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Quote from Vermiel: “We know a lot about him because we've played a lot against him,” Chiefs coach Dick Vermeil said. “We know he's been on a defense that's been rated very high.
"We also know that (Chiefs wide receiver) Samie Parker beat him on a pump move when we played them late in the season."
I can see it now. Herndon's gonna see this quote in the paper, get pissed off, sign with someone else, and then rip the Chiefs in his press conference.
Then the resulting interview with Carl...
Q: Can you fill us in on how the deal with (CB) Kelly Herndon did not work out?
Carl: “I think some confidential personnel notes got out that really changed things dramatically for them. I don’t know where that came from or how it got into the media, but I am not going to substantiate it or not. But that certainly played a major role in his decision and his agent’s to go in a different direction. That is disappointing, but those things happen.”
Q: Were you willing to continue negotiating with him despite the fact that he got torched by Samie Parker last year on that TD?
PETERSON: “What do you know about Parker's TD?”
Q: That they said Herndon got beat by Parker on a pump fake for a TD last year.
PETERSON: “Who are they?”
Q: It was in the Kansas City Star.
PETERSON: “Did you ever hear our scouts or anybody from the Kansas City Chiefs say that?”
Q: Herndon said that you guys brought that up after you heard he was going to visit other teams.
PETERSON: “Specific to Kelly we were negotiating with him and then the information got out that is either true or not true. Certainly nobody from the Kansas City Chiefs gave that information out. I am certain our scouts and coaches never comment publicly on any player’s performance in a specific game. That changed the situation for them.”
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