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		<title>Stupid Until Proven Innocent … Thursday Cup O’Chiefs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The presumption of innocence, otherwise known as innocent until proven guilty is one of the foundation stones of American society and has roots that reach back to England, ancient Greece and the Roman Empire.
In this current age of instant news and the 24-hour news cycle, it&#8217;s become a harder concept to live by and accept. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/stupid-until-proven-innocent-%e2%80%a6-thursday-cup-o%e2%80%99chiefs.html</link>
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		<title>Day No. 6 Free Agent Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[T.O. is still looking for a new football home. Antonio Bryant is not.
Both receivers were in Cincinnati this week. Bryant got a contract, Owens did not. Whether any of that makes Chad Ochocinco happy, we&#8217;ll have to check on Tweeter to find out.
&#8220;I&#8217;m happy we have my friend Antonio Bryant, but I&#8217;m hurt at the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/day-no-6-free-agent-update.html</link>
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		<title>McClain Discloses Illness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Alabama LB Rolando McClain said on Tuesday the he suffers from Crohn&#8217;s Disease, an intestinal affliction that he controls with medication.
McClain made the announcement at the Alabama Pro-Day workout, where he ran the 40-yard dash (right) in 4.6 seconds, but then became ill when running other agility drills.
Whether this has an effect on how he&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/mcclain-discloses-illness.html</link>
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		<title>Chiefs Sign Big NT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Day No. 6 of free agency has brought a big move for the Chiefs.
That&#8217;s big as in size, not importance. The Chiefs have signed NT Shaun Smith, a UFA from Cincinnati to a one-year contract.  The 6-2, 325 pound Smith is entering his seventh season in the league and he&#8217;ll be 29 years old in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/chiefs-sign-big-nt.html</link>
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		<title>Experienced Legs … Wednesday Cup O’Chiefs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
It is one of the most proven truisms of pro football: running backs hit the wall when they reach 30 years of age.
The accumulation of carries, hits and knockout shots take the tread off the tires of running backs much faster than any other position in the game. Quarterbacks are coming into their prime when [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/experienced-legs-%e2%80%a6-wednesday-cup-o%e2%80%99chiefs.html</link>
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		<title>Day No. 5 Free Agency Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This time of year can be tough on players as they are cut loose by teams, or must sit down and decide where they want to move their family if they are going to continue their careers.
Sometimes the emotions get the best of them. Take now former Cleveland QB Derek Anderson.
Speaking via e-mail to a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/day-no-5-free-agency-update.html</link>
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		<title>Thomas Jones Joins Chiefs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Veteran free agent RB Thomas Jones has agreed to a two-year contract with the Chiefs.
The news popped Tuesday afternoon, Day No. 5 of the free agency period. According to ESPN, Jones will get a two-year deal, worth $5 million and he&#8217;ll have the chance to improve those numbers with some incentives.
Jones will be 32 in August [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/thomas-jones-joins-chiefs.html</link>
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		<title>Hoping For More … Tuesday Cup O’Chiefs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, so you are a Chiefs fan and you are having a hard time dealing with your teams approach to free agency.
Sure you like the fact that the re-signing of WR Chris Chambers (left) was announced on Monday, a three-year deal for up to $15 million with performance bonuses and just short of $6 million [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/hoping-for-more-%e2%80%a6-tuesday-cup-o%e2%80%99chiefs.html</link>
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		<title>Day No. 4 Free Agency Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apparently refreshed after sending the coaching staff to a ski resort for the weekend, the Pittsburgh Steelers suddenly dove into the free agency pool on Monday.
It wasn&#8217;t like the Steelers suddenly opened the vault and started throwing the Rooney money around. No, they followed the pattern that&#8217;s been a franchise principle since the start of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/day-no-4-free-agency-update.html</link>
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		<title>Chiefs Re-Sign Chambers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are two kinds of activity in NFL free agency. There is going out and signing players from other teams. And, just as important, there&#8217;s signing your own free agents that you want to keep on the roster.
The Chiefs are getting things done when it comes to keeping their own players as they announced Monday afternoon that they had re-signed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/chiefs-re-sign-chambers.html</link>
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		<title>Don’t Doubt Marty’s Tears … Monday Cup O’Chiefs</title>
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The tears Marty Schottenheimer shed on Saturday when he was talking about becoming the 40th member of the Chiefs Hall of Fame were real.
They were always real with Marty. The German&#8217;s emotions are always close to the surface. You won&#8217;t find many men that have been in the game of football tougher than Martin Edward [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/don%e2%80%99t-doubt-marty%e2%80%99s-tears-%e2%80%a6-monday-cup-o%e2%80%99chiefs.html</link>
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		<title>Day No. 3 Free Agency Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The NFL grapevine bubbled over the weekend that the Chiefs were interested in veteran running backs.
ESPN and various New York media outlets reported that Thomas Jones would be visiting the Chiefs on Monday, after being released by the Jets on Friday.
And the San Francisco Chronicle reported Sunday evening that Raiders RB Justin Fargas (left) would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/day-no-3-free-agency-update.html</link>
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		<title>Answer Bob – The Combine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The questions were good; I hope the answers are the same. Here&#8217;s what I had to say about questions that came in post-NFL Combine. I hope they are educational and illuminating, and at the lease coherent.
