AFC West News and Rumors

Broncos add Rod Smith to Ring of Fame

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Undrafted in 1995, Broncos receiver Rod Smith will cap his career by joining the franchise’s Ring of Fame. The team announced on Thursday that Smith will become the 23rd member of the organization to receive the recognition.  He’ll be inducted at hal…

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San Diego coach Norv Turner is thrilled about the addition of former Kansas City fullback Le’Ron McClain to the Chargers’ backfield. “The guy I’m really excited that we added in the offseason is Le’Ron McClain, because he’s a very versatile pl…

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The Chiefs announced they have signed tackle Donald Stephenson, a third-round pick. The Chiefs’ lone remaining unsigned draft pick is nose tackle Dontari Poe. He was the No. 11 pick in the draft. San Diego has signed its entire draft class. In other AFC…

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Kansas City wanted to sign Peyton Manning this offseason, and when that didn’t work out, there was some talk that the Chiefs might draft a quarterback in the first round. That didn’t happen either, however, and Chiefs General Manager Scott Pioli says …

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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

In this craziest of NFL offseasons, only a small handful of teams make sense for the annual Hard Knocks assignment:  the Jets, Saints, Broncos, Colts, and Redskins. Cross the Redskins off the list. Appearing on Wednesday’s PFT Live, coach Mike Shanahan…

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I know some Oakland Raiders fans are concerned about whether versatile fullback Marcel Reece will be part of the team this season. Reece, an exclusive rights free agent, has still not signed his tender and he is missing voluntary OTAs. The Raiders signe…

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The home of NFL legend Junior Seau was burglarized last week, only five days after the former San Diego Chargers linebacker committed suicide in the house, police said Wednesday.

Chiefs sign another draft pick

May 16 (yesterday)

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The Kansas City Chiefs have signed safety DeQuan Menzie. He was a fifth-round pick. The Chiefs have six of their eight draft picks signed. The Chiefs also announced they signed free agents, defensive back Dominique Ellis, tight end Martin Rucker, offens…

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ALAMEDA, Calif. – Carson Palmer gave himself a refresher course this offseason in what watching football without the modern convenience of high definition is like. It brought him back to the late 1980s, when he watched football just because he liked wha…

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At least one of Terrell Owens‘ former quarterbacks likes him. Raiders quarterback Carson Palmer, who completed 72 passes to Owens during the 2010 season when they were teammates in Cincinnati, invited Owens along for a workout this offseason with Raider…

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Raiders wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey took a moment to address his recent DUI arrest on Tuesday. Heyward-Bey was arrested April 7th on the Bay Bridge and formally charged with drunk driving last week. He’s set to appear in court at the end of the mo…

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The Oakland Raiders are finally getting a chance to see what their offense can look like with both Carson Palmer and Darren McFadden on the field.