangino were in the same Home-Ec class together.A It may not be a big chance or even a realistic chance, but there is a chance....there is always a chance.

When Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles looks down this Sunday, he'll likely see a gigantic red bulls-eye painted squarely across his chest.

Steelers are what Haley wants Chiefs coach Todd Haley has mastered the art of praising the opponent, but its not hype when he says this weeks foes, the Pittsburgh Steelers, are the model for what type of program hes trying to build in Kansas City.

If Todd Haley is a gambler, then Bill Belichick must be Kenny Rogers. Belichick's decision on Sunday night to go for it on fourth-and-two from his own 28-yard line with 2:08 to play, and a six-point lead, broke every football coaching rule ever written.

Adam Schein hosts the Sirius Blitz on Sirius NFL Radio from 11-3 ET. He also co-hosts Loudmouths on Sports Net New York every weeknight at 6 ET.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, Kansas City Chiefs safety Mike Brown and Cincinnati Bengals kick returner Bernard Scott were selected as the AFC's top players for Week 10 of the NFL season.

Tuesday Evening Mix: A Clayton County Georgia teacher has been charged with putting a 'hit' on one of his students, Newspapers in New York City have been raided in union corruption probe and Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe has been suspended.

Safety Mike Brown of the Kansas City Chiefs, who only a week earlier blamed a loss to Jacksonville on his own missed tackles, has been named AFC defensive player of the week for his efforts in the win over Oakland.

"A Cristiano Ronaldo will soon resume full training after passing medical tests on his troublesome ankle.

PRODUCED BY: Aaron Heintzelman CONTRIBUTORS: Bobby Bierley and Chris Horan COURTESY: KSHB-TV, NBCACTIONNEWS.com Larry Johnsona s tenure in Kansas City has seen the best of times, and undoubtedly the worst.

Pittsburgh Steelersa Super Bowl Champion Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is helping out the Kansas City Police Department.

November 16, 2009, 12:04 AM / Rushing offense Grade: B+ Jamaal Charles took ownership of the running-bck situation by delivering big plays in big situations.

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.

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.

JaMarcus Russell got the hook Sunday for the second time in three games, and for the second straight home game.

Braylon Edwards has a unique perspective on the Jets' slide to 4-4 following a 3-0 start.

Jamaal Charles wasted no time claiming ownership of the newly vacant Chiefs running back job.

Two of last week's starters, tight end Sean Ryan and safety DaJuan Morgan, are inactive for today's game in Oakland.

Arrowhead Pride, a fanblog for the Kansas City Chiefs, provides a vaguely intriguing item this afternoon that reveals running back and bad Twitterer Larry Johnson, cut from KC Monday and now a free agent , is in Dallas at this very moment.

"Overrated," quipped Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley, after Cassell and Chambers connected on two late touchdown passes Sunday to make things uncomfortable at the end in the Jaguars ' 24-21 victory at the Municipal Stadium.

His coach and teammates wanted a look at the video before assessing the big plays that cost the Chiefs dearly on Sunday, but safety Mike Brown had no need for that.

Three months ago, it wasnt just an upset that Wallace Gilberry would be tied for the Chiefs lead in sacks at the seasons midway point.It was an upset that Gilberry, an undersized defensive end, would merely still be with the Chiefs.

Antonio Bryant #89 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks on against the Kansas City Chiefs during their NFL game on November 2, 2008 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

THIS SUNDAY, the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League will honor Native American Heritage Month at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

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.

On Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, Brandon Dural, a public affairs major at Texas Southern University , in Houston, Texas, analyzed historical data for the Oakland Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs ahead of this week's matchup between those two teams.

The rumors pop up like weeds in the grass, one after another after another. Someone will take Larry Johnson.

November 12, 2009, 12:40 AM / T he Chiefs, tangled in recent weeks in the storm surrounding the suspension and release of running back Larry Johnson, are trying to move past the controversy and find a way to win a game.

There are friends, and then there are enemies. Jared Allen, the NFL's sack leader for the Minnesota Vikings, will see some of both when he lines up against the Lions at the Metrodome on Sunday.

Chris Chambers had achieved something rare in his career. He was released last week by San Diego, and that was the end of a good run.