Here we go.
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Mad Chief says: &#8220;Which player(s) struck you the most as having the &#8220;total package&#8221; (i.e. skills, intelligence, demeanor, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/answer-bob-%e2%80%93-the-combine.html</link>
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		<title>Day No. 2 Free Agent Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, the pace of free agent signings slowed on Day 2, but then that&#8217;s pretty normal in a season with a salary cap. So far, there doesn&#8217;t seem to be much difference without a cap, although I would bet there are some contracts creatively structured to take advantage of no cap.
The Chiefs again got one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/day-no-2-free-agent-update.html</link>
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		<title>Marty Schottenheimer Joins Chiefs Hall of Fame</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Marty Schottenheimer will be officially announced this evening as the latest addition to the Chiefs Hall of Fame.
Schottenheimer&#8217;s honor was to be part of Saturday night&#8217;s 101 Banquet at the Westin Crown Center Hotel.
Over his 10 years as head coach of the Chiefs, the team had a 104-65-1 record. That&#8217;s second in victories only to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/marty-schottenheimer-joins-chiefs-hall-of-fame.html</link>
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		<title>Chiefs Free Agent Update &#8211; Saturday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Chiefs announced Saturday afternoon that they had re-signed WR Terrance Copper. The veteran receiver became an unrestricted free agent on Friday. As always no details were provided on the deal.
Last season, Copper&#8217;s first with the Chiefs, he was the team&#8217;s second leading tackler on special teams with 16. He c aught four passes for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/chiefs-free-agent-update-saturday.html</link>
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		<title>Day#1 Brings Big $ … Weekend Cup O’Free Agents</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lions head coach Jim Schwartz was on an airplane to Nashville and knocked on DE Kyle Vanden Bosch&#8217;s door a minute after midnight. Bears head coach Lovie Smith flew late Thursday night to Charlotte, where the Bears picked up DE Julius Peppers and gave him a ride back to Chicago.
And in Pittsburgh, the Steelers coaching [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/day1-for-ufas-creates-big-%e2%80%a6-weekend-cup-o%e2%80%99free-agents.html</link>
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		<title>Busy Hours As Free Agency Opens</title>
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As usually happens, the first hours of the NFL&#8217;s free agency period has been plenty busy.
And the charge has been led by the normally penny-pinching Chicago Bears.
The McCaskey/Halas family has opened the lock box and in the first half-day of free agency the club has signed two of the biggest names in this year&#8217;s crop [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/busy-hours-as-free-agency-opens.html</link>
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		<title>Gentlemen, Start Your Wallets … Friday Cup O’ Free Agents</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 NFL season has officially begun, kicking off Thursday night with the start of free agency.
Some teams were busy right when the clock struck free agents. Despite the new economic landscape of the league operating without a salary cap, the free agency scene does not figure to change much. There will be a lot [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/gentlemen-start-your-wallets-%e2%80%a6-friday-cup-o%e2%80%99-free-agents.html</link>
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		<title>Chiefs Sign Vrabel; Tenders To RFAs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Busy times for all NFL teams as the league sprints towards the start of a new business year at 11 p.m. Central Time.
The Chiefs have worked out a new contract with OLB Mike Vrabel, keeping him from reaching unrestricted free agency. Vrabel, who came to the Chief as part of the deal for QB Matt [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/chiefs-sign-vrabel-tender-o-linemen.html</link>
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		<title>New World Of Restricted Free Agency</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The new league year will begin at 11 p.m. Central Time on Thursday.
With it comes a new landscape of no salary cap for the first time in the NFL since 1993.
What will happen around the league in these circumstances will be interesting to watch in the coming weeks. That&#8217;s especially true when it comes to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/new-world-of-restricted-free-agency.html</link>
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		<title>A Little Bit Of Everything … Thursday Cup O’Chiefs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[General thoughts, tidbits and musings after the NFL Combine and just hours before the 2010 season begins with the start of free agency.
PARALYSIS OF ANALYSIS – In the last 24 hours I&#8217;ve read at least two dozen stories on the Internet about players who got a push up from their performance at the Combine and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/a-little-bit-of-everything-%e2%80%a6-thursday-cup-o%e2%80%99chiefs.html</link>
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		<title>Chiefs Release Darling, Savage; Sign QB</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Chiefs were busy on the transactions front Wednesday, just about 36 hours before the start of free agency in the NFL.
They released a pair of veteran players who finished the 2009 season on the injured-reserve list: WR Devard Darling and RB Dantrell Savage.
And they signed journeyman QB Tyler Palko (left).
At 6-1, 215 pounds, Palko [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/chiefs-release-darling-savage-sign-qb.html</link>
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		<title>Ask Bob &#8211; About The NFL Combine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Back from Indianapolis and the NFL Combine. It was a very intense four/five days of players, coaches and general  managers.
But it provided a lot of grist for the pre-draft mill and I&#8217;m sure there are plenty of questions about what went down at Lucas Oil Stadium.
So load it up between now and Friday at 5 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/ask-bob-about-the-nfl-combine.html</link>
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		<title>What Could Have Been … Wednesday Cup O’Chiefs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

