Bowe wants to stay in KC

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Bowe says he never wanted out of KC, wants to finish career as a Chief
By ADAM TEICHER
The Kansas City Star
Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe says he'd like to stay with the Chiefs.
JOHN SLEEZER
Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe says he'd like to stay with the Chiefs.


Wide receiver Dwayne Bowe sought to clear up what he said was a misconception that he wanted out of Kansas City. To the contrary, Bowe said Thursday in a rare interview he would like to finish his career with the Chiefs.

“Why wouldn’t I want to stay here? It’s a no-brainer for me,” said Bowe, who became emphatic once the topic was introduced. “I never said I didn’t want to be here. I never said that. This is where it started for me. This is where people know me from. That’s crazy to me.

“When I heard that, I was like, ‘Where did that come from?’ I never said I wanted out. Please clear that up for me. Do I play like I don’t want to be here? I just keep my mouth closed and play the game. That’s what I do. Please tell everybody to stop saying I’m a bad guy. I just don’t talk (to the media much).”

Bowe is on the verge of becoming the greatest pass receiver in Chiefs history, at least statistically. With another 12 catches, Bowe will become their career leading pass catcher for a wide receiver, passing Henry Marshall.

He would then become the Chiefs second-leading career pass receiver, though he would still be about 500 catches behind tight end Tony Gonzalez.

Because of the history, among other reasons, Bowe said he would like to remain with the Chiefs.

“This is where I was drafted,” Bowe said. “When I’m finished, I feel I should be in the Hall of Fame and hopefully win Super Bowls.

“I play the game to win. That’s what I do week in and week out. I feel we can do that here, of course. Things happen and it won’t be easy but I try to show (that spirit) and it will become contagious. You’ll see it. It’s coming.”

It’s less than certain that Bowe figures into the Chiefs’ long-term plans. When the sides couldn’t agree on a contract this year, the Chiefs made Bowe their franchise player, and after missing all of offseason practice and training camp in protest, he signed their one-year contract worth about $9.5 million.

The Chiefs and Bowe could agree to terms for a long-term contract after this season, but it seems unlikely given that the Chiefs didn’t offer a deal this year that would make Bowe happy and he’ll be another year closer to the end of his career.

The Chiefs could also keep Bowe again as their franchise player.

“We’ll have to see how all that goes,” Bowe said. “All I can do is continue to play my best here to make it happen.”

By the numbers, Bowe hasn’t been affected much by the numerous problems otherwise dragging down the 1-8 Chiefs. He has is having one of the better statistical seasons of his career.

Bowe has 49 receptions, putting him on pace for 87. His career high is 86 set in 2008. But he has only three touchdowns, each coming in the fourth quarter of a blowout loss.

“I think I’ve been productive,” he said. “My production has been steady.

“As a receiver, my job is to catch the ball from the quarterback no matter who that is. With both quarterbacks coming in and playing to the best of their ability, I think I’ve been doing a great job catching either one of their passes. It’s all in the head coach’s decision who plays. I try to compete at a high level each week. I try to give my team a better opportunity to win. That’s what I work in practice to do.”

Bowe turned 28 in September, so he’s approaching the age when some receivers begin to lose their skills. But he said he planned to play several more seasons.

“I think I’m just getting started,” Bowe said. “I’m 28, but I’ve learned how to play with (nine) different quarterbacks. I learned how to be the man … you can see that during the majority of the game I’m always going to be open. It took years for me to learn all that and it’s going to extend my career and I’ll be a big-time playmaker.

“I feel like I’ve got at least six more (seasons) in me, six more (easily). I love this game. You can tell in the way I play it … 33, 34, that’s what I’m shooting for.”

Bowe, notorious earlier in his career for arriving at Chiefs camp out of shape, said he would work harder during the offseason to maintain his conditioning.

