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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Former Kansas player Toben Opurum signed a contract with the Chiefs on Friday as an undrafted rookie. Opurum participated as a fullback on a trial basis in the Chiefs’ recent rookie camp, and that’s the position he will play for the Chiefs.
The signature moment for a Chiefs wide receiver during offseason practice happened this week when coach Andy Reid chewed out Jon Baldwin for being lackadaisical in getting to the line of scrimmage before a play.
Maybe it’s the optimism from the first week of Chiefs offseason practice, or maybe it’s that wide receiver Dwayne Bowe has removed his muzzle and is showing more of the trademark bravado he was known for early in his career.
All was good for Branden Albert in his long-awaited return to Chiefs camp Tuesday. His arrival was hailed by his coaches and teammates, and as the Chiefs continued their offseason practice, Albert took his spot at starting left tackle as he had been promised
The Chiefs added another offensive specialist to their coaching staff, hiring former University of Nevada coach Chris Ault as a consultant. Ault is known as a guru of the pistol offensive formation, which features option plays. Colin Kaepernick was among the quarterbacks who played for Ault at Nevada.
Running back Knile Davis, selected by the Chiefs in the third round of the NFL Draft last month, signed with the Chiefs. The Chiefs are hoping the 227-pound Davis can be a power back to complement the speed and big-play ability of Jamaal Charles.
Tyler Bray left the University of Tennessee with one season of collegiate eligibility remaining thinking he might be one of the first quarterbacks picked in the NFL Draft last month.
Life started to get back to normal for Chiefs tackle Eric Fisher on Friday. He was a football player again.
As recently as six weeks ago, Demetrius Harris thought by now he’d be preparing for an overseas career in pro basketball. That he instead is under contract to the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent makes him the most remarkable story of the three-day rookie camp that begins Friday at their Truman Sports Complex practice facility.
The Chiefs have traded cornerback Javier Arenas to Arizona in exchange for Cardinals fullback Anthony Sherman. The 5-foot-10, 242-pound Sherman was drafted from Connecticut by the Cardinals in the fifth round in 2011.
Tennessee’s Tyler Bray has so many of the qualities NFL scouts like to see in a starting quarterback that he could have been drafted: a big arm, classic size (6-feet-6, 232 pounds) and plenty of college production. The Chiefs signed him after the draft despite his negatives: lack of maturity and poor work habits.
Shortly after the Chiefs finished a miserable 2-14 season, gaining the No. 1 overall pick for the first time since they joined the NFL, chairman Clark Hunt thought his franchise was cursed because there was no quarterback available at the top of the draft. But he’s confident in how everything turned out after new coach Andy Reid and general manager traded for QB Alex Smith and drafted lineman Eric Fisher.
Offensive tackle Eric Fisher received a glimpse of how his life would now be different when he boarded his flight Friday morning from New York to Kansas City.
The Chiefs added two more offensive players as the NFL Draft continued Friday night. But the bigger news was the player they retained.
In an NFL Draft deep with talented offensive linemen, the Chiefs made quite a statement with the first overall pick Thursday night in bypassing the ones from larger schools and selecting tackle Eric Fisher of Central Michigan.
The Chiefs chiseled a new face into Kansas City professional football history Thursday night, using the first No. 1 overall NFL Draft pick in their 50-plus years to select left tackle Eric Fisher.
After the announcement at the Chiefs’ draft party, a lucky few season-ticket holders participate in a video chat with the team’s draft pick.
If things work out as they plan, the Chiefs will make the first overall pick in the NFL Draft for the only time Thursday night.
Shortly after 7 Thursday night, Andy Reid will make a public proclamation about the player the Chiefs drafted with the No. 1 overall pick. His words will no doubt be similar to the ones spoken by Cleveland Browns president Carmen Policy in 2000, immediately after his team made defensive lineman Courtney Brown the NFL Draft’s top choice.
Even in this age of seemingly endless draft information, a general manager can go against the grain — and the sentiment of his team’s fans — and make a surprise selection with the No. 1 overall pick of the NFL Draft. This would seem to be a prime year for a surprise pick by the Chiefs given that none of the top available prospects seem to stand out above the others.
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