From No Longer in Indianapolis, Indiana

The pro football world has been focused on Lucas Oil Stadium for the better part of the last week as the NFL Combine went down.
What a gold mine for Indianapolis. There were more than 2,000 visitors checked into hotels at the end of February. That&#8217;s a convention business that any [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/what-could-have-been-%e2%80%a6-wednesday-cup-o%e2%80%99chiefs.html</link>
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		<title>NFL COMBINE: Raiders Coach Tom Cable</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis, Indiana

It was a flip of the coin back in early January whether Tom Cable would be the head coach of the Oakland Raiders for the 2010 season.
And there was real debate as to what would be best for him: to keep the job as Raiders coach or get fired and escape the craziness [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/nfl-combine-raiders-coach-tom-cable.html</link>
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		<title>NFL Combine: CB Joe Haden</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis, Indiana

When Joe Haden went off to college at the University of Florida he planned on playing quarterback. There was one problem with that: the Gators already had a quarterback, fellow by the name of Tebow, first name Tim.
Given a chance to change positions, Haden picked wide receiver. There was one problem with that: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/nfl-combine-cb-joe-haden.html</link>
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		<title>Adios Indy … Tuesday Cup O’Combine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis, Indiana

Sometime Tuesday morning, the secondary will be on the field at Lucas Oil Stadium, the last position group to go through testing and drills at the 2010 NFL Combine.
By dinner time, most of the NFL will have sprinted to the airport and scattered back to home bases around the country. That&#8217;s where they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/adios-indy-%e2%80%a6-tuesday-cup-o%e2%80%99combine.html</link>
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		<title>NFL Combine: QB Colt McCoy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis, Indiana

As all the attention has fallen on Sam Bradford and Tim Tebow at the NFL Combine, Colt McCoy has been the forgotten quarterback.
That&#8217;s hard to believe given his career at Texas and the fact that while Bradford was rehabbing and Tebow was home watching, it was McCoy that started in the BCS National [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/nfl-combine-qb-colt-mccoy.html</link>
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		<title>NFL Combine: Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis, Indiana

His golf handicap is probably rising on a daily basis now that Mike Shanahan has something to do besides working on his short game.
The former Broncos head man spent a year out of the NFL, collecting some $7 million from Denver owner Pat Bowlen and playing golf on almost a daily basis. He [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/nfl-combine-redskins-coach-mike-shanahan.html</link>
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		<title>Go With The Safeties … Monday Cup O’Combine</title>
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From Indianapolis, Indiana

Some might call it wacky, others could use a word like crazy, but I&#8217;ve dealt with evaluations like that before, and sometimes they&#8217;ve even been correct.
Over the weekend here at the NFL Combine I had a revelation. Maybe it&#8217;s been too much time in Lucas Oil Stadium over the last few days and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/go-with-the-safeties-%e2%80%a6-monday-cup-o%e2%80%99combine.html</link>
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		<title>NFL Combine: Denver Coach Josh McDaniels</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis, Indiana

The last time we saw Denver head coach Josh McDaniels he was walking off the turf at Invesco Field trying to figure out how his Broncos got slapped so hard by the Chiefs in the regular season finale.
It was the end to a difficult season for the first-time head coach. It started with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/nfl-combine-denver-coach-josh-mcdaniels.html</link>
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		<title>NFL Combine: DT Ndamukong Suh</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis, Indiana

He&#8217;s considered either the first or second best prospect in this year&#8217;s NFL Draft.
Nebraska DT Ndamukong Suh is unlikely to get past the third pick come late April. With St. Louis, Detroit and Tampa Bay picking in that order, one of those teams is going to turn in h is name on their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/nfl-combine-dt-ndamukong-suh.html</link>
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		<title>NFL Combine: DB Eric Berry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis, Indiana

He&#8217;s one of the highest rated players on just about every draft board in the NFL.
When it comes to defense and playmaking, every NFL team knows about Tennessee safety Eric Berry.
His name should be called somewhere in the top 10, maybe even top five and one of the attractions is not only his [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/nfl-combine-db-eric-berry.html</link>
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		<title>NFL Combine: LB Sean Weatherspoon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis, Indiana

He may have been the first player to walk into the media interview area at the 2010 NFL Combine and use the word loquacious.
But then just about anybody in Columbia, Missouri will tell you that linebacker Sean Weatherspoon seldom is quiet. Weatherspoon certainly was not at a loss for words when speaking to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/nfl-combine-lb-sean-weatherspoon.html</link>
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		<title>Big 12 WRs Dominate … Sunday Cup O’Combine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis, Indiana

Wide receivers will hit the field today at Lucas Oil Stadium to run the 40-yard dash and go through other drills as part of the NFL Combine.
The Chiefs will be paying close attention; they need some young receiver help in the 2010 NFL Draft.
&#8220;It&#8217;s a good group,&#8221; head coach Todd Haley said on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/big-12-wrs-dominate-%e2%80%a6-sunday-cup-o%e2%80%99combine.html</link>
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		<title>NFL Combine: What Haley Had To Say</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis, Indiana

A year ago, Todd Haley&#8217;s world was going so fast he doesn&#8217;t remember much about the NFL Combine.
This weekend, things have slowed down and the guy who grew up in a household where judging football players coming into the NFL paid the bills, is feeling good about wearing a personnel man&#8217;s hat again [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/nfl-combine-what-haley-had-to-say.html</link>
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		<title>NFL Combine: WR Kerry Meier</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis, Indiana

