Leonard Pope Follows Todd Haley To Pittsburgh

When Todd Haley took over as head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, there was a steady stream of his former players that followed him. Now that he is the offensive coordinator of the Steelers, TE Leonard Pope is the first to rejoin Haley now that he is in Pittsburgh. The Steelers signed Pope on [...]

Chiefs Make It Official With 10 Free Agents

Teams around the NFL can now officially sign free agents and the Kansas City Chiefs announced Friday night that they have signed ten players.  Eight of the players were unrestricted free agents, one was a restricted free agent and one was an exclusive right free agent. Unrestricted Free Agent RB Jackie Battle WR Steve Breaston [...]

Leonard Pope’s Heroics Will Continue

Kansas City Chiefs TE Leonard Pope was honored in a private ceremony for saving 6-year-old Bryson Ross from drowning at a birthday party.  Bryson’s mother Anne gave a speech and presented Pope with a plaque for his heroics.  Pope says he will use his CHAMP foundation to make sure more kids know how to swim. [...]

Pope On Heroics: It Just Had To Get Done

Over the weekend, Kansas City Chiefs TE Leonard Pope saved a young boy from drowning at a friend’s pool party.  Pope sat down with the NFL Network to talk about his heroics. “As he was just tumbling around in the water, you know, he kind of lost his footing and he went sliding in the [...]

Add Hero To Leonard Pope’s Resume

While Leonard Pope’s occupation reads “NFL TE”, you can now include “Hero”.  This weekend, Pope saved his friend Anne Moore’s son, Bryson, from drowning. “We were attending a pool party, and Bryson was in the water with the other kids,” said Moore, who has known Pope since he was a little boy.  “All of a [...]

Chiefs Players Join Forces For Kids Day

The Kansas City Chiefs haven’t scheduled any team workouts yet, but three players got together over the weekend for Leonard Pope’s Annual Kids Day.  Along with Pope were teammates Dexter McCluster, Jake O’Connell and four other NFL players as hundreds of children showed up for the camp. The camp attendees, which also included young cheerleaders [...]

Chiefs Players Talk Favorite Turkey Day Dish

The Kansas City Chiefs spent their time early on Thursday preparing for the Seattle Seahawks, but that doesn’t mean they weren’t thinking about Thanksgiving dinner that was waiting for them when they got home.  Josh Looney caught up with a handful of Chiefs players before they bolted from the locker room to find out the [...]

Chiefs Finally Pack A Fantasy Punch

It seems like an eternity until we get to see real football again.  But I was reminded yesterday that it’s actually a lot closer than it feels. I had a message on my phone from a friend: “Make sure you sign up for our football league.” “What’s the rush?” I thought.  The draft can’t be [...]

Leonard Pope Has No Plans To Be A Backup

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Leonard Pope is hosting the 4th annual Kids Walk in Americus, GA this weekend.  He spoke with his hometown paper to promote the event and mentioned where he thinks he is will be on the Chiefs final depth chart. “I feel I’m No. 1 right now, and don’t have plans [...]

The Tight End Situation

The Kansas City Chiefs are just about at the halfway point for their offseason workouts with their first mandatory mini-camp on the schedule for next weekend.  Bob Gretz has taken a look at the team’s progress to this point at every position, including the wide open competition at tight end thanks to injuries to Brad [...]

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