i><strong>Editor's note</strong>: 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. Herm Edwards and Donnie Edwards are no longer with the Kansas City Chiefs, but the overall message remains relevant to the Nov. 11 holiday.</i
Editor's Note: This is the most important LotD ever. (Allan Bester - looking not even 20 because he he probably wasn't - via img7.imageshack.us ) After seven games, the '84-85 Leafs were actually 3-4-0. They were about to embark on a 0-7-3 run that would put them on their way. Between the Wregget post last week and the 90-91 post of a couple days later, I've already talked quite a bit about Allan Bester....
Last year, we counted on Donnie Edwards, along with Pat Surtain, to provide veteran leadership to a very young defense. I have always been a fan of Donnie’s, but his body just gave out on him. That is a risk you run with old players. Sometimes, their bodies give out. So, I have been thinking. Who might this year’s Donnie Edwards be, if anybody? Arrowhead Addict | A Kansas City Chiefs Blog...
Last year, we counted on Donnie Edwards, along with Pat Surtain, to provide veteran leadership to a very young defense. I have always been a fan of Donnie’s but his body just gave out on him. That is a risk you run with old players. Sometimes, their bodies give out. So, I have been thinking. [...]
This could be Akeem's year. (Photo Source: Nathan Tyree (flickr) ) View full size photo uploaded August 9, 2009 We finished up looking through the offense last weekend. So time to shift the focus over to the defensive side, which many are expecting to be the strength of our football team. I will start by looking through the LB corps which although features one of the key leaders of the football team...
5. Acquiring Zach Thomas and Mike Vrabel: The acquisition of Mike Vrabel and Zach Thomas will be high risk high reward for the Chiefs. Vrabel and Thomas will either be the good soldier, hard working leaders the Chiefs expect them to be or they will be the 09 versions of Donnie Edwards. Both players will be [...]
Donnie Edwards and Tony Gonzalez...end of an era (via media.kansascity.com ) Follow us on Twitter ...there are prizes at stake .... Tony Gonzalez Trade Arrowhead Addict : "From the start, the California Kid stuck out like a sore thumb in Kansas City. Tony G wasn’t like Larry Johnson, disliked from the start, or Jared Allen, beloved from the start. He was somewhere in between." Bob Gretz...
Additions Subtractions UFA Re-signed UFA not Re-Signed Visited/ Interested QB Matt Cassel CB Pat Surtain S Jon McGraw LB Pat Thomas SS Keith Davis LB Mike Vrabel LB Donnie Edwards G Adrian Jones WR Keary Colbert WR C.J. Jones QB Damon Huard S Oliver Celestin WR Bobby Engram DE Darrell Robertson TE Michael Merritt LB Rocky Boiman LB Clark Haggans CB Travis Daniels DE Jason Babin Since not all of you...
When the Chiefs released Donnie Edwards, Damon Huard and Patrick Surtain Scott Pioli pushed the Chiefs cap space into the 50 million dollar range and the addition of Matt Cassel may eat into that a little bit but the Chiefs still have a surplus of cash to spend. The first and second waves of free agency [...]
Three oft-injured veterans who hardly played last season were cut loose on Tuesday by the Chiefs: linebacker Donnie Edwards , quarterback Damon Huard and cornerback Patrick Surtain . The Chiefs announced they terminated the contracts of the three, none of whom played much during the 2-14 season. Edwards, 35, was a fourth-round draft pick by Kansas City in 1996 and led the Chiefs in tackles for four...
Last Updated: February 25 - 02:39 AM The Kansas City Chiefs have cut ties with quarterback Damon Huard, cornerback Patrick Surtain and linebacker Donnie Edwards. They are the first major moves by ...
via www.kcchiefsfootball.com Just a little bit we ago we learned that the Chiefs released veteran Patrick Surtain . We thought veteran Donnie Edwards might be close behind him. Turns out it wasn't just Edwards that was cut. The Chiefs released quarterback Damon Huard , cornerback Patrick Surtain and linebacker Donnie Edwards today. Also released was tight end Mike Merritt . None of these moves are...
via cache.daylife.com According to the NFL Network 's Adam Schefter , the Kansas City Chiefs have released veteran cornerback Patrick Surtain . Surtain had $7 million due to him in 2009 so it's no surprise that the new regime has decided to part ways with him. The move will free up $6.184 million in salary cap room. The Chiefs acquired Surtain from the Miami Dolphins prior to the 2005 season in exchange...