Three years ago when Mark Mangino told him that he was no longer going to be the Kansas Jayhawks starting quarterback, Kerry Meier couldn&#8217;t imagine himself taking part in something like the NFL Combine.
But Meier was at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday, taking part in the 2010 Combine as a wide receiver, something [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/nfl-combine-wr-kerry-meier.html</link>
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		<title>NFL Combine: Todd  Haley/Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis, Indiana
Chiefs head coach Todd Haley continued his conversation with the media about all  things related to the red and gold as he met with the media at the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Here&#8217;s part two.
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		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/nfl-combine-todd-haleypart-2.html</link>
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		<title>NFL Combine: Todd Haley Speaks/Part 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis, Indiana

Taking a break from watching linemen run the 40-yard dash and go through drills, Chiefs head coach Todd Haley came downstairs at Lucas Oil Stadium and met with the assembled media.
Both on the podium and afterwards when he was surrounded by the scribblers and yakkers, Haley had plenty to say about how the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/nfl-combine-todd-haley-speakspart-1.html</link>
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		<title>Tebow Show Hits Combine … Saturday Cup O’Chiefs</title>
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From Indianapolis, Indiana

Green Bay head coach Mike McCarthy had just taken his spot at the podium inside Lucas Oil Stadium, with approximately 30 or so media types waiting to hear him speak.
As he began speaking, over the public address system in the room came this announcement:
&#8220;Some guy named Tebow will be at podium C,&#8221; announced [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/tebow-show-hits-combine-%e2%80%a6-saturday-cup-o%e2%80%99chiefs.html</link>
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		<title>NFL Combine: WR Dez Bryant</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis, Indiana

There&#8217;s little doubt that Dez Bryant will be the first wide receiver selected in the 2010 NFL Draft.
The question is where in the first round will Bryant be drafted and who will be grabbing him. If Bryant had played last season and put up the same type of numbers he did for Oklahoma [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/nfl-combine-wr-dez-bryant.html</link>
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		<title>NFL Combine: Scott Pioli Part 4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis,  Indiana
Heard enough from Chiefs GM Scott Pioli? I doubt it. Given his penchant for staying off the nightly news and out of the headlines, we need to make sure everyone tastes whatever he has to offer, whenver he offers something.
So here comes the fourth of four parts of Pioli talking about various subjects.
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		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/nfl-combine-scott-pioli-part-4.html</link>
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		<title>NFL Combine: Bryan Bulaga</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis,  Indiana
At 6-6, 315 pounds, there is divided opinion on whether University of Iowa offensive lineman Bryan Bulaga is best suited for guard or tackle in the NFL.
What nobody disputes is that the big man is ready to play in the pros. Bulaga left Iowa City a year earlier because his play for the Hawkeyes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/nfl-combine-bryan-bulaga.html</link>
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		<title>NFL Combine: Scott Pioli Part 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis,  Indiana
Chiefs GM Scott Pioli produced a lot of words if not a lot of news on Thursday at the NFL Combine, so much so that had to break his conversation into pieces.
Here&#8217;s the third of four parts of what Pioli had to say about the Chiefs, the &#8216;10 NFL Draft, the Patriots and much more.
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		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/nfl-combine-scott-pioli-part-3.html</link>
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		<title>Pioli Unplugged at Combine … Friday Cup O’Chiefs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis, Indiana

For just a shade under two hours, Chiefs GM Scott Pioli was a media darling here at the NFL Combine.
Pioli spoke in a press conference setting. He spoke standing in the middle of a circle of reporters. He spoke one-on-one with several scribblers and TV types.
It was a media relations tour de force [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/pioli-unplugged-at-combine-%e2%80%a6-friday-cup-o%e2%80%99chiefs.html</link>
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		<title>NFL Combine: Russell Okung</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis, Indiana

Russell Okung is the highest rated offensive lineman on just about every draft board in the NFL right now.
The big man out of Texas and Oklahoma State University is here at the NFL Combine trying to solidify his position, not only as a first rounder, but as a top five pick, and maybe [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/nfl-combine-russell-okung.html</link>
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		<title>NFL Combine: Scott Pioli Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis, Indiana
Chiefs GM Scott Pioli spoke to the media at length on Thursday at the NFL Combine.
He spoke so long that we&#8217;ve had to break up his comments into segments. In Part 2, Pioli speaks of the additions of Charlie Weis and Romeo Crennel, the trouble in finding nose tackles, Matt Cassel and his offensive line and the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/nfl-combine-scott-pioli-part-2.html</link>
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		<title>That Mysterious Miami Draft Choice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis, Indiana

Back in late August, the Chiefs and Dolphins made a trade. Coming to Kansas City were offensive linemen Andy Alleman and Ikechuku Ndukwe.
Going to the Dolphins was … we don&#8217;t know for sure. Apparently it&#8217;s a secret.
That&#8217;s certainly how Chiefs GM Scott Pioli reacted when he was asked about how many draft choices [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/that-mysterious-miami-draft-choice.html</link>
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		<title>NFL Combine: Chiefs GM Scott Pioli-Part 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis, Indiana

The normally media shy Chiefs GM Scott Pioli was front and center on Thursday at the NFL Combine inside the Lucas Oil Stadium.
Pioli spent a long time on the podium and then another 30 to 45 minutes talking with a large group of media types and then he was still there talking with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/nfl-combine-chiefs-gm-scott-pioli-part-1.html</link>
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		<title>NFL Combine: Oklahoma OT Trent Williams</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis, Indiana

