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grandllama
01-11-2006, 05:30 PM
CHIEFS AGREE TO TERMS WITH EIGHT RESERVE/FUTURE FREE AGENTS

Jan 11, 2006, 5:06:20 PM



Chiefs President Carl Peterson announced on Wednesday that the club had agreed to terms with eight Reserve/Future free agents. The list of players who agreed to terms of two-year contracts include: DT Arrion Dixon, CB Kevin Garrett, TE Aaron Golliday, QB James Kilian, DE Clint Mitchell, DE Zach Ville and TE Willie Walden. DE Eddie Freeman agreed to terms of a one-year contract. As per club policy, no further terms of the agreements were announced.

DT Arrion Dixon (6-4, 308) went to training camp with the Chiefs in 2005, but was released prior to the start of the regular season. Dixon appeared in 43 games as a defensive lineman at Arkansas. He produced 70 tackles (57 solo), 4.5 sacks (-28.0 yards), 18.0 tackles behind the line, a fumble recovery and three forced fumbles. He recorded a career-high 64 tackles (27 solo), a sack, 6.0 stops for loss and 11 quarterback pressures as a junior. The two-sport athlete at Wynne High School in Wynne, Arkansas earned the league’s Most Outstanding Lineman Award.

DE Eddie Freeman (6-5, 310) returns to Kansas City after originally joining the Chiefs as a second-round pick in the 2002 NFL Draft. Freeman appeared in 20 games over two seasons (2002-03) with the Chiefs, recording 39 tackles (17 solo), 4.0 sacks and two passes defensed. He was on the Jacksonville active roster for one game in 2004 and also went to training camp with Carolina in 2005. The Alabama-Birmingham alum played in 44 collegiate games (40 starts), finishing with 184 tackles (107 solo), 36.0 tackles for loss, 14.0 sacks (-134.0 yards), 15 passes defensed, three fumble recoveries and four forced fumbles. The Mobile, Alabama native was a four-year letterwinner at B.C. Rain High School.

CB Kevin Garrett (5-9, 194) joins the Chiefs after spending two seasons with St. Louis (2003-04) after entering the NFL as a fifth-round pick by the Rams in the 2003 NFL Draft. Garrett saw duty in 21 games (one start), recording 10 tackles (seven solo), four passes defensed, as well as 20 special teams tackles. Also played in three postseason contests while with St. Louis, making four tackles on special teams. The SMU alum started all 42 collegiate games he played, posting 265 tackles (181 solo), with 11 tackles for loss, seven INTs, 36 passes defensed, four forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and six blocked kicks. An All-Western Athletic Conference first-team selection by The NFL Draft Report, Garrett prepped at Sweeny High School in Brazoria, Texas.

TE Aaron Golliday (6-3, 282) spent the entire 2005 season on the Chiefs practice squad after being released by Arizona following training camp. Golliday also spent 15 weeks of the 2004 season on the Chiefs developmental squad after entering the league as a rookie free agent with Kansas City. An NFL Europe League veteran, Golliday appeared in 10 games for the Scottish Claymores, recording 14 receptions for 114 yards (8.1 avg.). He appeared in 49 games (20 starts) for Nebraska, catching eight passes for 93 yards. The Topeka, Kansas native earned All-Nebraska honors from the Omaha World-Herald as a punter and running back as a senior at York High School in York, Nebraska.

QB James Kilian (6-3, 218) originally joined the Chiefs as the club’s first of two seventh-round picks in the 2005 NFL Draft, but was released following training camp. Kilian played in 38 games (27 starts) at Tulsa, completing 410 of 758 passes for 4,865 yards with 36 touchdowns and 30 interceptions for a 115.8 rating. He added 329 carries for 1,083 yards (3.3 avg.) with 19 TDs. Kilian ranks third in Tulsa history with 5,948 yards of total offense and is fifth with 4,865 career passing yards. The Caldwell, Kansas native was an all-state selection as a senior at Medford High School in Medford, Oklahoma. Kilian threw for 2,408 yards and 43 TDs in leading his team to the Class C State Championship. He also lettered four years in basketball, baseball and track.

DE Clint Mitchell (6-7, 257) is in his second stint with the Chiefs after going to training camp with the club in 2005. Mitchell originally entered the NFL as the first of two seventh-round draft choices (227th overall) by Denver in the 2003 draft and spent that season on injured reserve. In two seasons with the Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe he saw action in 20 games (13 starts), recording 43 tackles (36 solo) and 6.0 sacks (-34.0 yards). The University of Florida product played in 26 games (20 starts) for the Gators, registering 118 tackles (76 solo), 17.0 stops behind the line (-55.0 yards) and 6.0 sacks (-34.0 yards). Mitchell also had 38 QB pressures, two fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, two passes defensed and a blocked kick. He was named to the National Bluechips All-America team as a senior at Countryside High School in Clearwater, Florida.

