Revisiting Geno Smith to RaidersESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported Wednesday that the Raiders are said to be interested in drafting West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith with the No. 3 pick. We discussed that topic on the blog last month and I made the case that it would be a bad idea. I … |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The 49ers won’t only acquire the Chiefs’ 2013 second-round pick in the planned trade for quarterback Alex Smith. San Francisco is also set to get a valuable pick next year. A league source tells PFT’s Mike Florio that the 2014 conditional pick in th… |
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ESPN analyst Trent Dilfer was teammates with fellow quarterback Alex Smith in San Francisco; last month, Dilfer said he thought Andy Reid and Kansas City would go after Smith because Reid has long liked Smith. So it was no surprise Dilfer said Wednesday… |
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Once again, Alex Smith is following the footsteps of Joe Montana. When he was the No. 1 overall pick of the 2005 draft by the San Francisco 49ers, Smith heard the Montana comparisons and expectations. Smith never got close to filling the legendary Monta… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The biggest news of the day in the NFL is the trade of quarterback Alex Smith from the 49ers to the Chiefs. Pro Football Talk on NBC Sports Network will be bringing you all the latest on the deal on Wednesday afternoon. Matt Maiocco of CSN Bay Area will… |
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What's next for Kansas City?Feb 27
The Kansas City Chiefs two biggest needs coming out of a disastrous 2-14 2012 season were to improve at coach and quarterback. It’s not even March and the Chiefs have addressed both areas. In January, they replaced the overmatched Romeo Crennel with hig… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com It’s a given that the 49ers and Chiefs have a deal in place that will send quarterback Alex Smith to Kansas City once the league year starts on March 12 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Indeed, Jay Glazer of FOX wouldn’t be reporting it if it weren’t completely a… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com With Alex Smith heading to Kansas City, there’s not much chance that Matt Cassel will be returning to the Chiefs for the 2013 season. Adam Schefter of ESPN reported Wednesday that we should look for the Chiefs to release Cassel and that the Cardinals ar… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com In the words of Ron Burgundy, that escalated quickly. Not long after we mentioned Vontae Davis’s perhaps-accidental, perhaps-hacked declaration that Dolphins free agent cornerback Sean Smith was talking to the Chiefs well in advance of the league’s sa… |
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They say the NFL's a QB-driven league, but you just need someone who gives you a chance to win. And that's what Alex Smith brings to Kansas City, Michael Rosenberg writes. |
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Once again, the Kansas City Chiefs have opted against going for a homegrown quarterback. The team agreed Wednesday to trade for San Francisco’s Alex Smith in a deal that cost the Chiefs the No. 34 overall pick this year and a conditional midround pick i… |
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Jim Trotter, CNNSI.com SI.com is laying out offseason road maps for all 32 teams as they start their journey for the Lombardi Trophy -- two teams per day, from the teams that need the most work to contend in 2013 to the ones that are in pretty good shape. See them all. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Three years ago, former Eagles coach Andy Reid fleeced the Redskins for a second-round pick for quarterback Donovan McNabb. Now, it looks like Reid could be the fleecee. Regardless of whether Alex Smith works out better for the Chiefs than McNabb did f… |
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With the NFL combine over, here is my third mock draft for AFC West teams' first-round picks. We will periodically update as we move closer to the April draft. 1. Kansas City Chiefs: OT Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M. I don’t love this choice because I kno… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Wide receiver Steve Breaston’s tour of the AFC North starts on Wednesday with a visit to Cleveland. Breaston will meet with the Browns on Wednesday and, per Mike Garafolo of the USA Today, will move onto the Steelers Thursday. Since he was released by t… |
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Mid-week mail call: Jeff Harris from Wichita wants to know if Kansas City would have an interest in tight end Jermichael Finley if he is cut by Green Bay. Bill Williamson: If Finley is cut, I could see Kansas City having interest. The Chiefs just cut ti… |
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