When it comes to offensive linemen as a group, and left tackles in specifics, Oklahoma&#8217;s Trent Williams will hear his name called in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
He might even be as the selection at No. 5 of the Chiefs, although that might be a bit too high for the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/nfl-combine-oklahoma-ot-trent-williams.html</link>
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		<title>Chiefs Add Strength Coach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Todd Haley hopes his coaching staff is really completed now with the addition of Mike Clark as the team&#8217;s strength and conditioning coach.
During Super Bowl week, the Chiefs held a press conference so Haley could talk about his coaching staff. At the time, all  the changes were completed. But a few days later, strength and conditioning [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/chiefs-add-strength-coach.html</link>
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		<title>NFL Combine: Chan Gailey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis, Indiana

There were former Chiefs all over Lucas Oil Stadium on Thursday as the NFL Combine really got cooking.
Miami GM and former Chiefs scout Jeff Ireland met with the media. Chiefs GM Scott Pioli is scheduled for the podium in the afternoon. Right before Ireland, new Buffalo Bills head coach Chan Gailey spoke with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/nfl-combine-chan-gailey.html</link>
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		<title>Day 1 At The Combine … Thursday Cup O’Chiefs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Indianapolis, Indiana

The NFL Combine that began here in downtown Indy on Wednesday has become the current whipping boy du jour of the football pundits. The week long exercise has been called the Underwear Olympics by some, a waste of time by others.
Tell that to the Seattle Seahawks. With a new GM in John Schneider [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/day-1-at-the-combine-%e2%80%a6-thursday-cup-o%e2%80%99chiefs.html</link>
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		<title>Picking Through The Pile … Wednesday Cup O’Chiefs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s an armchair general manager&#8217;s dream right now in the world of professional football.
As the National Football League heads towards the start next Friday of its 2010 season, teams are combing through the roster and payroll and putting familiar and talented names on the street, available for any team to sign.
For every player who has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/picking-through-the-pile-%e2%80%a6-wednesday-cup-o%e2%80%99chiefs.html</link>
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		<title>Glad To See L.T. Gone … Tuesday Cup O’Chiefs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
The marriage between the San Diego Chargers and LaDainian Tomlinson is over.
That should be cause for celebration throughout the Chiefs Nation on this Tuesday. Although Tomlinson plans to continue his career and hopes to do it with a Super Bowl contender, it&#8217;s unlikely that he will pop up twice a year on the Chiefs radar [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/glad-to-see-l-t-gone-%e2%80%a6-tuesday-cup-o%e2%80%99chiefs.html</link>
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		<title>Chargers Slice L.T.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
It wasn&#8217;t exactly a surprise because both the Chargers and RB LaDainian Tomlinson had prepared everyone for the moment.
But that doesn&#8217;t change the fact that when San Diego released their all-time leading rusher on Monday, it was a shock.
Chargers management has decided that Tomlinson is at the end of his career and not worth the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/chargers-slice-l-t.html</link>
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		<title>Monday Morning Grab Bag &amp; Cup O’Chiefs 2/22</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When we look back at 2010, I believe the weekend of February 19-21 will go down as the quietest in the year for the world of pro football.
That&#8217;s good for everyone involved, because starting Wednesday with the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. With the possible exception of a couple quiet weeks in July, the pace goes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/monday-morning-grab-bag-cup-o%e2%80%99chiefs-222.html</link>
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		<title>Answer Bob – The Site</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I asked for it, and you gave it: feedback on bobgretz.com, what you like, what you don&#8217;t like, what you hope to see from this site in the future.
The future is always on the mind of your intrepid webmaster because the world is ever changing, especially on the Internet and around the NFL. I&#8217;ll be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/answer-bob-%e2%80%93-the-site.html</link>
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		<title>The Land Of Losing … Weekend Cup O’Chiefs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The boys of summer took to the green grass of Florida and Arizona in the last few days. Another season has begun and the bucolic splendor of America&#8217;s past-its-time returns to the sports radar screen.
It&#8217;s the time of year where the seam-heads are ecstatic that baseball is working its way back for another season of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/the-land-of-losing-%e2%80%a6-weekend-cup-o%e2%80%99chiefs.html</link>
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		<title>ASK BOB &#8211; ABOUT THE SITE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, some of you have asked for it and we&#8217;ve promised it, so let&#8217;s open he floodgates for another session of ASK BOB.  This time the subject is the website, bobgretz.com.
For all those who have questions about the site, suggestions, complaints, kudos and the like, we&#8217;d appreciate your comments. If you want to vent, rant [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/ask-bob-about-the-site.html</link>
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		<title>Special Rankings … Thursday Cup O’Chiefs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Offensively in the 2009 NFL season, the Chiefs finished 25th among the league&#8217;s 32 teams in offensive yardage. Defensively, they were 30th. All are numbers associated with a football team that finished the season with a 4-12 record.
However, the numbers were not so bad in the kicking game. As any Chiefs fan who watched all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/special-rankings-%e2%80%a6-thursday-cup-o%e2%80%99chiefs.html</link>
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		<title>A Look At Chiefs Free Agents … Wednesday Cup O’Chiefs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[More than likely weeks ago the powers in charge with the Chiefs made their decisions on the free agents-to-be in their locker room, whether to re-sign or allow them to depart.
A full-season provided plenty of evidence for everyone in the building to evaluate which players can continue to contribute. That 4-12 record tells us that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/a-look-at-chiefs-free-agents-%e2%80%a6-wednesday-cup-o%e2%80%99chiefs.html</link>
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		<title>The Shallow UFA Pool … Tuesday Cup O’Chiefs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So you are a Chiefs fan and you&#8217;ve suffered through 10-38 over the last three years. You want to see improvement, you want to see activity, you want to see Clark Hunt loosen the purse strings and let GM Scott Pioli go wild when free agency starts in just over two weeks.
Then comes a day [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/the-shallow-ufa-pool-%e2%80%a6-tuesday-cup-o%e2%80%99chiefs.html</link>
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		<title>Enjoying Mardi Gras With Drew</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Saw this picture pop up on si.com on Monday morning and did a double-take.
It was not over the gladiator outfit that Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees was wearing; that&#8217;s the normal attire for the leader of the Bacchus parade each year during Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
The double-take was over the people on the float, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/enjoying-mardi-gras-with-drew.html</link>
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		<title>Monday Morning Grab Bag &amp; Cup O’Chiefs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, how did you do with the first weekend since July without any football?
We enjoyed ourselves, although we wouldn&#8217;t want to make it a regular part of the yearly routine. The NFL Combine is coming up and prepping for the April NFL Draft is on the schedule and before we know it, there will be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/monday-morning-grab-bag-cup-o%e2%80%99chiefs.html</link>
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		<title>NFL Combine: Defensive Invitees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first group of players arrives on Wednesday, February 24 for the 2010 NFL Combine in Indianapolis. They will keep arriving and departing for the better part of seven days before everyone is done on Tuesday, March 2.
These are the defensive players that have been invited to work out and meet with the teams. They [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/nfl-combine-defensive-invitees.html</link>
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		<title>Answer Bob About The Hall of Fame</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Hall of Fame process always draws a lot of attention and questions. I think that happens because the process is so behind-closed-doors that people are curious and/or suspicious.
After the 2010 voting session this is an attempt to answer whatever questions and doubts about the whole process there might be out there.
So here it goes:
MeninRed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/answer-bob-about-the-hall-of-fame.html</link>
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		<title>Defining Moments</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the world of sports, few things have said so much with so little like the title &#8220;Miracle Mets&#8220;.