DE Zach Ville (6-1, 291) was on the Chiefs practice squad for all 16 weeks of the 2005 season after entering the NFL as a rookie free agent with Kansas City. Ville saw action in 24 games (22 starts) at Missouri after starting his college career at West Hills Junior College in Coalinga, California. He produced 85 tackles (47 solo), 22.0 tackles behind the line, 4.5 sacks (-30.0 yards), one interception, one fumble recovery, two forced fumbles and 13 QB pressures for the Tigers. The Miami, Florida native totaled 15.0 career sacks and led his team to the state championship as a junior at Northwestern High School in Miami.

TE Willie Walden (6-7, 278) returns to Kansas City after a stint with the Chiefs during training camp last season. Walden saw duty in 38 games (27 starts) at Montana his final three collegiate seasons after playing in four games at Oregon as a redshirt freshman. He caught 40 passes for 496 yards (12.4 avg.) with eight touchdowns in his career. Walden recorded 38 receptions for 641 yards with nine TDs as a senior at Evergreen High School in Vancouver, Washington.

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Brock
01-11-2006, 05:31 PM
Eddie Freeman?

Bootlegged
01-11-2006, 05:31 PM
Yeah!

Mecca
01-11-2006, 05:31 PM
Eddie Freeman returns...........what a great pick he was.

tk13
01-11-2006, 05:32 PM
Somewhere, John Tait breathes a sigh of relief.

grandllama
01-11-2006, 05:33 PM
Is "Reserve/Future Free Agent" just a nice way of saying "camp fodder"?

Coach
01-11-2006, 05:35 PM
:$2500:

beavis
01-11-2006, 05:36 PM
If we signed Eddie, then who is manning the register at QuickTrip?

Hoover
01-11-2006, 05:36 PM
I'm actually happy eddie is back. While he has under achieved, so has everyone of our DTs. I'll all for giving him a second chance with a new coaching staff.

grandllama
01-11-2006, 05:36 PM
If we signed Eddie, then who is manning the register at QuickTrip?

Guinta

Hammock Parties
01-11-2006, 05:38 PM
I have a good feeling about this.

Megbert
01-11-2006, 05:38 PM
If we signed Eddie, then who is manning the register at QuickTrip?
The QT always has at least 2 people maning the Registers. My guess would be Jesse Haynes and hell Some 23 year old WoW player living in his mom's basement.

Mecca
01-11-2006, 05:39 PM
I'm actually happy eddie is back. While he has under achieved, so has everyone of our DTs. I'll all for giving him a second chance with a new coaching staff.

Remember that great idea of playing him at defensive end?

FringeNC
01-11-2006, 05:40 PM
I remember Kiper or someone saying that we were lucky to get Freeman in the 2nd...that he had 1st-round talent.

I like the resigning of Killian. He looked to have some potential.

Megbert
01-11-2006, 05:41 PM
I remember Kiper or someone saying that we were lucky to get Freeman in the 2nd...that he had 1st-round talent.

I like the resigning of Killian. He looked to have some potential.
I think Kipers hair could predict NFL talent better than he ever could.

beavis
01-11-2006, 05:42 PM
The QT always has at least 2 people maning the Registers. My guess would be Jesse Haynes and hell Some 23 year old WoW player living in him mom's basement.
When did gochiefs get a job?

SLAG
01-11-2006, 05:43 PM
I remember Kiper or someone saying that we were lucky to get Freeman in the 2nd...that he had 1st-round talent.

I like the resigning of Killian. He looked to have some potential.

I did too I saw alot of Passion for the game in him...

He played really well in the preseason, Of course that was compared to Quinn and Huard

PastorMikH
01-11-2006, 05:46 PM
I'm more than willing to give Eddie another chance. I thought he showed more on the field than Sims did when both were here. Besides, we need some DL players with a temper.

Frosty
01-11-2006, 05:49 PM
Looks like we are restocking NFL Europe.

FringeNC
01-11-2006, 05:52 PM
I think Kipers hair could predict NFL talent better than he ever could.

The thing is neither Sims nor Freeman were reaches. Had they panned out...the DV era would probably turned out differently.

SLAG
01-11-2006, 05:54 PM
The thing is neither Sims nor Freeman were reaches. Had they panned out...the DV era would probably turned out differently.

If it wasnt for my horse i wouldnt have graduated college

PastorMikH
01-11-2006, 05:56 PM
Killian is another signing I like. I was hoping he'd get the third spot instead of Huard. He might have if it hadn't been for Green and Collins hadn't been questionable at the end of pre-season.