Preparing for Oakland this week has triggered memories for Kansas City quarterback Matt Cassel that are both sad and uplifting.

Through eight games, safety Brandon McGowan has established himself as either a tight end savant or a tight end stopper.

Somehow, "flex scheduling" doesn't quite do it justice.Rather, if it were possible, perhaps the NFL would consider simply ignoring the fact that one of its games is actually supposed to take place this weekend on the West Coast.Or instead of onto its flagship, self-named cable network, maybe the league could jettison the clash from CBS toward some ...

As far as Raiders rivals go, the Chiefs have become unrecognizable. Since last year alone, there's no Jared Allen to block, no Tony Gonzalez to cover, no Priest Holmes to tackle and now no Larry Johnson to chase.

Does former Kansas City running back Larry Johnson deserve another chance, and if so with which team? Reporters from around the Tribune family tackle the question of the day, then you get a chance to chime in and tell them why they are wrong.

Aaron Rodgers has been an unstoppable fantasy football quarterback the past six weeks.

Here's a change in Atlanta: A Falcons player showing some love for animals. Providing quite a contrast to Michael Vick's gruesome dogfighting operation, tight end Tony Gonzalez and his wife, October, posed in the nude for an anti-fur advertisement from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Mike Goff #79 of the Kansas City Chiefs looks on during the game against the Oakland Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium on September 20, 2009 in Kansas City, Missouri.

No one claimed Larry Johnson from waivers yesterday, which means the Chiefs are on the hook for the remaining $2.1 million of this year's salary.

This Oct. 25, 2009, file photo shows dejected Cleveland Browns fan Mike Randall after the Browns lost to the Green Bay Packers, 31-3, during an NFL football game in Cleveland.

One would think that the Houston Texans, with the duo of running backs Steve Slaton and Larry Johnson, would be in good hands despite the propensity for turning over the ball.

Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson was released by the team after criticizing the team's coaching and using gay slurs on his Twitter feed.

World Wrestling Entertainment star Chris Jericho took to the stage at a horror film festival where his own movie was screening and in the course of a Q&A session called a fellow presenter by an anti-Muslim slur several times as well as hurling an anti-gay expletive.

When Jared Allen led the NFL with 10.5 sacks at the midway point of the season, it was clear to see from his enthusiasm on the field that the Minnesota Vikings pro bowl defensive end is happy to have his hands full.

When the Chiefs run EDGE>> CHIEFS With Jamaal Charles and Kolby Smith carrying the ball, the running game should have a different look and has a chance to be more effective.

Defensive back Brandon Carr of Flint said the Kansas City Chiefs defense continues to be burned by big plays after the team's 24-21 loss Sunday to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Taylor Swift was on Saturday Night Live and performed really well. She was in eight skits, playing everything from a prison gang-banger to the friend of a bride at a wedding.

Otherwise, they were solid against a determined opponent. Passing defense Grade: F Mike Sims-Walker isn't nearly as good if some defender covers him.

The Chiefs spent two weeks working on tweaking the offense, working on fine-tuning, working on improvement.

Starting wide receiver Bobby Wade not only isn't starting today. He's not playing.

Antonio Bryant #89 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks on against the Kansas City Chiefs during their NFL game on November 2, 2008 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

The most tempting new trap in the NFL is free, attractive and alarmingly simple.

To no one's surprise, the Chiefs activated running back Kolby Smith off an injured list.

This could be the week Matt Cassel keeps his jersey clean. Cassel has been sacked 24 times in six starts, including 19 the last four games, and has been hurried and knocked down even more often.

More than 10,000 fans of the National Football League have signed an online petition urging the Kansas City Chiefs to deactivate Larry Johnson for his use of antigay slurs on Twitter and in the locker room last week.

Editor's note: The NFL celebrates the U.S. armed forces throughout November in honor of Veterans Day, and we felt it appropriate to republish Herbie Teope's 2008 salute to the NFL and military.

It doesnt take injuries to a couple of veteran safeties to summon visions of long touchdown runs by Jacksonvilles Maurice Jones-Drew against the Chiefs on Sunday.