At least in my eyes, it always amazed me how that short an expression could contain a boatload of information. Baseball at its finest, Hall of Famers, a great ballclub, a scrappy one, an unexpected result, an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/defining-moments.html</link>
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		<title>Talking With Miles Austin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The scorch marks are still there on the turf in Arrowhead Stadium.
October 11, 2009 was the day Miles Austin established himself as a big-league NFL wide receiver. In the first start of his four-year NFL career, Austin caught 10 passes for 250 yards, including the winning touchdown pass in overtime as the Cowboys beat the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/talking-with-miles-austin.html</link>
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		<title>NFL Combine: Offensive Invitees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first group of players will arrive on Wednesday, February 24 for the 2010 NFL Combine in Indianapolis. They will keep arriving and departing for the better part of seven days before everyone is done on Tuesday, March 2.
We will dig deeper into the Combine and the players that are in the house at Lucas [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/nfl-combine-offensive-invitees.html</link>
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		<title>Talking With Sam Bradford</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sam Bradford is an impressive young man; some NFL team in the top half of the first-round is going to get themselves a very talented quarterback.
That is, if Bradford&#8217;s right shoulder continues to heal as it has since surgery in late November. When we talked with him during Super Bowl week at the Gatorade Performance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/talking-with-sam-bradford.html</link>
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		<title>Rams May Have New Owner … Weekend Cup O’Chiefs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today the NFL wire takes us 250 miles east to St. Louis, where it seems the Rams have identified a new owner.
His name is Shahid Khan (right), he&#8217;s from Urbana, Illinois and he&#8217;s got enough money to buy controlling interest in the Rams all by himself. More on Khan and his purchase later in this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/rams-may-have-new-owner-%e2%80%a6-weekend-cup-o%e2%80%99chiefs.html</link>
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		<title>Talking With Tebow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During Super Bowl Week I got a chance to sit down and talk with former Florida Gators quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow down in Fort Lauderdale.
Tebow was a big news item in south Florida because of the pro-life television ad that ran during the Super Bowl broadcast. Much was made of the 30-second [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/talking-with-tebow.html</link>
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		<title>Draft &amp; Development … Thursday Cup O’Chiefs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We touched on this item during Super Bowl week, but it&#8217;s an important fact to remember as the Chiefs head into the acquisition period of the annual NFL schedule.
In the last three Super Bowls, the winning teams have shared at least one thing in common: the Giants, Steelers and Saints all had a linebacker who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/draft-development-%e2%80%a6-thursday-cup-o%e2%80%99chiefs.html</link>
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		<title>A Final Super Bowl Reflection … Cup O’Chiefs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The moment happened early in Super Bowl week. Driving down I-95 between Fort Lauderdale and Miami, the car filled with the sound of the Bobby Caldwell song &#8220;What I Won&#8217;t Do For Love.&#8221;

