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For $2, Watch
KC Chiefs Play
... in -15 Degrees

Dec 18, 2016 12:57 PM CST

For $2, Watch KC Chiefs Play ... in -15 Degrees

Kansas City just one of Sunday's games facing severe cold

(Newser) - For those wanting to see the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Tennesee Titans in hopes of sealing a playoff berth, all you needed Sunday was $2 and whole heck of a lot of inner fortitude, reports the AP . Of course, that's assuming you can handle the minus-15 wind...

Cops: Oklahoma Airport
Murder Wasn't Random

Nov 16, 2016 2:21 AM CST

Cops: Oklahoma Airport Murder Wasn't Random

Victim is the father of a Kansas City Chiefs player

(Newser) - Oklahoma City police investigators are trying to figure out why a man waited to gun down an airline employee outside Will Rogers World Airport in an ambush that prompted authorities to shut down the state's busiest airport for hours. Police Capt. Paco Balderrama says the suspected shooter was found...

NFL: We Blew It on Penalty
Over Muslim Prayer

Sep 30, 2014 2:45 PM CDT

NFL: We Blew It on Penalty Over Muslim Prayer

League says KC player should not have been flagged

(Newser) - The NFL is getting quicker with its mea culpas: Amid another growing controversy , the league admitted its mistake today in penalizing a player over a Muslim prayer on the field last night, reports the Kansas City Star . In the game, referees flagged Chiefs player Husain Abdullah, a devout Muslim, after...

NFL Hits Muslim Player With Penalty for TD Prayer

NFL Penalizes Muslim Player
for Touchdown Prayer

Sep 30, 2014 7:31 AM CDT

NFL Penalizes Muslim Player for Touchdown Prayer

Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah gets 15-yard penalty for 'unsportsmanlike conduct'

(Newser) - Kansas City Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah is a devout Muslim: He fasts during Ramadan—even during the NFL's grueling training season—and took off the entire 2012 season with his brother Hamza (an ex-NFL safety) to tour mosques around the country and make a pilgrimage to Mecca, the NFL...

Jovan Belcher's
Body Exhumed
in Search of
Brain Injury

Dec 15, 2013 10:41 AM CST

Jovan Belcher's Body Exhumed in Search of Brain Injury

Expert convinced Chiefs' linebacker had CTE when he killed girlfriend, self

(Newser) - Former Kansas City Chiefs' linebacker Jovan Belcher's body has been exhumed more than a year after he killed his girlfriend and himself so that his brain can be examined for signs of a degenerative condition linked to repeated concussions. An examination of Belcher's brain could determine whether he...

NFL Mascot
Seriously Hurt
in Zip Line
Accident

Nov 26, 2013 4:20 PM CST

NFL Mascot Seriously Hurt in Zip Line Accident

Kansas City Chiefs' Dan Meers suffers back injury

(Newser) - A man who has been the Kansas City Chiefs' mascot for more than two decades was seriously injured this weekend while rehearsing a zip line routine at Arrowhead Stadium. His attorney today blamed human error and said the company responsible for securing his riggings appeared to be at fault. It'...

Football Fan Swaps
Wedding Rings for Tickets

Nov 16, 2013 6:32 AM CST

Football Fan Swaps Wedding Rings for Tickets

Don't worry, the rings were from a previous, not current, marriage

(Newser) - A longtime Kansas City Chiefs fan says he swapped six game tickets for a wedding ring set advertised on Craigslist. The ring buyer, 49-year-old Kansas City resident Rusty Jones, said he first learned of the ring offer last week through a story in the Kansas City Star . He contacted the...

Top 5 Picks in NFL Draft

Apr 25, 2013 8:10 PM CDT

Top 5 Picks in NFL Draft

All five are linemen in draft considered weak on QBs

(Newser) - The NFL draft is under way and off to an unusual start. For the first time since the 1970 pro football merger, offensive tackles were taken with the first two picks. ( Bleacher Report has live coverage). Here are the top five overall:

Kansas City Chiefs: Eric Fisher, Central Michigan,

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Eagles' Reid,
Bears' Smith
Among Slew of
NFL Firings

Dec 31, 2012 10:55 AM CST

Eagles' Reid, Bears' Smith Among Slew of NFL Firings

'Black Monday' sees Romeo Crennel, Norv Turner, and more exit

(Newser) - The NFL regular season ended yesterday, and that means today the heads were rolling. A slew of big-name coaches are out of jobs after lackluster seasons, ESPN reports. Including…

Andy Reid : To the surprise of exactly no one, the coach who won more games than any other in Eagles history

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Belcher Apologized,
Kissed Girlfriend
as She Lay Dying

Dec 4, 2012 9:32 AM CST

Belcher Apologized, Kissed Girlfriend as She Lay Dying

Asked team officials to take care of his daughter

(Newser) - As Kasandra Perkins lay mortally wounded on their bed, Jovan Belcher apologized to her and kissed her forehead as his mother rushed into the room, having heard the gunfire just after 8am that fateful morning, police tell the Kansas City Star . Belcher then told his mother he was sorry, kissed...

