AFC West News and Rumors

AFC West draft: Chiefs Pro Bowl connection

signonsandiego.com

The track record is strong for offensive tackles drafted No. 1.

ESPN.com

How does each AFC West team look at running back, and what still needs to be done? Denver Broncos: The Broncos still have Willis McGahee, but he could become a salary-cap casualty. McGahee still runs hard and effectively (he’s averaged 4.4 and 4.8 yards…

CNNSI.com

Chiefs wide receiver Dexter McCluster hurt his hamstring early in Thursday's voluntary workout, while defensive back Neiko Thorpe and linebacker Mike Catapano also picked up minor injuries.

Mike Wilkening, profootballtalk.com

The Chiefs have signed rookie defensive back Sanders Commings, the club said on its official website Thursday. A fifth-round pick from Georgia, the 6-foot, 216-pound Commings has gotten a look at safety early in his NFL career, a position where the Chie…

CNNSI.com

The NFL draft is on the move, but that's nothing new. It's an annual spectacle now, but the draft has changed quite a bit over time to reach this point, Richard Rothschild writes.

Field Yates, ESPN.com

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said on Thursday morning that Wes Welker's free-agent departure to the Denver Broncos did not come as a surprise, as he's played in the NFL long enough to understand the nature of the business.

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Denver Broncos Adam Gase, making the step up from quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator, credits predecessor Mike McCoy for helping him feel prepared. "Mike did a great job in letting me help him in everything we did," Gase told the Denv…

Vic Tafur, sfgate.com

Woodson likes Raiders' vibe, and money The Broncos have won back-to-back AFC West titles, while the Raiders are coming off a 4-12 season and just put their roster through the shredder. [...] here I am, an Oakland Raider again. Besides the fans and money…

Tom Pedulla, nytimes.com

Aaron Curry won the Butkus Award as the nation’s finest linebacker in 2008 while playing for Wake Forest, but he stumbled in stays with the Seahawks and the Raiders.

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ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Charles Woodson had gotten word that Oakland fans had mobilized through social media to hold a rally at his free-agent visit to the Raiders. Even Woodson was blown away by the reception, which included more than a hundred fans decked …

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

One of the most talked about moves of the offseason was wide receiver Wes Welker trading in life with Tom Brady for life with Peyton Manning. Welker’s new Broncos teammate Demaryius Thomas will stop by Pro Football Talk on NBCSN on Wednesday to talk abo…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Tom Nalen, a center who anchored one of the best offensive lines in NFL history, has been chosen as the next member of the Broncos’ Ring of Fame. The Broncos announced today that Nalen will be formally inducted at halftime of the September 29 game again…

signonsandiego.com

Expect Montee Ball to pile up TDs for the Broncos, but is he better than Eddie Lacy?

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

In one of his many comments about the role he wants quarterback Tony Romo to play for the Cowboys, owner Jerry Jones invoked the name of another NFL quarterback. Jones said that he wants Romo to spend “Peyton Manning-type time on the job” watching fil…

Chiefs add safety Quintin Demps

May 22 (yesterday)

Mike Wilkening, profootballtalk.com

The Chiefs added to their veteran depth at safety on Wednesday, signing Quintin Demps. The move was announced on the club’s website. Demps, 27, played his first two NFL seasons (2008, 2009) under now-Chiefs coach Andy Reid in Philadelphia. Demps has pla…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

The Broncos offered Charles Woodson a chance to contend for a Super Bowl. The Raiders offered Charles Woodson a chance to, well, probably not. But the difference in the offers apparently wasn’t that large in terms of dollars. Acording to a report by Mik…

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San Diego Chargers Left tackle Max Starks, who spent his first nine seasons with the Steelers, agreed to a one-year deal with the Chargers. GM Tom Telesco deserves credit for upgrading a position that was a serious weakness last season, writes Tom Kraso…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

During a wide-ranging and entertaining (except when I was talking) segment of Tuesday’s PFT Live, former Patriots V.P. of player personnel and Chiefs G.M. Scott Pioli reacted to the recent comments from former Dolphins assistant coach Tim Davis regardin…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

At first blush, it looks like an unequivocal commitment. Like so often when it comes to the Los Angeles leverage game, however, careful inspection of the words suggests that the door is open — even if only a little bit. Chargers owner Dean Spanos, speak…