I don&#8217;t know about you, but there&#8217;s a soundtrack to my life and at various times hearing a song will stir the primal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/a-final-super-bowl-reflection-%e2%80%a6-wednesday-cup-o%e2%80%99chiefs.html</link>
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		<title>Ask Bob &#8211; About the Hall of Fame</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, here&#8217;s your chance. Starting from the moment you read this post until Friday at midnight, I will take any and all questions that involve the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the voting, etc.
If  there&#8217;s something about the process that you&#8217;ve always wanted to ask, or don&#8217;t understand, this is your chance. If you think [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/ask-bob-about-the-hall-of-fame.html</link>
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		<title>A Look Back At Hall Of Fame Voting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a member of the Board of Selectors for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, I&#8217;m asked constantly over Super Bowl weekend about those that were voted in, and especially those that were not passed through for induction. In some corners we are hailed for our selections, in other quarters we are called idiots.
That&#8217;s the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/a-look-back-at-hall-of-fame-voting.html</link>
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		<title>A Look Back at No. 44 … Tuesday Cup O’Chiefs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Miami Gardens, Florida

In the last two NFL regular seasons, there have been 101 onside kicks.
Only 24 were recovered by the kicking team.
That&#8217;s a success rate of 23.8 percent.
Those odds were well known to Sean Payton. It didn&#8217;t slow him down and his willingness to fight the odds created one of the most talked about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/a-look-back-at-no-44-%e2%80%a6-tuesday-cup-o%e2%80%99chiefs.html</link>
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		<title>Chiefs Lose Strength</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, it seemed that Todd Haley&#8217;s coaching staff was set.
Not so fast.
On Monday, the Houston Texans announced that Cedric Smith, the Chiefs strength and conditioning coach for the last three years, has joined the staff of head coach Gary Kubiak.
&#8220;I&#8217;m extremely excited to be here,&#8221; Smith said from his team office. &#8220;Knowing Gary Kubiak from being in Denver, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/chiefs-lose-strength.html</link>
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		<title>Who Dat? World Champion Saints</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
From Miami Gardens, Florida
&#8220;This is about so much more than just the game. This is so much more than a win. This is much, much bigger.&#8221;
Linebacker Scott Fujita said this over and over again after the New Orleans Saints surprising 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts to win Super Bowl XLIV at Sun Life Stadium.
It [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/who-dat-world-champion-saints.html</link>
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		<title>Man Of The Year #5 … Game-Day Cup O’ Super Bowl</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Last Sunday, the lone Kansas City representative on the field at Sun Financial Stadium for the Pro Bowl was K.C. Wolf.
Things will be different this Sunday for Super Bowl XLIV.
First of all, Kansas City&#8217;s Sultan of Sod George Toma has worked the playing surface and it&#8217;s ready to go for the championship [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/man-of-the-year-5-%e2%80%a6-game-day-cup-o%e2%80%99-super-bowl.html</link>
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		<title>The Hall Of Fame Class of 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Fort Lauderdale, Florida

The Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010 includes the leading receiver and rusher in NFL history. The group includes a Hog and a guy who painted his face before most games.
WR Jerry Rice and RB Emmitt Smith led the full class of seven new members that was decided during a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/the-hall-of-fame-class-of-2010.html</link>
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		<title>Another Hall of Fame Saturday … Cup O’Super Bowl</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Saturday morning, 44 men and women will enter a meeting room at the Broward County Convention Center and decide on the Pro Football Hall of Fame&#8217;s class of 2010.
I have a seat at the table and have had since January of 1997. I&#8217;m asked generally two questions about the Hall of Fame [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/another-hall-of-fame-saturday-%e2%80%a6-cup-o%e2%80%99super-bowl.html</link>
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		<title>Bob At The Super Bowl … With Tony Gonzalez</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

From Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Tony Gonzalez hoped by leaving the Chiefs and joining the Atlanta Falcons he would be playing on Sunday in Super Bowl XLIV.
Instead, he&#8217;s here in south Florida on the same ticket that has taken him to Super Bowls in the past: as a celebrity doing promotional appearances. He visited the Gatorade Performance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/bob-at-the-super-bowl-%e2%80%a6-with-tony-gonzalez.html</link>
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		<title>The Golden Goose May Die … Friday Cup O’ Super Bowl</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

It was an interesting Thursday afternoon here in Super Bowl Land. The National Football League Players Association held its annual press conference.
I decided to attend the affair with a friend. I&#8217;ll call him The Capitalist.