“When you’re young you go off just talent,” he said. “The older you get, it’s all about technique. This offseason, I’m definitely going to have a personal trainer travel with me wherever I go and work on the things I need to work on.”

In the meantime, the Chiefs have seven games remaining. Pointing to Monday night’s overtime loss in Pittsburgh as progress, Bowe said the Chiefs would win their share of them.

“Guys are just starting to know how to play together,” Bowe said. “That’s one thing coach talks about, guys playing together and playing as a team and sometimes it takes a team eight games or how many games it is to figure it out. I think guys have just figured out how to put it all together.

“We’re not that far away from winning. Seven games is a long time in football.”

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[Rausch]

Originally Posted by Chief_For_Life58

egoli drafted bowes replacement already his name is baldwin.

[BoneKrusher]

Originally Posted by Chief_For_Life58

egoli drafted bowes replacement already his name is baldwin. just like hes gonna draft carr/routts replacement with our first pick.

Yeah, Pioli's an awesome GM if you like our teams spot in the AFC West Basement.

[Chief_For_Life58]

Originally Posted by BoneKrusher

Yeah, Pioli's an awesome GM if you like our teams spot in the AFC West Basement.

no I ****ing hate egoli the one thing hes done well for this team is draft justin houston. thats it. one good thing in 4 years in no warrants him even being at the chiefs facility this morning to even turn his coffee machine on. hes the biggest fraud in the nfl.
the only problem is that our pos owner I guess enjoys owning a joke of a franchise

[The Franchise]

Adam Teicher ‏@adamteicher

For those asking, the Chiefs QBs Bowe has played with: Croyle, Huard, Thigpen, Gray, Cassel, Palko, Orton, Quinn

On that Chiefs QB list, only Quinn was first-round pick. Croyle was 3rd, Orton 4th, Cassel and Thigpen 7th. Palko, Gray, Huard undrafted

After seeing that list of QBs, never wonder again why Tony Gonzalez wanted out

[Sorter]

Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts

That's a known no no. Come on, man. You just gave me a reason. Banned for 1 week. Enjoy the silence Planeteers.

Commence the celebration, bitches










Awesome way to start of Thanksgiving break.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts

That's a known no no. Come on, man. You just gave me a reason. Banned for 1 week. Enjoy the silence Planeteers.

I'm getting thank you rep.

[BigMeatballDave]

bobtard banned

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts

I'm getting thank you rep.

I'm not surprised.

It's one thing to be uninformed about football or young (think RoyIII or KnowMo) but it's another entirely to shit on every single ****ing thread.

Clay at his worst, back in 2004-2006, was a pimple on this guy's ass, which is really saying a lot.

[mcaj22]

what did he say (or do, or post) this time lol

[BigMeatballDave]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I'm not surprised.

It's one thing to be uninformed about football or young (think RoyIII or KnowMo) but it's another entirely to shit on every single ****ing thread.

Clay at his worst, back in 2004-2006, was a pimple on this guy's ass, which is really saying a lot.

Not only was he shitting in threads, but he was sending stupid rep comments accusing others of shitting in threads.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

Originally Posted by mcaj22

what did he say (or do, or post) this time lol

Filter evasion. Posted a picture of the fat kid wearing the I **** on the first date shirt. He messaged the mods, took it like a man, and said he'd be around in a week.

[ChiefsCountry]

Hey floppy what happened to DJ's left nut?

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Hey floppy what happened to DJ's left nut?

Yeah....this.

[RealSNR]

BlackBob is like Chiefs Planet's Matt Cassel.

Puts up a shitty performance in thread after thread after thread, but when he gets booed or injured he calmly takes it in stride and says, "I'll be back. I'm not done yet."

[BigMeatballDave]

Originally Posted by SNR

BlackBob is like Chiefs Planet's Matt Cassel.

Puts up a shitty performance in thread after thread after thread, but when he gets booed or injured he calmly takes it in stride and says, "I'll be back. I'm not done yet."