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2013 NFL Mock Draft Rounds 1-3: Who Will Land With Kansas City Chiefs?

With the 2013 NFL Draft about to kick into swing, let’s unveil team-by-team projections for the first three rounds before the party gets started at 8 p.m. ET on April 25.  Here’s part 11 of the series on the Kansas City Chiefs. Photo Credit: KCChiefs.com [RELATED: 2013 NFL Draft: Kansas City Chiefs' Best Options With No. 1 Pick] First Round (No. 1 Overall): Luke Joeckel...
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April 22, 2013  |  Discuss

Potential 2013 Kansas City Chiefs roster changes

The 2012 season is over for the Kansas City Chiefs, and now we look onto the potential 2013 Kansas City Chiefs roster changes. The Chiefs will potentially have 20 players saying goodbye this offseason, and that doesn’t include the players new Head Coach Andy Reid decides to cut, trade or sign this offseason. The first player every Chiefs fan is tired of hearing about becoming...
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January 26, 2013  |  Discuss

Custody fight over Belcher's child stays in Mo.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Judges have determined that the custody fight over the daughter of dead Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher and his slain girlfriend will be waged in Missouri, not Texas. The custody fight is between the paternal and maternal grandparents of 4-month-old Zoey Belcher. She was orphaned on Dec. 1 when her father fatally shot her mother at their home in...
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January 17, 2013  |  Discuss

Belcher custody fight in Missouri

Judges have determined that the custody fight over the daughter of dead Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher and his slain girlfriend will be waged in Missouri, not Texas. The custody fight is between the paternal and maternal grandparents of 4-month-old Zoey Belcher. She was orphaned on Dec. 1 when her father fatally shot her mother at their home in suburban Kansas City...
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January 17, 2013  |  Discuss

Kasandra Perkins shot 9 times by drunk Jovan Belcher, autopsies reveal

Ballertainment Kasandra Perkins shot 9 times Jovan Belcher shot his girlfriend and mother of his child, 22-year old Kasandra Perkins, nine times, an autopsy report reveals. Belcher, a Kansas City Chiefs linebacker, murdered Perkins December 1, 2012 at a home they shared, shooting her in the back, leg, hand, chest, neck, and abdomen, before driving approximately five miles to the...
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January 14, 2013  |  Discuss

Report: Jovan Belcher Drunk at Time of Murder-Suicide, Shot Girlfriend Nine Times

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An autopsy shows that Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher was legally drunk when he shot his girlfriend nine times and then killed himself. The Jackson County Medical Examiner released the results of autopsies performed on Belcher and his 22-year-old girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, following their deaths on Dec. 1. Police say Belcher killed Perkins at the...
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January 14, 2013  |  Discuss

Autopsy report: 'Drunk' Belcher shot girlfriend 9 times before suicide

Autopsy results released today show that Jovan Belcher was drunk when he fired nine fatal shots into the mother of his child, Kasandra Perkins, on Dec. 1 before driving himself to a Kansas City Chiefs facility and killing himself in front of team personnel. The 25-year-old Long Island native had a blood-alcohol level of .17, more than twice the legal limit for driving in Missouri...
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January 14, 2013  |  Discuss

Belcher legally drunk at time of shootings

Linebacker Jovan Belcher's blood-alcohol level was .17, more than twice the legal limit, when he killed his girlfriend at their apartment before driving to the Kansas City Chiefs' training facility and shooting himself. The autopsy report released Monday by the Jackson County Medical Examiner showed Belcher was legally drunk when he died on Dec. 1 after committing suicide...
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January 14, 2013  |  Discuss

Belcher's BAC twice legal limit

Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher's alcohol levels were more than twice the legal limit when he took his own life, according to an autopsy report obtained by FOXSports.com on Monday. Belcher shot himself in the parking lot of Arrowhead Stadium, minutes after killing his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins on the morning of Dec. 1. No drugs were found in his system, but the...
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January 14, 2013  |  Discuss
POLICE BLOTTER

New details emerge in Belcher case

A little over six weeks since Jovan Belcher shot his girlfriend, then turned the gun on himself, more key details are coming out that give a clearer picture of that tragic day. 

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January 14, 2013  |  Discuss

Guardian Appointed as Grandparents Fight Over Money & Custody of Jovan Belcher’s Daughter

Is this really about the child or is it about the money? We reported that the grandparents of little Zoey Belcher were planning to go to court over who should have custody and control of her estate.  That is exactly what they have done. Why is that important? ESPN breaks down what it could be worth. Zoey’s estate or guardian will receive more than $1 million under terms of the...
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January 11, 2013  |  Discuss

Belcher baby to have lawyer guardian

A probate commissioner has ordered the appointment of a lawyer to represent the interests of the daughter of a Kansas City Chiefs football player who killed the girl's mother before taking his own life. At a hearing Friday, Jackson County commissioner Daniel Wheeler also changed the status of a petition by Zoey Belcher's grandmother to gain custody of the girl to contested...
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January 11, 2013  |  Discuss