Killian reminds me of a raw Trent Green. Decent passer with a desire to win and also leads when he's on the field. I think there's a chance he could turn into a decent QB down the road.

SLAG
01-11-2006, 06:01 PM
Killian is another signing I like. I was hoping he'd get the third spot instead of Huard. He might have if it hadn't been for Green and Collins hadn't been questionable at the end of pre-season.


Killian reminds me of a raw Trent Green. Decent passer with a desire to win and also leads when he's on the field. I think there's a chance he could turn into a decent QB down the road.

Honestly

hes my choice for QBOTF

I see Alot of Potential

Halfcan
01-11-2006, 06:07 PM
Clint Mitchell-WTF-the guy has concrete shoes.

HemiEd
01-11-2006, 06:10 PM
Remember that great idea of playing him at defensive end?


And they have him on this list as a DE, did that move stick? I am glad we are trying to recoup that effort.

nychief
01-11-2006, 06:15 PM
The signed Freeman because they realize that he was not a bust - after watching Junior - they now know what a bust is.

Hydrae
01-11-2006, 07:52 PM
Looks like we are restocking NFL Europe.


I think that is exactly what these signings represent.

007
01-11-2006, 07:54 PM
:$2500:


ROFL

sedated
01-11-2006, 07:58 PM
Looks like we are restocking NFL Europe.


we gotta dig up next year's Scanlon

dirk digler
01-11-2006, 07:58 PM
Looks like we are restocking NFL Europe.

ROFL

jspchief
01-11-2006, 08:20 PM
Freeman wasn't a reach in the 2nd.

We just signed a guy that showed 2nd round talent in college for dirt cheap. When they come dirt cheap, I'm willing to give a lot of guys a second look.

Ralphy Boy
01-11-2006, 09:15 PM
Actually I think they brought Eddie back so Brett Williams could look like a good investment. (Brett Williams knocked Freeman on his ass during a Florida State vs. Alabama Birmingham game back in 2001)

Somewhere in the vast vaults of the Chiefsplanet archives is a thread that I posted about how happy I was when we drafted Freeman.
Wasn't happy that we passed on Henderson to trade up for Sims, but was quite happy with Freeman. There is probably another thread that I posted where I compared Freeman's first year with Sims' first full year, but I won't begin to try and find that.

Sims first two years, 22 games (injury), 45 total tackles, 40 solo, 1 pass defensed, 3 sacks, 1 forced fumble and 1 interception (seems like he caught a tipped ball but given that was during Greg Robinson's time I guess he could have picked one off when he dropped back into coverage to cover a slot receiver :rolleyes: )

Freeman's first two years, 20 games (before getting hurt) with KC consisted of 39 tackles (17 solo), 4.0 sacks and two passes defensed.

The guy was doing well until he got hurt and I'm happy we took a rider on him because after all, we did spend a high second round pick on him. Send him to NFLE for a while to get him back in game shape and give him a second chance. If he doesn't work out, we've not lost anything we hadn't already lost when we cut him two years ago.

Kevin Garrett was a guy that Hawaiian Boy and I were both pretty high on going into the draft. I really thought when the Rams got him and Shane Walton, for next to nothing, that one of them would end up being a stud. Boy was I wrong.

RealSNR
01-11-2006, 10:47 PM
I'm also pleased to see we signed Garrett. I wanted us to draft him that year. While obviously he hasn't panned out quite as planned, maybe something good can happen.

PastorMikH
01-11-2006, 10:51 PM
Freeman wasn't a reach in the 2nd.

We just signed a guy that showed 2nd round talent in college for dirt cheap. When they come dirt cheap, I'm willing to give a lot of guys a second look.


I also wonder what would have happened had we left him at DT instead of trying to move him to DE.

FWIW, I'm ready to see us draft some players at positions we actually want them to play at. It seems like DV loved projects. Draft a guy and try to convert him. Sign undrafted FAs and try to make players out of them. Sure some have worked, but think of how many players we could have had if we went into the draft and, for example, drafted a CB to play CB instead of trying to convert a safety.

Ultra Peanut
01-11-2006, 11:53 PM
OH MY GOD WHAT

Somewhere, John Tait breathes a sigh of relief.

Coach
01-11-2006, 11:54 PM
ROFL

RealSNR
01-12-2006, 12:15 AM
OH MY GOD WHAT
ROFL

Chris Meck
01-12-2006, 02:25 PM
ehh, these are second chance guys. They're cheap, most will go to europe and get som experience, and be training camp bodies. A few will make the squad though, probably, and who knows?

chris