The Kansas City Chiefs traded TE Tony Gonzalez to the Atlanta Falcons after the 2008 season following an amazing 12-year stint with the franchise. As it turns out, the future Hall of Famer was pushing for a trade to the New York Giants who had just won the Super Bowl. “I was pushing for that, [...]
When the Kansas City Chiefs traded TE Tony Gonzalez to the Atlanta Falcons, I held out some hope that he could return to the team that drafted him to finish off his career. It would appear that possibility is now out the window with the announcement that he would be returning to the Falcons for [...]
The talk around Sunday’s Detroit Lions matchup with the Atlanta Falcons surrounded Ndamukong Sun, Matt Ryan, dirty play and karma. But while that was going on, the Falcons lost fullback Ovie Mughelli and guard Mike Johnson for the season. Mughelli made it to the Pro Bowl last season and will be replaced on the active [...]
After suggesting he might call it quits following the Atlanta Falcons early postseason exit, Tony Gonzalez told Jim Rome on Friday that he “definitely” would be returning for at least one more season. His PR rep Denise White confirmed the tight end will be back in Atlana in 2011. “He’s definitely coming back,” said White, [...]
Once again, the season has ended earlier than Tony Gonzalez had hoped. He has yet to win a playoff game, but the great tight end told the AJC that he may have played his final game in the NFL. “It’s always a possibility,” Gonzalez said. “Year 15 is a long time.” At game’s end, as [...]
Former Kansas City Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez, for all of his success in the NFL, has a record of 0-3 in the playoffs. Now he has another chance to get a victory with the Atlanta Falcons. Gonzalez talked to the Atlanta media this week about wanting to see the sort of excitement from Falcons fans [...]
The Chiefs kicked off the preseason on the road in Atlanta and it looked a whole lot like the preseason games last season. Little to nothing from the offense and a less than impressive performance on defense with the first team still getting pushed around in the running game. After a very “blah” performance, I [...]
The Kansas City Chiefs are in Atlanta to take on the Falcons tonight to kick off the preseason. Adam Teicher reports that while the team isn’t going to push the starters longer than normal for an exhibition victory, the players know how good it would feel to start things off with a win. “When you [...]
Don’t look now, but NFL football is back! The Kansas City Chiefs travel to Atlanta tomorrow night to kick off the preseason against the Falcons. Can the Chiefs draft class impress in their first game? Will Tony Gonzalez play more than a few snaps against his former team? Here are three players (Offense, Defense and [...]
Tony Gonzalez left Kansas City with the chance for a Super Bowl ring in his mind. While he fell short his first year in Atlanta, he has two more years left on his contract. By then he would retire? Not so, the former Chiefs great told The Star’s Randy Covitz. “Physically, I feel like I [...]
