Is Ryan Lilja Insurance For Rodney Hudson?

It’s not uncommon for players in any sport to reconsider their retirement and return to the game they’ve loved all their life. Very simply, players play and it can be tough to move on. So it’s not a surprise to hear Ryan Lilja is receptive to returning to the Kansas City Chiefs, as the Kansas [...]

Chiefs Place Center Rodney Hudson On IR

The Kansas City Chiefs offensive line was dealt a huge blow on Wednesday when starting center was forced onto injured reserve due to a broken bone in his leg. The second-year lineman had impressed this season, his first as a starter with the Chiefs at center. He was taking over for veteran Casey Wiegmann, who [...]

Chiefs Ready To Stick With Lilja At Center… For Now

The Kansas City Chiefs lost starting center Rodney Hudson early in the third quarter and all of a sudden head coach Romeo Crennel had to put an offensive line together without a true center. After seeing Casey Wiegmann never miss a snap during his time with the Chiefs, Hudson was out with what looked like [...]

Rodney Hudson: I Can’t Say I’ll Be Ready

No one knows how much the lockout will add to the learning curve for rookies around the league.  That includes the players themselves, including Kansas City Chiefs OL Rodney Hudson who like the rest of the team has yet to take part in any official workouts.  That fact is leaving Hudson unable to know if [...]

Rodney Hudson Was Draft’s Second Biggest Steal

Most of the focus on the Kansas City Chiefs 2011 draft class has centered around first and third round picks Jonathan Baldwin and Justin Houston.  However, when Rob Rang put together his list of biggest draft steals, it was the man sandwiched in between Scott Pioli’s gambles that got the nod. 2. C Rodney Hudson, [...]

SI: Chiefs Hit On WR, Miss On Pass Rusher

There is no shortage of draft grades flying around right now and the folks at Sports Illustrated are no different.  However, SI’s Kerry Byrne takes a bit of a different approach, simply looking at how team’s addressed statistical needs. What I liked: I rarely suggest drafting wide receivers high, for reasons addressed in the Falcons [...]

Kansas City Chiefs Select Rodney Hudson, OL, Florida State

With the 55th pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs selected OL Rodney Hudson from Florida State. Scouts Inc. assigned a rating of 83 to Hudson and ranked him as the 2nd center. You can check out his school profile here. Not a sexy pick, but Hudson is a perfect building block [...]

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