April 2013 - Kansas City Chiefs Wiretap

NFL On Cycle Of Hiring Offensive-Minded, White Head Coaches

Oct 31, 2014 3:45 PM

The NFL appears to be in a cycle where franchises are looking for offensive head coaches. They have also been uniformly white men this offseason.

The NFL had eight head coach openings this offseason and all six of the hires have been by white men lauded for their ability to coach on offense.

Andy Reid (Chiefs), Doug Marrone (Bills), Rob Chudzinski (Browns), Mike McCoy (Chargers), Marc Trestman (Bears) and Chip Kelly (Eagles) have all been hired. 

The favorites for the final two positions are Bruce Arians for the Cardinals and Greg Roman for the Jaguars.

All of the general manager hires have also been white men.

The NFL requires the interview of at least one minority candidate for every head coach and GM position.

Michael Silver/Yahoo! Sports

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Reid To Call Chiefs' Offense, Keep 3-4 Defense

May 20, 2014 4:51 AM

Andy Reid will be the Kansas City Chiefs' primary play caller on offense instead of offensive coordinator Doug Pederson.

The Chiefs will also continue to use the 3-4 defense.

"There's been time invested in the 3-4 here," Reid said. "The 3-4 gives you some flexibility. I've run both (defensive systems). I've been involved in both so I understand how they were. The 4-3 is good if you have the right coaches in place and the team is invested in it. But this team here is invested in the 3-4, so let's continue to build it and get better at it."

ESPN

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Chiefs Name John Dorsey General Manager

Oct 31, 2014 7:03 AM

The Kansas City Chiefs have named John Dorsey general manager.

The Chiefs went 2-14 last season.

Dorsey played for the Packers and later was a scout and director of scouting while Andy Reid was an assistant in Green Bay. Dorsey left to spend a year in Seattle, but returned to the Packers and rose to director of football operations.

AP

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Belcher Had 0.17 Percent Blood-Alcohol Content At Time Of Suicide

Jun 13, 2014 6:57 PM

Jovan Belcher was legally drunk when he committed suicide at the Kansas City Chiefs' practice facility, according to an autopsy.

Belcher's blood alcohol content was 0.17 percent.

It is unknown whether Belcher was legally drunk when he murdered his ex-girlfriend Kasandra Perkins.

Mike Florio/Pro Football Talk

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Reid Agrees To Become Chiefs' Head Coach

Jun 16, 2014 8:37 AM

The Kansas City Chiefs and Andy Reid have agreed on a deal for him to become their next head coach.

Reid was let go by the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday.

Romeo Crennel coached the Chiefs in 2012.

Chris Mortensen/ESPN

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Chiefs Part Ways With Scott Pioli

May 8, 2014 10:19 AM

The Kansas City Chiefs have parted ways with general manager Scott Pioli.

Pioli took over the Chiefs in 2009.

“After several productive conversations, we made the difficult decision to part ways with Scott Pioli and allow him to pursue other opportunities,” Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt said. “Scott has been an invaluable member of the Chiefs family since joining us in 2009, and we sincerely appreciate his tremendous contributions over the last four years."

RealGM Staff Report

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Reid Would Bring Heckert To Become Chiefs' GM

Oct 31, 2014 2:20 PM

Andy Reid continues to discuss becoming head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs.

If Reid is hired, Tom Heckert will become general manager, according to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport.

Scott Pioli would not be retained under this scenario.

Jason La Canfora/CBS Sports

Tags: Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles, Misc Rumor

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Pro Football Focus Announces All-Pro Teams

Oct 31, 2014 6:30 AM

Pro Football Focus has announced their All-Pro Team for the 2012 NFL season.

Selections from Playoff Teams

Five selections: 49ers

Four selections: Vikings, Patriots

Three selections: Broncos, Packers, Texans, Ravens, Bengals

Two selections: Seahawks

One selection: Colts

No selection: Falcons, Redskins

(Second team selection in parenthesis)

Offense

QB: Peyton Manning, DEN (Aaron Rodgers, GB)

RB: Adrian Peterson, MIN (C.J. Spiller, BUF)

FB: Vonta Leach, BAL (Marcel Reece, OAK)

TE: Rob Gronkowski, NE (Jason Witten, DAL)

WR: Calvin Johnson, DET (Brandon Marshall, CHI)

WR: Andre Johnson, HOU (Vincent Jackson, TB)

WR: Reggie Wayne, IND (A.J. Green, CIN)

LT: Duane Brown, HOU (Joe Staley, SF)

LG: Evan Mathis, PHI (Mike Iupati, SF)

C: John Sullivan, MIN (Max Unger, SEA)

RG: Marshal Yanda, BAL (Alex Boone, SF)

RT: Andre Smith, CIN (Sebastian Vollmer, NE)

Defense

Edge Defender: Cameron Wake, MIA (Clay Matthews, GB)

Edge Defender: Von Miller, DEN (Aldon Smith, SF)

Defensive Interior: J.J. Watt, HOU (Muhammad Wilkerson, NYJ)

Defensive Interior: Geno Atkins, CIN (Gerald McCoy, TB)

OLB: Jerod Mayo, NE (Kevin Burnett, MIA)

MLB: Patrick Willis, SF (Bobby Wagner, SEA)

OLB: Derrick Johnson, KC (Daryl Washington, AZ)

CB: Richard Sherman, SEA (Antonio Cromartie, NYJ)

CB: Charles Tillman, CHI (Champ Bailey, DEN)

Slot CB: Casey Hayward, GB (Antoine Winfield, MIN)

FS: Jarius Byrd, BUF (Devin McCourty, NE)

SS: Eric Weddle, SD (Reshad Jones, MIA)

Special Teams

K: Blair Walsh, MIN (Phil Dawson, CLE)

P: Thomas Morstead, NO (Dustin Colquitt, KC)

Returner: Jacoby Jones, BAL (Leodis McKelvin, BUF)

Special Teamer: Ashlee Palmer, DET (Johnson Bademosi, CLE)

Pro Football Focus

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Reid To Interview With Chiefs Before Cardinals

Aug 7, 2014 4:00 AM

Andy Reid will interview with the Kansas City Chiefs on Wednesday before also interviewing with the Arizona Cardinals.

The Chiefs interviewed Falcons' offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter in Atlanta on Tuesday before flying to Philadelphia to meet with Reid.

One league source who told ESPN he was "95 percent" certain Reid would end up with Arizona.

Chris Mortensen/ESPN

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