Trent Green

Via JOHN SLEEZER/The Kansas City Star "After nearly two decades of NFL mismanagement, a town full of skeptics greeted Carl Peterson. Years of empty slogans, broken promises and last-place finishes by the Kansas City Chiefs had just about destroyed public confidence. By December 1988, when owner Lamar Hunt finally made a front office housecleaning, the Chiefs were struggling to their second straight four-win season. Many ticket-holders wondered if he was sabotaging the team...Read Full Story

The wait is over Chiefs fans. Nearly a month after the Kansas City Chiefs' long time general manager Carl Peterson resigned , the team has found its new GM: Former Patriots VP of Player Personnel Scott Pioli . From ESPN.com : New England Patriots vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli has agreed to become head of football operations for the Kansas City Chiefs, two NFL sources confirmed to ESPN's Michael Smith. The vice president for player personnel at New England, Pioli...Read Full Story

  Dear Carl. What's left to be said. The Chiefs are stuck in the lowest grade of rebuilding that's even possible. And you decided to hold onto a player who, for all his eminent talents and place in history, will ultimately not do this franchise any good. So let me ask you, general manager Carl Peterson, if you are by any chance reading this. Would you rather have a decent Draft pick(s) that could materialize into cogs of our future championship runs, or would you forfeit taking any of...Read Full Story

via www.bobgretz.com "I watched him grow to become a great ambassador for Kansas City, the Chiefs and the National Football League. He will always be my son. In truth, he will always be our son.''    -Carl Peterson, February 2000 We all knew who it would be, now it's official. On August 8th former Kansas City Chiefs GM Carl Peterson will present the late Derrick Thomas into the Pro Football Hall of Fame it was announced.  Per the Hall of Fame's official site , the family of Thomas asked...Read Full Story

via www1.pictures.gi.zimbio.com The Kansas City Chiefs have placed linebacker Brian Johnston on waivers according to Bob Gretz . (Here's a good definition of waivers .  For our purposes, waiving means he's been cut.) Johnston was a seventh round draft pick by GM Carl Peterson in 2008.  He was labeled a 4-3 defensive end when drafted, but was forced to outside linebacker in Todd Haley's 3-4 scheme. Since Johnston is not a four year veteran, he will enter waivers.  As Gretz points out...Read Full Story