Chiefs Sign Eddie Drummond
 

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By C.E. Wendler
Warpaint Illustrated Columnist
Posted Aug 26, 2007


Warpaint Illustrated has learned that the Kansas City Chiefs have signed wide receiver/kick returner Eddie Drummond. He is the leading candidate to return kicks for the team this season.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers worked out Drummond earlier last week, but he turned down a better offer to play in Kansas City, signing a two-year contract.

Drummond, who spent the last five seasons with the Detroit Lions, made the Pro Bowl in 2004 following a season in which he returned two kickoffs and two punts for touchdowns. He is one of only three players in NFL history to accomplish that feat, along with former Chief Dante Hall and Bears kick returner Devin Hester.

In five years Drummond has six total return touchdowns, two on kickoffs and four on punts. For his career he averages 9.8 yards per punt return and 23.6 yards per kickoff return, with highs of 13.2 on punts and 26.6 on kickoffs (both in 2004). Last season he averaged 26 yards per kickoff return, but just 7.7 yards on punt returns.

With the departure of Hall, the Chiefs have been looking for a replacement returner all offseason. Drummond appears to fit the bill, and may make it tough for rookie Ean Randolph to make the 53-man roster.

No word on the financial terms of Drummond’s contract. Stay tuned to Warpaint Illustrated for more news on this signing.

the fact that you go to the WPI forum should have you glowing red in the rep dept.

Its bad enough we have GC pimping that site...

News is news...

WE ARE!.....


PENN STATE!

Who is he? And why should I care?

pro bowl returner in 2004

I thought Ean Randolph was doing good on punt returns. Of course, I didn't really see him do much otherwise.

He's a 100% lock to get cut now.

Hopefully he can return to his old form. If he can then it is a great signing.

Figures. He's one of the few guys who can catch...

He's a real hot commodity.

I love this signing.

He's just as good as Dante now, this didn't cost draft picks, just cash.

He should help with field position tremendously. Randolph is gone.

Old form? How old is he?

when will the CHiefs develop thier own kick returner
and not have to pick up somone else's trash

But a fine kick returner!

LMAO Touche.

He has only been in the NFL about 5 years I think. Hopefully he can bring his 2004 form to the Chiefs though.

Why did the Lions cut him?

I like this signing.

They didn't want to tie up a spot on a return specialist only.

They have 5 WRs - Williams, Calvin, Furrey, McDonald and Troy Walter and they will use Walter and McDonald as their returners.

With this signing, I imagine Kennison, Bowe, Parker, Webb, Hannon and Drummond will be our receivers.

We really need the extra field position so this is a good signing.

Wow, nice pickup. I liked Randolph, but Drummond's a proven commodity.

damn i was kinda hoping randolf got a chance to be on the team the kid is gonna be solid

So we get another has been returner?

Dante Hall was/is better.

Drummond is small, often injured, and can't return punts that well. Even when he was a Pro Bowler, Hall was better. Having said that, it's a good signing because he's better than anyone else on the Chiefs roster that has tried to return kicks/punts this offseason. To me, this looks like a "quick fix" to a plan that's gone wrong since trading Dante Hall. :shake:

can he catch?

Gone wrong? We got a 5th and swapped in another round for a guy who was on the decline. He was whining because Vermeil wasn't around anymore. He also made too much money.

Can't return punts that well? He had over 10 yards a return last year.

Does this seal Phinisee's fate as well?

Didn't think there was much of a plan beyond the want/need to get Dante's I-need-a-hug ass out of town. The thought process was probably: We'll find someone, and, most importantly, it won't be Hall. Getting a draft pick was an added bonus.

Fast people can be hard to get along with!

he just turned town TB to get on HBO. way better deal.

Things are looking like shit. We did not need this signing. And once again today I'm taking another disappointment hit from King Carl himself.

Yeah, we didn't need better field position.

Jesus, are Chiefs fans so myopic that any news is bad news? Drummond is worlds better than anyone on our roster right now returning kicks, and probably if not as good as Dante is today, he's at least in the same neighborhood.

We had someone who was looking particularly exciting and dynamic? :hmmm:

*Ahem* Do you mind? We're trying to panic here and that positive crap just ain't gonna fly.

No, we needed to devolep young guys to get us better field position. Just another roster spot taken from somebody who better deserved it.

Is Eddie Drummond better than Dante Hall, just curious, I don't know much about this guy.

Yes, he is about the same as Hall was when he was good.

Is he a young guy or a 30s guy?

27, but has had injuries.


this might help a little

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Drummond

Bullshit. What did Webb or Randolph do in the month of TC to prove they were the ones for the job?

I'll take my chances with someone who is young enough, 27, and has produced in this league over ifs and maybes when it comes to a return man.

I understand about bitching about Croyle, but the amount of whining/that time of the month on here is getting out of hand.

Some of you need to invest in Kotex and Kleenex.

Thanks for standing in for GC, Hootie. He PM'd you didn't he?

I think joey is doing some scarsam with the Croyle/Huard debate.

If he is, then I apologize.

Sam has scars? But yeah...... I really dont give a shit. I just wanna win. Now, next year, when the **** ever, I just wanna win atleast half of our games so I can be happy half the season. I just wish the season could extend to febuary, but if not then that's how it is. No use bitching.

yay better field position!

Great signing, we needed a return man. I see no reason to bitch about this at all, 27 and has done a good job. Dante was a little bitch that wined about dorm rooms at training camp and all he did the past few years is run backwards and try to juke rather than return.

He's no Bobby Sippio.

Love this move. Wonder who gets pushed out?

Thanks that is young enough that this seems like a move that makes sense from a rebuilding perspective. Probably worth the shot.

That is what I was thinking when I opened this thread

Was it?

"What chou talkin bout Hootie!"

i been playing a franchise with the lions and this dude is pretty good on madden

ok, ya might be being sarcastic here.

but if you arent, it seems like you're implying that we havent bred our own kick returners. we've somewhat specialize in them recently

Chiefs already have listed him as the #1 KR and PR on their depth chart.

Drummond is no Samie Parker.

Good.

He played with LJ at Penn State. In the same backfield some of the time.

Cool, Lets see how he turns out

I like the move no one really stepped it up and this kid is proven we need all the help we can get on O.

Oh, Thank goodness. I had been wondering about that. Now I like this move.

Im fairly certain this is how Carl decides all his personel moves.

Shh keep that on the down low.

Why the hell are you playing with the lions?

how is signing a guy such a big disappointment?

I'm guessing Calivn Johnson?

I'm going to miss Justin Phinisee. Guy is a great returner.

You watched him, right? The boy had moves.

He's so good they brought in another guy so they could cut him. C'mon luv.

I don't think they brought in anyone just so they could cut him. If the dude is better, then so be it. I simply said the boy had moves. I liked watching him.

Then your going to LOVE watching Drummond

Phinisee had one jaw-dropping return in every single game this preseason.

He's cut. Who wants to bet?

I don't think anyone is arguing that fact. We're simply saying it's too bad.

Ok, Will you post a picture of your boobs then Please.

I like it. With the type of game we plan on trying to play, field position is going to be important...