There are going to be a lot of voices that want to be heard when it comes time for the Kansas City Chiefs to make each of their selections in next week’s draft. Bob Gretz has tackled the blurring lines between coaching and scouting this morning, with a couple of very interesting examples. In the [...]
Former Kansas City Chiefs guard Will Shields is eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame starting next year, though he may get into another prestigious Hall first. Shields is one of 79 players on the ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. Shields was a consensus first-team All-America guard and 1992 [...]
Willie Roaf just missed out on his ticket to the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend, making it past the first cut down from 15 to 10 finalists, but failing to make it the next step to five modern-era finalists. Randy Covitz points out that things aren’t getting any easier next year for Roaf [...]
Former Chiefs guard Will Shields will be honored as the Walter Camp 2010 Man of the Year recognizing his success and leadership on the field as well as contributions to public service in the community. Last year’s winner was John Elway while Roger Staubach, Gale Sayers and Dick Butkus are among those honored over the [...]
If you are looking for a Chiefs connection to local high school basketball, look no further than the 8th annual KA-MO Hoops Shootout. Sixty-five teams from five states, including 30 varsity programs, will take part in a 164-game, three-day basketball tournament at four sites — SM East, Blue Valley West, SM South and Rockhurst. Among [...]
The Kansas City offensive line hasn’t been the the same since it lost Willie Roaf and Will Shields. The Chiefs are hoping that bringing back C Casey Wiegmann — who played with both of those players — will also help bring back the glory days of dominant offensive line play. “I thought once he left [...]
During the Chiefs three day rookie mini-camp, they issued jersey No. 68 to undrafted free agent Garrett Brown. The Star’s Adam Teicher took exception to the team handing out the number that Will Shields will soon have retired. As it turns out, Scott Pioli called Shields to seek permission and he is fine with how [...]
The Kansas City Chiefs didn’t send any current players to the Pro Bowl, but that doesn’t mean the franchise wasn’t recognized at the game. They landed four players on the NFL’s All-Decade team for the 2000s. Tony Gonzalez landed on the roster as the starting tight end along with San Diego’s Antonio Gates. Willie Roaf [...]
Former Kansas City Chiefs guard Will Shields called in to Soren Petro’s weekly Red Zone Podcast today on KCChiefs.com. Listen to the show via the player below or check out my notes on the interview after the jump. Shileds talked about everything from what fans should expect from Matt Cassel this season to the best [...]
After word came down that the Kansas City Chiefs and were within $100,000 of finalizing their new training camp plans at Missouri Western State University, we get a look at what the final layout for the new facilities should look like. After months of revisions, MWSU and Chiefs officials have nearly settled on the final [...]
