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Pioli, Crennel among Chiefs personnel who will attend mandatory counseling

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

As the Chiefs organization continues to wrestle with the tragic events of Saturday, the personnel who witnessed linebacker Jovan Belcher’s suicide will be required by the league to submit to mandatory counseling. NFL V.P. of player engagement Troy Vince…

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After Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot his girlfriend nine times and fled his house Saturday, his frantic mother pleaded with 911 dispatchers for help and shouted at the dying girlfriend to "Stay with me!"

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Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli, who witnessed Jovan Belcher take his own life last weekend, gave a eulogy for the fallen player during a one-hour memorial service attended by Chiefs players, coaches and staff, including chairman Clark Hunt, on Wedne…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Steelers linebacker James Harrison has never been afraid to take an unpopular stand. But the avid gun collector said Wednesday that the fault for last weekend’s murder-suicide in Kansas City was with Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher and not the gun he us…

Maggie Hendricks, yahoo.com

On the same day the Kansas City Fire Department released the chilling 911 tapes from the murder-suicide of Kansas City Chiefs player Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend Kassandra Perkins, the NFL announced more positive news. Zoey, the three-month-old daug…

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Former Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher's name appears on at least three police reports released by University of Maine officials on Monday.

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Sometime down the road, Brady Quinn will have time to assess the events of the past few days and the impact they've had on his life.

CNNSI.com

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Carolina defensive end Greg Hardy says the struggling Panthers are better team than league-leading Atlanta.

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BEREA, Ohio (AP) Browns offensive tackle Joe Thomas called former teammate Peyton Hillis "a terrible distraction" last season, and said the running back put his contract situation ahead of the team.

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As much as the Chiefs would like to focus on football, reality keeps intervening. On Wednesday, they shifted their work schedule, a rare event in itself, to accommodate the memorial service for Jovan Belcher, their former teammate.

CNNSI.com

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) A person familiar with the arrangements says a memorial service for Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher is planned for Wednesday afternoon.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Members of the Kansas City Chiefs dressed in suits and ties after practice Wednesday and boarded a series of buses to attend a memorial service for Jovan Belcher, their teammate who was involved in a murder-suicide over the weekend.

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Brady Quinn’s NFL career has been largely disappointing, but under unimaginably difficult circumstances on Sunday, he played what may have been his best game. After completing 19 of 23 passes for 201 yards, with two touchdowns and no interceptions, and …

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The Chiefs tried to return to normalcy on Wednesday when they hit the practice field for the first time since the murder-suicide of linebacker Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend last Saturday.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Jovan Belcher's mother begged her son's dying girlfriend to stay alive while frantically asking for an ambulance shortly after the Kansas City Chiefs linebacker shot the mother of his 3-month-old daughter, according to a recording …

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Jovan Belcher's mother begged her son's dying girlfriend to stay alive while frantically asking for an ambulance shortly after the Kansas City Chiefs linebacker shot the mother of his 3-month-old daughter, according to a recording released Wednesday of …

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Recordings of a 911 call show Jovan Belcher's mother begging her son's dying girlfriend to stay alive after the Kansas City Chiefs linebacker shot her.