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The Chiefs have traded 24-year old DT Tank Tyler to the Panthers for a fifth round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. Tyler played in 6 games for the Chiefs this season and he had 22 tackles. Tyler played three years for the Chiefs appearing in 37 games in which he made 74 tackles. The Chiefs did not see much improvement in Tyler’s game so they decided to move him to a team desperate for defensive line help. This was a good move by the Chiefs.
The Chiefs have received a fifth round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft to complete the Tyler Thigpen trade. This is pretty good value for the player who really had no future with the Chiefs as their #3 QB. It almost never hurts to trade spare players for draft picks so this winds up being a solid move for the Chiefs.
The Chiefs have traded 25-year old QB Tyler Thigpen to the Dolphins for a undisclosed draft pick. Thigpen only played in 1 game this season for the Chiefs and he carried the ball 1 time for 2 yards. In three years with the Chiefs, Thigpen played in 16 games and he completed 232 of 426 passes (54.5%) for 2,649 yards with 18 TD passes and 13 INTs (74.7 QB Rating). He also has carried the football 63 times for 388 yards (6.2 ypc) with 3 TD runs. Thigpen even snuck out of the backfield to catch a 37-yard TD pass. This was a good move for the Chiefs as they have Matt Cassel and Brodie Croyle ahead of Thigpen on the depth chart.
With the offensive line not looking up to par so far the Chiefs have acquired 27-year old guard Ikechuka Ndukwe and 25-year old guard Andy Alleman from the Dolphins for a undisclosed draft pick. Ndukwe is a huge man at 6′4″, 325 pounds and he has a mean streak which should help the run blocking. He played in 16 games (15 starts) for the Dolphins last season. He has played 4 years in the NFL covering 21 games (15 starts). Alleman is also a big guy at 6′4″, 310 pounds but he might not be starting material. He played in 15 games (4 starts) for the Dolphins last season which was his first game action in the NFL. This was a good trade for the Chiefs who need to keep Matt Cassel in one piece all season long.
The Chiefs have traded 33-year old TE Tony Gonzalez to the Atlanta Falcons for a 2nd round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. Gonzalez played in all 16 games for the Chiefs last season and he caught 96 passes for 1,058 yards (11.0 avg) with 10 TD grabs. He finished his career with the Chiefs playing in 190 games in which he caught 916 passes for 10,940 yards (11.9 avg) with 76 TD grabs. Gonzalez had 1,000+ yards receiving 4 times in his career with the Chiefs and he had 10+ TD grabs three times. It’s sad to see one of the best players in franchise history leaving the Chiefs but it will help them rebuild big time.