After some 45 minutes of listening to NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith&#8217;s saber rattling, talk of an owner [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/the-golden-goose-may-die-%e2%80%a6-friday-cup-o%e2%80%99-super-bowl.html</link>
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		<title>A Look At Chiefs Free Agents</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Fort Lauderdale, Florida
The NFL Players Association released a list of projected 2010 free agents, both restricted and unrestricted.
Because of the decision by the NFL owners to opt out of their deal with the players, the threshhold for unestricted free agency has risen from four seasons in the league to six seasons.  That&#8217;s created a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/a-look-at-chiefs-free-agents.html</link>
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		<title>Super Bowl Bits … Indianapolis Colts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PEYTON MANNING ON PRE-SNAP ADJUSTMENTS AND AUDIBLES: &#8220;It is a little bit of a controlled chaos out there. We are all just trying to get on the same page. We don&#8217;t huddle so we do make calls at the line of scrimmage. Obviously, if we huddled we probably wouldn&#8217;t have to do so much at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/super-bowl-bits-%e2%80%a6-indianapolis-colts.html</link>
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		<title>Bob At The Super Bowl With … Eli Manning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Eli Manning owns a Super Bowl ring from the New York Giants victory two years ago over the New England Patriots. This Sunday, he&#8217;ll be at Sun Financial Field to watch his brother Peyton go for a second championship as the Indianapolis Colts face the New Orleans Saints.
Manning makes no bones about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/bob-at-the-super-bowl-with-%e2%80%a6-eli-manning.html</link>
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		<title>Speaking His Piece … Thursday Cup O’ Super Bowl</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Two years ago it was Kawika Mitchell.
Last year it was Keyaron Fox.
This time for Super Bowl XLIV it&#8217;s Scott Fujita.
All three are linebackers who played in the Super Bowl. All three were drafted by the same team – the Kansas City Chiefs. It was Fujita in the fifth round in 2002, Mitchell [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/speaking-his-piece-%e2%80%a6-thursday-cup-o%e2%80%99-super-bowl.html</link>
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		<title>Super Bowl Bits … New Orleans Saints</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

It&#8217;s Super Bowl Week, so there are millions upon millions of words being generated here in south Florida. Here are some of the best answers and comments coming from the New Orleans Saints.
RB REGGIE BUSH (left) ON LIVING UP TO THE EXPECTATIONS OF HIM COMING INTO THE NFL: &#8220;It hasn&#8217;t been everything [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/super-bowl-bits-%e2%80%a6-new-orleans-saints.html</link>
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		<title>One More Game For Mudd … A Cup O’Super Bowl</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

&#8220;Gretz, let me tell you something about the offensive line,&#8221; barked Howard Mudd during a moment that seems like it was decades ago, but came at some point during his four seasons as the Chiefs offensive line coach (1989-92.)
&#8220;The offensive line, they treat us like mushrooms. They keep us in the dark [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Haley’s Heroes In Place … Tuesday Cup O’Chiefs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

It rained, and rained, and rained on Monday in south Florida. But then, not much was happening here in Super Bowl Land beyond both teams and thousands of people in the media showing up for the rest of the week.
So we turn north and west for the news of Monday, and it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/haley%e2%80%99s-heroes-in-place-%e2%80%a6-tuesday-cup-o%e2%80%99chiefs.html</link>
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		<title>Emmitt Returns To Red &amp; Gold</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chiefs Hall of Fame CB Emmitt Thomas has returned to the team some 32 years after he finished his career as a player.
Thomas was announced on Monday as the team&#8217;s new defensive back coach, as Todd Haley finalized his coaching staff for the 2010 season.
The other newest edition to the staff is former defensive back [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/emmitt-returns-to-red-gold.html</link>
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		<title>Reacting To The All-Decade Team</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

It&#8217;s a dreary, rainy day in south Florida, so the trip to the beach was cancelled and now there&#8217;s more time to provide dispatches from Super Bowl Land.
The announcement of the NFL&#8217;s All-Decade team for the 2000s got lost in the silliness of the Pro Bowl and the hype of Super Bowl [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/reacting-to-the-all-decade-team.html</link>
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		<title>It Is What It Is … Monday Cup O’ Super Bowl</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

In almost 35 years of covering professional football in some manner, I had never been to a Pro Bowl.
That changed Sunday night at Sun Financial Stadium, where the AFC beat the NFC 41-34.
And, that was enough. I don&#8217;t need an encore. Turns out I was missing nothing but a lot of bad [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/it-is-what-it-is-%e2%80%a6-monday-cup-o%e2%80%99-super-bowl.html</link>
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		<title>Chiefs Place 4 ON All-Decade Team</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
The Chiefs may have been shut out of the Pro Bowl, but they were well represented on the NFL&#8217;s All-Decade teams for the 2000s that was announced Sunday evening here in south Florida.
TE Tony Gonzalez, OT Willie Roaf, G Will Shields and Retuner Dante Hall were all named to the 53-man team that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/chiefs-place-4-on-all-decade-team.html</link>
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		<title>Representing The Kansas City Chiefs …</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

When the ball is teed up and kicked off Sunday night for the Pro Bowl, there will not be anybody wearing the red helmet with the arrowhead of the Kansas City Chiefs. For the first time in 31 seasons, there are now Chiefs players participating in the game.
But that does not mean [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/representing-the-kansas-city-chiefs-%e2%80%a6.html</link>
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		<title>A Not So Pro Bowl … Sunday Cup 1-31</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

The Pro Bowl was so important to Minnesota Vikings OT Bryant McKinnie that he failed to show up for practice on Friday … and Thursday … and Wednesday.
McKinnie&#8217;s absences finally got him sent home, kicked off the team by NFC Coach Wade Phillips, with help from the NFL office. He will not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/a-not-so-pro-bowl-%e2%80%a6-sunday-cup-1-31.html</link>
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		<title>Chip Hilton Lives … Saturday Cup O’Chiefs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My first sports hero was a guy named Chip Hilton.
Now, Hilton was not a real person. He was the hero in a series of 24 novels written by Hall of Fame basketball coach Clair Bee. Chip was an outstanding schoolboy athlete, who played football, baseball and basketball. He faced all sorts of trials and tribulations [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/chip-hilton-lives-%e2%80%a6-saturday-cup-o%e2%80%99chiefs.html</link>
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