In the end, another chance at a Super Bowl ring was too much to keep former Kansas City Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez from calling it quits. Despite saying at the end of last season he was “probably” done, the future Hall of Famer will return for one more year. Gonzalez told Jay Glazer of [...]
The Atlanta Falcons blew a 17-point lead Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers, ending their season and likely the career of tight end Tony Gonzalez. Shortly after his team fell short of a trip to the Super Bowl, Gonzalez once again said he plans to call it quits. “That’s probably going to be the last [...]
The Kansas City Chiefs open the 2012 season Sunday afternoon when they welcome the Atlanta Falcons to Arrowhead Stadium. After an inconsistent preseason, the Chiefs find themselves as home underdogs in Romeo Crennel’s first game as head coach without the interim tag. The Chiefs will need to find a gear they never used in the [...]
When the Atlanta Falcons visit Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, it will be the first time TE Tony Gonzalez will play in a regular season game there since being traded by the Kansas City Chiefs before the 2009 season. While he’s played his last three seasons with the Falcons, the future Hall of Famer hasn’t forgotten [...]
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 [...]
When the NFL released Pro Bowl rosters this week, LBs Tamba Hali and Derrick Johnson were the players selected to represent the Kansas City Chiefs in Hawaii on January 29. Neither player is a starter for the AFC squad. On the first version of the roster, there are four former Chiefs, including three starters. DEs [...]
When Tony Gonzalez was with the Kansas City Chiefs it was normal for him to set team and league records. On Sunday, one of those records was tied by emerging star Jimmy Graham of the New Orleans Saints. With 124 yards on seven catches against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Graham recorded his fourth-straight 100-yard game [...]
There is a lot at stake in current labor negotiations for both sides when it comes to the future of the NFL. But for some players, the clock is ticking on their time playing this game making their future right now. Tony Gonzalez is one of those players and told Sporting News he wouldn’t be [...]
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, [...]