Lawyer guardian to be appointed for Belcher baby

A probate commissioner has ordered the appointment of a lawyer to represent the interests of the daughter of a Kansas City Chiefs football player who killed the girl's mother before taking his own life. At a hearing Friday, Jackson County commissioner Daniel Wheeler also changed the status of a petition by Zoey Belcher's grandmother to gain custody of the girl to contested...
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January 11, 2013  |  Discuss

Custody battle brewing over Zoey Belcher between Jovan Belcher’s mother and Kasandra Perkins’ parents

A legal battle is brewing regarding custody of four-month-old Zoey Belcher, the daughter of Chiefs player Jovan Belcher who murdered Zoey’s mother, Kasandra Perkins before taking his own life. Zoey was initially given custody to Belcher’s mother, Cheryl Shepherd. Shepherd agreed to allow Zoey to temporarily go to Texas for her mother’s funeral with her [...]
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January 07, 2013  |  Discuss

Grandparents Engaged in Custody Battle Over Jovan Belcher & Kasandra Perkins Daughter

When Belcher murdered Kasandra Perkins and then killed himself everyone was concerned about their 4 month old daughter Zoey. The NFL and Chiefs have stepped up to make sure financially at least Zoey will be taken care of, but the question is which grandparents will be the ones in charge of making sure those funds are used for the child and not something else. Belcher’s mother who...
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January 06, 2013  |  Discuss

Jovan Belcher Had Previously Texted Other Girlfriend About Shooting Kasandra Perkins, Police Records Show

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher apparently was worried he would lose his baby and money to his longtime girlfriend before fatally shooting her and killing himself, according to newly released police reports. Belcher also complained about Kasandra Perkins, the mother of the couple’s 3-month-old daughter, in conversations and text messages sent to...
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December 19, 2012  |  Discuss

Belcher Report Reveals Previous Problems

((HT: KSHB-TV Kansas City)) There's more disturbing news in the Jovan Belcher case... The short version is the police investigation has been released and it details the idea that Belcher texted a "secret" girlfriend saying he would kill Kasandra Perkins, the mother of his child, if she wouldn't leave him alone... Also, the day of Belcher's suicide and...
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December 18, 2012  |  Discuss

Investigation into Chiefs LB killing complete

Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher was apparently worried he would lose his baby and money to his longtime girlfriend before fatally shooting her and killing himself, according to newly released police reports. Belcher also complained about Kasandra Perkins, the mother of the couple's 3-month-old daughter, in conversations and text messages sent to a woman he was dating...
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December 18, 2012  |  Discuss

Police Report Details Chilling Final Moments Of Jovan Belcher

The Kansas City Police Department has released their report following the tragic murder/suicide involving Jovan Belcher and Kasandra Perkins, and it contains chilling details about Belcher’s actions leading up to the incident, and his final moments in front of Kansas City Chiefs personnel. From the Kansas City Star: Less than two months ago, Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher sent...
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December 18, 2012  |  Discuss

Report: Jovan Belcher texted threat

Former Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher sent a text message to a secret girlfriend less than two months ago saying he "would shoot" longtime girlfriend Kasandra Perkins "if she didn't leave him alone," according to police reports obtained by the Kansas City Star. The texts expressed turmoil and frustration, and Belcher's secret girlfriend thought...
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December 18, 2012  |  Discuss

Belcher told secret girlfriend he 'would shoot' Perkins two months ago

Details of the murder-suicide by Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher indicate that the troubled player — who shot his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins before taking his own life on Dec. 1 — told his secret girlfriend that he would shoot Perkins "if she didn't leave him alone." A police report obtained by the Kansas City Star sheds some light on the tragedy...
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December 18, 2012  |  Discuss

Police: Jovan Belcher told secret girlfriend he would shoot Kasandra Perkins if she didn’t leave him alone

The Kansas City Star obtained the police report from the Jovan Belcher murder-suicide which shed light on the mindset of Belcher just two months prior to the crime. According to the report, Belcher sent a text message to his secret girlfriend expressing “turmoil and frustration” with his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins. But the messages take a disturbing turn when he tells the secret...
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December 18, 2012  |  Discuss
HORRIBLE DEVELOPMENT

Details emerge in Belcher case

According to police, Jovan Belcher allegedly indicated to a "secret girlfriend" that he "would shoot" Kasandra Perkins if "she didn’t leave him alone."

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December 18, 2012  |  Discuss

Report: Belcher texted he 'would shoot' girlfriend

Nearly two months before killing his girlfriend and then himself, Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher texted a secret girlfriend that stated he "would shoot" longtime girlfriend Kasandra Perkins "if she didn’t leave him alone," according to police reports obtained by The Kansas City Star. The other woman thought Belcher was joking at the time. On Dec. 1, the...
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December 18, 2012  |  Discuss

Belcher, GF fought over paternity?

The mother of former Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher has told investigators that her son had argued with his girlfriend over their baby's paternity before he shot and killed her, according a report in the New York Post. Belcher, 25, murdered his girlfriend, 22-year-old Kasandra Perkins, on the morning of Dec. 1 before committing suicide at the team's facility...
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December 14, 2012  |  Discuss
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