Kansas City Chiefs’ Roster Review: Inside Linebacker
The offseason roster review for the Kansas City Chiefs settles on the linebacker spot today, specifically inside linebacker. We’ve already covered the entire offense, the defensive line and the secondary. Links to those posts are below. Let’s move ahead with the format followed in all other posts, to start with Kansas City’s starters and then see what their AFC West rivals...
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14 days ago
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14 days ago
Derrick Johnson's Pro Bowl selection marks turnaround from 2009 benching
Two years ago, Derrick Johnson was confused. Here he stood, at his locker at the end of his fifth NFL season, and talked about where his career might go -- because with the Chiefs, it seemed to be going nowhere. "I haven't lost trust yet," he said in December 2009. "But it's possible."
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December 29, 2011
Chiefs' Johnson: 'Looked like beginning of season'
Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson was the only player to utter what everyone must have been thinking Sunday afternoon: Kansas City's 31-3 loss to Miami looked awfully familiar.
It was only a couple months ago that the Chiefs were getting outscored 89-10 while dropping their first two games of the season.
There's a difference between Sunday's loss at Miami and those...
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November 07, 2011
Chiefs LB Johnson reaching higher levels
Derrick Johnson seems to be getting better and better.
Kansas City's inside linebacker came into his own last year, compiling a team-high 147 tackles as the Chiefs won the AFC West.
Last week in a 28-0 shutout of Oakland, Johnson had perhaps his best game since he was drafted in 2005. He had 12 solo tackles, and got credit for three of the four stops in a goal-line stand while...
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October 26, 2011
Chiefs Extend Derrick Johnson’s Contract
Derrick Johnson has greatly improved his play on the football field and the Kansas City Chiefs have greatly improved his contract.
From Adam Caplan of Fox Sports:
The Kansas City Chiefs and starting ILB Derrick Johnson have agreed to terms on a five-year contract extension worth just over $34 million with $15 million guaranteed, FOXSports.com has learned.
Johnson, who would have...
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November 08, 2010
Report: Chiefs To Give Derrick Johnson Big Extension
Source: yardbarker.com
The Kansas City Chiefs are having success this season and a big reason for that success is the play and development of some of their younger players.
One guy who has been around for a while but has underachieved has been linebacker Derrick Johnson. After spending last season on the bench, DJ is playing very well and the Chiefs have taken note.
Check out...
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November 05, 2010
Report: Derrick Johnson To Get Start In Opener
It looks as though one of the biggest questions concerning the Kansas City Chiefs heading in to the season opener has finally been answered.
Derrick Johnson will start at ILB.
Adam Teicher has the story in his latest entry for the Kansas City Star.
Teicher nabbed a couple of quotes from Demorrio Williams, who understandably is not pleased with the news.
“They said Derrick is going...
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September 07, 2010
Now Is The Time For Derrick Johnson
Derrick Johnson has been frustrating Chiefs fans ever since he was drafted. The former first round pick never seemed to live up to the expectations that came with his draft stock. Every year, just before the season, we heard talk that this was the do or die season for Johnson. The break out year never came.
Now it is the Chiefs who are frustrating Johnson. Todd Haley came to town...
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May 23, 2010
Derrick Johnson: Ya Boi Got Hitched! Plus, Training Camp Updates
DJ's a man's man who doesn't mind expressing his feelings about his new wife, or his feelings about hitting people. -Tas
Via DerrickJohnson's Blog
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August 16, 2009
Derrick Johnson: New To The Yard
DJ's first post of many posts as he gets ready for the NFL season. Welcome, DJ. -Tas
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July 15, 2009
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