1. (23)  Dwyane Bowe, WR, LSU

2. (54)  Turk McBride, DE, Tennessee

3. (82)  DeMarcus “Tank” Tyler, DT, North Carolina State

5. (148)  Kolby Smith, RB, Louisville

5. (160)  Justin Medlock, K, UCLA

6. (196)  Herbert Taylor, OT, TCU

7. (231)  Michael Allan, TE, Whitworth

 

This is terrible news for the Chiefs, but at least it came down before the Draft.  Allen has been arrested for 2 DUIs and that has violated the NFL’s substance abuse policy causing Allen to be suspended for the first four games of the 2007 season.  Allen is the best player on the Chiefs’ defense so this will hurt them a lot.  Allen played in all 16 games last season and he made 77 tackles, had 7.5 sacks, 1 interception, defensed 10 passes, forced 3 fumbles and recovered an amazing 6 fumbles!  Allen can’t be replaced and this will hurt the Chiefs the first month of the 2007 season.

The Chiefs have re-signed OT Kevin Sampson and WR Samie Parker.  Sampson started the last 6 games for the Chiefs last season and he did a decent job.  The 6′4″, 312 pound lineman might be needed to start again this season due to the looming suspension that’s coming the way of starting tackle Chris Terry.  Parker wanted to test free agency after his best year of his NFL career, but he didn’t find any takers so he signed a 1-year contract with the Chiefs.  He played in 15 games last season for the Chiefs and he caught 41 passes for 561 yards (13.7 avg) with 1 TD catch.  Parker also carried the football 3 times for 7 yards (2.3 ypc).  Look for the Chiefs to draft a wide receiver or two in this year’s NFL Draft to compete with Parker for the starting job opposite Eddie Kennison.

The Chiefs have traded one of the most exciting players in team history for a 5th round pick.  What an awful move.  Hall played in 15 games last season and he caught 26 passes for 204 yards (7.8 avg) with 2 TD grabs and he carried the ball 3 times for 11 yards (3.7 ypc).  But Hall made the big bucks for his kick return ability.  He returned 53 kickoffs last season for 1,207 yards (22.8 avg) and he returned 27 punts for 240 yards (8.9 avg) with 1 TD return.  2006 wasn’t Hall’s best season in his NFL career, but he still has some tread on the tires.  In his 7 year career with the Chiefs, Hall played in 97 games and he caught 145 passes for 1,615 yards (11.1 avg) with 9 TD grabs.  He also has carried the football 47 times for 215 yards (4.6 ypc).  Hall was a standout kick returner for the Chiefs.  Over his career, Hall has returned 360 kickoffs for 8,644 yards (24.0 avg) with 6 TD returns.  He also has returned 188 punts for 1,882 yards (10.0 avg) with 5 TD returns.  Dante Hall is gone but he will never be forgotten.  I hope the Chiefs get something of value in the 5th round for Hall.

The Chiefs have released CB William Bartee.  Bartee missed all of last season due to injury.  Bartee played 7 years for the Kansas City Chiefs which covered 87 games.  In those 87 games, Bartee made 234 tackles, had 3.5 sacks, defensed 21 passes, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble.