The 2008 Chiefs Offseason Moves - Coaches, Draft, FA, and Rumors Updates

[morphius]

I thought this was a great idea by ht last season, and since he is in lurker mode I figured I would go ahead and run in it. I'll try to update it as much as I can, and hopefully the other mods will keep it up to date as well.

This IS Not a discussion thread, but please post anything that seems to be missing and we will get it added, with sources!

Players:
Signings: FA Begins February 29
UDFA: (thanks jjchieffan)
DE Saint-Dic Jonal
DE Johnny Dingle
DL Jason Parker (Arizona)
DT Derek Lokey
DT James McClinton, Kansas (try out)
FB Mike Cox
K Connor Barth (UNC)
LB James Terry (Youngstown State)
LB Steve Octavien
LB SirDarean Adams (Michigan State)
OG Chris McDuffie
QB Ricky Santos
RB Kalvin McRae (Ohio)
S Ron Girault, Rutgers
S Pig Brown

SS Greg Hay, Toledo
WR Luke Swan (Wisconsin)
WR Sean Bailey (Georgia)
WR Brandon Breazell, U.C.L.A.
WR Jabari Arthur, Akron

FA:
T Wade Smith (NYJ)
FB John Paul Foschi (Raiders)
FB Manderino (Bengals) to a two-year deal
KR/PR B.J. Sams (Ravens)
WR Devard Darling (Ravens)
LB DeMorrio Williams (Falcons)
FB Oliver Hoyte (Cowboys) brought in off of Waivers
P Dustin Colquitt re-signed to a five-year deal
T Anthony Alabi (Dolphins) brought in off of Waivers
K Billy Cundiff 2/18/08
S Erick Harris 2/18/08
DT T.J. Jackson 2/18/08
CB Chad Johnson 2/18/08
T Joe Lobdell 2/18/08
K Nick Novak 2/18/08
G Rob Smith 2/18/08 - two-year contract

Trades:
Jared Allen traded to MN for a 1st round, 2 3rd round and a swap of the 6th round picks.

Cuts:
OL Chris Bober
OL John Welbourn
WR Eddie Kennison
CB Ty Law
LB Kendrell Bell
T James Reed
TE Jason Dunn

Chiefs 2008 FA's:
Boomer Grigsby - Signed with Miami
Will Svitek RFA
Samie Parker - Signed with Denver
Kris Wilson - Signed with the Eagles
Chris Terry
Kyle Turley
Casey Wiegmann - Signed with Denver
Jared Allen - Traded to MN
Jimmy Wilkerson - Signed with Tampa Bay
Keyaron Fox - Signed with Pittsburgh
Benny Sapp - Signed with MN
Eddie Drummond
John Carney

FA Visits/Rumors:
return man B.J. Sams

Rumor - New Orleans center Jeff Faine and Seattle kicker Josh Brown could come in tomorrow - Teicher 2/29
The Kansas City Chiefs have met with University of Kansas OT Anthony Collins.
Rumor - McNabb and Pennington to stay with their current teams - CBS Pregame show. discuss here
Rumor - Chiefs signed 2 kickers Billy Cundiff and Nick Novak - Nick "The Erroneous One" Athan (so a rumor until we get a trustworthy source)

Draft:
Round: 1
Glenn Dorsey, DT LSU
Branden Albert, G/T Virginia

Round: 2
Brandon Flowers, CB Virginia Tech

Round: 3
Jamaal Charles, RB Texas
Brad Cottam, TE Tennessee
DaJuan Morgan, S North Carolina State

Round: 4
Will Franklin, WR Missouri

Round: 5
Brandon Carr, CB Grand Valley State

Round: 6
Barry Richardson, OL Clemson
Kevin Robinson, WR Utah State

Round: 7
Brian Johnston, DE Gardner-Webb
Michael Merritt, TE Central Florida

Coaching/Front Office:
Hires:
Joe D'Alessandris to the staff as assistant offensive line coach
Texas-El Paso offensive coordinator Eric Price hired as WR Coach
Curtis Modkins hired as running backs
Chan Gailey Hired Teicher
Bob Bicknell hired as offensive-line coach, he was the Chiefs’ assistant offensive-line coach last season. Teicher
Gunther takes over duties as LB Coach along with his DC duties.

Fired:
Mike Solari (offensive coordinator) - Teicher KC Star
John Matsko (offensive line) - Teicher KC Star
Charlie Joiner (wide receivers) - Teicher KC Star
James Saxon (running backs) - Teicher KC Star