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Report: Chiefs' Matt Cassel 'destined to be released soon' (https://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=270334)

Report: Chiefs' Matt Cassel 'destined to be released soon'

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Report: Chiefs' Matt Cassel 'destined to be released soon'

Matt Cassel's four-year run in Kansas City could be coming to an end as the Chiefs quarterback is 'destined to be released soon,' according to USA Today.

The move wouldn't be shocking because Cassel is due $7.5 million in 2013 and to say he struggled last season would be an understatement.

Cassel went 1-7 in eight starts in 2012 and was benched following the team's Week 7 bye. His 66.7 quarterback rating ranked 32nd in the league. He also had the worst touchdown-interception ratio in the NFL. Cassel threw 12 interceptions and only six touchdown passes. The season got so bad that Kansas City fans booed Cassel after he suffered a head injury in the team's Week 5 loss to Baltimore.

New Chiefs coach Andy Reid has yet to give Cassel a vote of confidence, and Reid seems determined to have a starting quarterback in Kansas City next season who's not named Matt Cassel.

Reid has openly expressed interest in Philadelphia's Nick Foles and reportedly "really likes" San Francisco's Alex Smith. Reid has already announced that he'll be calling offensive plays next season, so it makes sense that he wants his own, hand-picked guy under center.

If the Chiefs do release Cassel, that will take their quarterback-neediness to an new level. The only quarterbacks left on the roster would be Ricky Stanzi and Alex Tanney, who have zero career starts between them. Brady Quinn -- who went 1-7 in eight starts with the Chiefs last season -- will become a free agent in March and isn't expected to re-sign with the team.

Another option for Kansas City would be asking Cassel to take a pay cut, but the team reportedly hasn't even offered him that.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/nf...-released-soon

Trick Shot Tanney will be the man!!

The #7 Matt Cassel jersey makeover kit will go on sale next week.

NO! Matt Cassel is my hero!

We booed him when he got hurt? I thought we all cheered. :harumph:

Being let loose for Alex Smith should be some awesome motovation. If one had any talent.

The Australian in a completely opposite time zone beat ChiefsandOsfan?

Miracles do happen.

Can't happen soon enough. At this point I would rather see what we have with the 2 QB's under contract than see Cassel again. I still want Geno or someone else at #1.

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Originally Posted by Lonewolf Ed (Post 9429410)

We booed him when he got hurt? I thought we all cheered. :harumph:

We all just made unintelligible grunting noises, knuckle draggers that we are.

Let's Get This Shit Done

He probably offered to reduce his salary to $6.5 million and doesn't understand why he didn't get taken up on it. Remember that game he came back and got a field goal before halftime in?