Chiefs linebacker Joe Mays enjoying new surroundings
By Terez A. Paylor
Excerpt from The Kansas City Star
"You might be hard-pressed to find a professional football player who, per se, enjoys organized training activities, but after suffering through a brutal 2-14 season with the Texans last year, new Chiefs linebacker Joe Mays might be the closest you find to it.
'Guys don't get a chance to go through that often,' Mays said. 'To go 2-14, it was definitely rough.'…" READ MORE…
You won't believe what Allen Bailey did to give the Chiefs' D a little more weight
By Sean Keeler
Excerpt from FOX Sports Kansas City
"KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Now here's a switch: While the rest of his teammates have been trying to drop weight like it was a bad habit, Allen Bailey is going the opposite direction.
'Double protein,' the Kansas City Chiefs defensive end says with a grin. 'Chicken and protein. And steak, man'…" READ MORE…
Chiefs rookie kicker Cairo Santos of Brazil has a personal interest in World Cup
By Randy Covitz
Excerpt from The Kansas City Star
"Cairo Santos grew up imagining the day he would play for the Brazilian national soccer team and wear the famed No.10 jersey.
Instead, he's in the Chiefs' offseason camp, wearing No. 5 and providing more than token competition for veteran place kicker Ryan Succop…" READ MORE…
Kids learn football fundamentals from Chiefs quarterback
By Ryan McCarthy
Excerpt from The Kansas City Star
"Instead of avoiding hard-charging pass-rushers during the football season, Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith found himself working through a different challenge.
Almost 250 kids in grades 1-8 swarmed around Smith at Shawnee Mission West High School last weekend while he tried to instill some football knowledge in his first annual HyVee Alex Smith Football ProCamp…" READ MORE…
Alex Smith has two days of fun with local kids during his football camp at Shawnee Mission West High School.
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ICYMI: Falcons' LB Sean Weatherspoon ruptured his Achilles and will miss the 2014 season » http://t.co/kdUjd0qwwx pic.twitter.com/LcJqHjLRZM — NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) June 11, 2014
Hear what @Bengals HC Marvin Lewis had to say about Andy Dalton's contract & why he believes his team has improved http://t.co/vygt5HKak9 — SiriusXM NFL Radio (@SiriusXMNFL) June 11, 2014
Browns' Mike Pettine says Josh Gordon sometimes doesn't hustle as much as he should in practice http://t.co/tiT6X3Oaw3 — NFL: AroundTheLeague (@NFL_ATL) June 11, 2014
Not saying it happens, but wonder if Falcons take longer look at this vet for depth at ILB following Spoon injury. http://t.co/UZ8DkWGhjE — vaughn mcclure (@vxmcclure23) June 11, 2014
Jordan Matthews already is drawing comparisons to Terrell Owens, seriously http://t.co/4LLf761yJ5 — ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) June 11, 2014