In College,
Belcher Punched
Window 'Over a Girl'

Dec 4, 2012 3:25 AM CST

In College, Belcher Punched Window 'Over a Girl'

More details of murder-suicide emerge

(Newser) - Years before this weekend's Jovan Belcher murder-suicide , the future NFL star had a history of conflict with women, according to records released by the University of Maine. Belcher was cited in at least four police reports during his four years at the institution, including two involving a woman, the...

NFL's Belcher:
Friends Saw No
Warning Signs

Dec 3, 2012 7:57 AM CST

NFL's Belcher: Friends Saw No Warning Signs

But girlfriend's family says relationship with Belcher was strained

(Newser) - Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend seemed just like any other couple in the weeks before the murder-suicide over the weekend , their friends say. The Kansas City Chiefs linebacker and Kasandra Perkins argued, but only about "normal couple stuff," a friend who took community college classes with Perkins tells...

Chiefs Play On After Belcher Murder-Suicide

Dec 2, 2012 12:44 PM CST

Chiefs Play On After Belcher Murder-Suicide

'Incredibly tough 24 hours,' says team chairman

(Newser) - The Kansas City Chiefs took to their field in Arrowhead Stadium today, reports CBS News , just more than 24 hours after linebacker Jovan Belcher turned a gun on himself at the facility after he killed the 22-year-old mother of his infant daughter. "We have a lot of players who...

NFL Player Kills
Girlfriend, Self

Dec 1, 2012 10:40 AM CST

NFL Player Kills Girlfriend, Self

Jovan Belcher of the Kansas City Chiefs is the shooter

(Newser) - Kansas City Chiefs player Jovan Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend this morning and then killed himself, reports the Kansas City Star . Police say the 25-year-old linebacker shot the woman about 8am during an argument at their home—in front of her visiting mother. He then went to Arrowhead Stadium,...

Chiefs Cut
Larry Johnson
Over Slur

twitter casualties

Nov 9, 2009 12:09 PM CST

Chiefs Cut Larry Johnson Over Slur

Running back was suspended for insulting coach

(Newser) - The Kansas City Chiefs released Larry Johnson today, following a 2-week suspension for insulting coach Todd Haley. The running back had referred to Haley using gay slurs on his Twitter page, and then repeated the comments to reporters a day later. He leaves the team having rushed for 5,996...

Lions Score 1st Win Since 2007

nfl history

Sep 27, 2009 3:45 PM CDT

Lions Score 1st Win Since 2007

Redskins fall to team that went 0-16 in 2008; Vick returns

(Newser) - The Detroit Lions, winless since December 2007 and holders of the NFL record for futility after their 0-16 2008 season, stunned the visiting Redskins today at Ford Field, recording a 19-14 victory. "Yes, it's just the Redskins. And yes, they are not very good," wrote Shawn Winston of...

Rusty Favre Gets
Standing O in
Vikes Debut

Aug 21, 2009 10:10 PM CDT

Rusty Favre Gets Standing O in Vikes Debut

(Newser) - What was once unthinkable became reality tonight under the big white top of the Metrodome—Brett Favre received a standing ovation in Minnesota. Long considered the most dastardly of villains in Minnesota sports, Favre's decision to sign with the Vikings has instantly turned him into the state's white knight and...

Patriots Trade Cassel,
Confident in Brady

Feb 28, 2009 10:06 PM CST

Patriots Trade Cassel, Confident in Brady

(Newser) - No quarterback controversy here. The New England Patriots—confident that Tom Brady will return stronger than ever—have traded Matt Cassel to the Kansas City Chiefs, the Boston Herald reports. Cassel emerged from obscurity this year by leading the Patriots to an 11-5 record after Brady got injured in the...

Jets Punch Hole in Titans' Perfect Season

NFL ROUNDUP

Nov 23, 2008 5:09 PM CST

Jets Punch Hole in Titans' Perfect Season

Tennessee loses for the first time this season

(Newser) - In NFL action, it was an exciting day for the AFC East’s No. 1 and 2, the New York Jets and the New England Patriots, the AP reports:

Brett Favre threw two TDs and the Jets took down the Tennessee Titans 34-13, breaking their 13-game winning streak. The Jets

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Pats Top Jets 19-10 Without Brady at Helm

Sep 14, 2008 6:31 PM CDT

Pats Top Jets 19-10 Without Brady at Helm

Manning sparks Colts rally; Giants win 12th straight road game

(Newser) - Matt Cassel stepped in to lead the Tom Bradyless New England Patriots today, as Peyton Manning sparked a late Indianapolis Colts rally and Eli Manning showed why the New York Giants are champs:

Tom who? In his first start since high school, Matt Cassel led the Patriots to a 19-10

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