It turns out the message on the infamous signs placed this week outside the locker room in the Chiefs practice facility isnt original.

A gunman opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm where he was let go more than two years ago, killing one person and injuring five others.

The Kansas City Chiefs hope to leave the bitter taste of a 1-6 record in the rear view mirror as they come off their bye to face the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Signs not related to LJs suspensionIts a good thing Larry Johnson sent out those tweets questioning Chiefs coach Todd Haleys coaching credentials.

The Jacksonville Jaguars have failed to sell out a home game for the fourth time this season.

Their personalities clashed at first, and they can admit that now. Chiefs receiver Dwayne Bowe can admit this too: It was a fight he was never going to win.Bowe said this week that his first months as coach Todd Haleys whipping boy were humbling, demeaning, confusing andInteresting, he said.

It's not a total loss. But it's not far off.Though the Jacksonville Jaguars at times have resembled the league's worst team through seven games of the 2009 NFL schedule, they nonetheless find themselves just two games shy of the existing wild-card lead in the AFC with half a season left to right the ship.This week yields a golden opportunity.Rather ...

When the Chiefs report to the practice field this morning, they'll bag the self-scouting focus of bye week practices and shift their aim solely on the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The Chiefs will know in a matter of weeks whether their acquisition of wide receiver Chris Chambers fits into a category with the signing of Bobby Wade or one with Amani Toomer and Ashley Lelie.

Born in Austin, Matthew left soon thereafter and finally made it back after years of paying his penance wandering the earth.

More sports... The Kansas City Chiefs have a bit of a PR problem on their hands as well with Larry Johnson, the empty-headed running back that tosses out gay slurs whenever he gets a bit rattled.

The Oakland Raiders will undertake a "serious evaluation" of allegations that coach Tom Cable has a history of violent behaviour toward women.

The Kansas City Chiefs placed safety Jarrad Page on injured reserve Wednesday. Page is in his fourth year in the NFL and third as a starter for the Chiefs.

As the Chiefs gathered Monday for the first time in five days, they did so amid the latest changes implemented by their coaching staff.

Previous entry: Caption Contest: Bobby and the Cheerleaders Next entry: Back to main page Chambers to Chiefs -- not Dolphins > Posted by Dave Hyde on November 3, 2009 06:03 PM Chris Chambers was claimed quickly off waivers, the Kansas City Chiefs, according to ESPN's Adam Schefer.

Volunteer Jennifer Siren hands a box to Kansas City Chiefs running back Kolby Smith as they helped load some of the 30,000 pounds of protein products donated by Tyson Foods on Tuesday in the parking lot of Arrowhead Stadium.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed kicker Connor Barth and released kicker Shane Andrus.

A Charlton teen faces charges after allegedly threatening to blow up Shepherd Hill Regional High School on a day when students were remembering the Columbine massacre.

The Cleveland Browns invisible general manager has disappeared. George Kokinis, the hand-picked GM of first-year coach Eric Mangini who was rarely seen or heard in Cleveland, left the team yesterday under unexplained circumstances after less than one year on the job.

The Chiefs could be without free safeties Jarrad Page and Jon McGraw for Sunday's game against the Jaguars in Jacksonville.

Until now, it was like one of those family secrets that everybody knows but no one brings up.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. a ' Quinten Lawrence wasna TMt away from the Chiefs very long. The team on Tuesday added Lawrence to its practice squad.

The bye week is a great opportunity to fix broken pieces. At 1-6, the Chiefs have plenty of areas to get to work on.

So LJ is history. I really don't think this is big deal for the team now. I really believe that the o-line is the most important component of the running game.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS REGULAR SEASON GAME #8 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2009 12:00 PM JACKSONVILLE MUNICIPAL STADIUM JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA BROADCAST INFORMATION Chiefs Television Network - KCTV-5 - Play-by-play: Bill Macatee - Color Commentator: Steve Beuerlein Chiefs FOX Football Radio Network - KCFX-FM - Play-by-play: Mitch Holthus ...

The day before a new hate-crime bill became law, Larry Johnson - a star running back with the Kansas City Chiefs - issued a public apology for uttering the kind of hateful words that too often give rise to a hate crime.