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02-13-2018, 02:38 PM | |
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Chiefs announce that Derrick Johnson will be allowed to test free agency in March
Per Terez Paylor
The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Tuesday that linebacker Derrick Johnson will become a free agent when his contract with the club expires at the start of the new league year on March 14. The announcement ends Johnson’s 13-year run with the Chiefs. “Few players in recent history have meant more to the Chiefs franchise and the Kansas City community than Derrick Johnson,” Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt said. “His tireless work ethic and passion for the game made him one of the most productive defensive players to ever wear a Chiefs uniform and one of the most respected players both in our locker room and around the league. Over the last 13 seasons, Derrick represented himself and the Chiefs organization with integrity and class, and he will always be a part of our Chiefs family.” Johnson is the franchise’s all-time leading tackler, compiling 1,262 career stops (993 solo) in his 13 seasons with the Chiefs (2005-17). He earned four Pro Bowl berths in his time with the club. “I’ve been blessed to be a part of the Kansas City Chiefs organization my entire career,” Johnson said. “I’d like to thank the Hunt family, my coaches, teammates and the staff for the tremendous amount of support I received over the years. I love Kansas City and this fan base, they’ve always had my back. I’m grateful I had the opportunity to spend 13 years in a place I love. I plan on playing for several more years because I love this game so much, but I look forward to retiring as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs when my career is over. I’ll miss my Chiefs teammates – we made a lot of big plays together over the years – and I wish them the best in bringing a championship home to the best and loudest fans in the NFL.” General Manager Brett Veach and Head Coach Andy Reid weighed in on Johnson’s tenure in Kansas City. “Letting go of a player like Derrick is particularly tough because of how much respect I have for him as a player and as a person,” Veach said. “He’s had a tremendous career here in Kansas City, and we wish him nothing but the best moving forward.” “I’m grateful I had the opportunity to coach a player like Derrick,” Reid said. “He’s a passionate football player and a natural leader. I value the amount of quality work he put in every day for us, including teaching our younger players what it means to be a pro. I think he will make an incredible coach when he is done playing the game, if he chooses.” Johnson played in 182 games (169 starts) with the club tallying 27.5 sacks, 40 quarterback pressures, 14 interceptions – returning four of those INTs for touchdowns – 23 forced fumbles and eight fumble recoveries. Johnson had a career-high 179 tackles in 2011 that led to his first of four Pro Bowl appearances. In addition to his four Pro Bowl berths, Johnson was named the club’s Mack Lee Hill Award winner following his rookie season, an award given to the team’s top rookie or first year player. Additionally, after his career year in 2011, Johnson was awarded with the Derrick Thomas Award, given to the team’s MVP. The former Texas Longhorn originally entered the NFL as the Chiefs first-round pick (15th overall) in 2005. http://www.chiefs.com/news/article-2...b-487e57ffa691 Last edited by Stinger; 02-13-2018 at 02:47 PM.. |
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02-13-2018, 07:01 PM | #91 |
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Tweet and Thread title is wrong/misleading.
DJ is gone. There is no "testing" FA for him.
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02-13-2018, 07:05 PM | #92 |
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Nice dude, but Sutton can outrun him. Bye.
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02-13-2018, 07:14 PM | #93 |
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How much cap space are we looking total with this move and assuming we let Tamba go?
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02-13-2018, 07:18 PM | #94 |
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Wow, what a class act to say all of those nice things and also bright biz wise. J Charles should have asked DJ how to handle an adios like a man before he stomped off to the Donks, who hilariously royally screwed him out of a 1/2 mill incentive late in the season.
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02-13-2018, 07:28 PM | #95 | |
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02-13-2018, 07:36 PM | #96 |
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Yeah, I almost felt bad for him because he truly is a moron, I was torn between laughing at him and feeling sorry for him after his tirade and subsequent signing with Denver. I can't imagine the shame of going to a division rival for revenge, fumbling away a touchdown to your old team as your only notable action, and then said revenge team benching you for the final few games to gank you out of an easily achievable incentive for $500k. I guess some get physical gifts and others get mental ones, easy to see where the JC sliders are set.
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02-13-2018, 07:53 PM | #97 |
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A few fun, long Chiefs careers have been wasted these last 15 years or so.
DJ, Hali, Colquitt, Jamaal, Eric Berry is nearing that point (although he still has a chance to win something big here). |
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02-13-2018, 08:09 PM | #98 |
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I admit to being too lazy to see the cap hit with the remainder of his bonus. But, it could possibly be a post June 1 cut to divide the hit between two seasons.
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02-13-2018, 08:13 PM | #99 |
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Good Chief, great guy.
May his replacement be twice the above.
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02-13-2018, 09:33 PM | #101 |
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An interesting juxtaposition that an offensive head coach/coordinator managed to rejuvenate his career, pulling the best years out of him from 2009 to present.
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02-13-2018, 09:44 PM | #102 |
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As much sense as this move makes, it still bums me out. Dude might just be my favorite chief of all time.
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I remember recording that draft because I had to work. I came home and saw that we got him and went crazy. He was the one guy in that draft I really wanted.
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02-13-2018, 09:54 PM | #104 |
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ILB is a pretty big need right now... only Ragland and Eligwe under contract.
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SO much work to be done on that side of the ball, it's too bad we couldn't sustain the performances on D and special teams that we had for the first two years of the Reid era...
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