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The Poz · 06-03-2006, 11:15 AM

Chiefs | Gonzalez wants to end his career in Kansas City
Sat, 3 Jun 2006 09:14:10 -0700

Rick Dean, writing for Morris News Service, reports Kansas City Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez has made it clear he wants to end his career in Kansas City, but he refused to discuss contract negotiations with the Chiefs. The team also wants to sign him to a long-term deal that will allow him to finish his career as a Chief. As is the case with all business deals, the financial terms must add up properly for both parties. Gonzalez's contract runs through the 2006 season. It is hardly a secret that Gonzalez spends little of his offseason in Kansas City. It's even less of a secret that the Chiefs wish he'd spend more here in offseason conditioning with his teammates. Gonzalez believes new offensive coordinator Mike Solari, the former offensive line coach, is a kindred spirit who will look for a tight end in scoring zone situations. "As soon as he got the job, I flew back here to meet with (Solari) and coach (Jon) Embree, my new position coach. He asked me straight-up what routes I thought worked best, and he said he'd get them called. We'll see what happens, but I have (no) doubt that he'll get me the ball."

StcChief · 06-04-2006, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by milkman

The Browns offense, with Brian Sipe at QB, was a pass oriented offense for most of Newsome's career.

And Winslow, of course, played in the vaunted Air Coryell offense.

They were utilized in much the same manner as Tony.

Grew up watching both Winslow and Newsome. Both Great TEs.

I just seemed different time, game was different then.

Let the comparision analysis appear. I don't have time to research it.

milkman · 06-04-2006, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by nm_dbf

Grew up watching both Winslow and Newsome. Both Great TEs.

I just seemed different time, game was different then.

Let the comparision analysis appear. I don't have time to research it.

We're close to the same age, about a year apart.

I also grew up watching these guys.
It was a different game, but these two, especially Winslow, were used in very similiar roles to Tony.

One difference, for all the bitching and moaning I see about the contact that Tony battles each week, those guys REALLY got mugged.

**BigRedChief** · 06-04-2006, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Got to meet Tony G tonight. Had dinner with him as his guest through a charity I'm involved with. He looked buff and in mid season shape.

Tony G trying to sign me up for DT.

Look at the mitts on the guy.

FAX · 06-04-2006, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Tony G trying to sign me up for DT.

Look at the mitts on the guy.

Nice, Mr. BigRedChief. The picture, I mean.

FAX

StcChief · 06-04-2006, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milkman

We're close to the same age, about a year apart.

I also grew up watching these guys.
It was a different game, but these two, especially Winslow, were used in very similiar roles to Tony.

One difference, for all the bitching and moaning I see about the contact that Tony battles each week, those guys REALLY got mugged.

Winslow with Air Coryal is similar to how Gonzo is used.

Newsome....I don't really think so. He had some real good years and is HOFer but numbers fell off later. Too bad he played for the Browns.

TE data
http://www.pro-football-reference.co...rs/teindex.htm

Will be enjoyable watching TG take over if he stays healthy and pass
These guys on his way to title.....

Sharpe 13 years....
Games Rec. Yrds Avg TD
TOTAL | 203 | 815 10060 12.3 62

Newsome 13 years

TOTAL | 198 | 662 7980 12.1 47

Gonzo current data 9 years
TOTAL | 143 | 648 7810 12.1 56

Winslow numbers 9 years
TOTAL | 109 | 541 6741 12.5 45

Wile_E_Coyote · 06-04-2006, 10:36 AM

the prime’ at 30 Gonzalez wants to age here

Tight end hopes to retire a Chief

By ELIZABETH MERRILL

The Kansas City Star

Welcome to 30. Soon, the aches will start. The lines will form. And before you know it, everybody will be asking the dreaded question.
Does he still have it?

Tony Gonzalez is resting his long legs in a tent Saturday afternoon, and 8-year-old boys are screaming in the background. They just heard his speech about how a shy kid who was the worst player in Pop Warner went on to NFL stardom. With Gonzalez’s hip Pro Bowl visor and million-dollar smile, the kids at his camp have no idea Tony G is now a 30-something.

Or that he’s commiserating with the older folk. Gonzalez and Chiefs president/general manager Carl Peterson have recently chatted about a new contract, and the talks have been amicable and have left Gonzalez hopeful that he’ll finish out his career in Kansas City.

“I’ve become close to Carl,” Gonzalez says. “He’s the one who drafted me. He’s the constant one who’s been here since I’ve been here. I trust Carl, and I probably don’t know too many players who trust their GM.

“I feel like I’m in the prime of my career. There are so many guys that it seems like they get even better after they turn 30. I look at Jerry Rice, and he was playing, he was ballin’ at 30. I look at Marvin Harrison, and he signed that huge contract and he’s 33 years old. I just turned 30, and it’s not like I’m old at all. I can play at a competitive level, a Pro Bowl level, for the next four years for sure. I know I can.”

Few 40-year-olds have Gonzalez’s NFL resume. He’s been to seven Pro Bowls, caught 648 passes and is nearing 8,000 receiving yards. Last year was considered a down season statistically for Gonzalez. He still had 78 catches for 905 yards.

And he goes into 2006 the healthiest he’s been in at least two offseasons, thanks to a surgically repaired foot. Gonzalez says he’s a better tight end now because he had to hone his blocking skills last year when left tackle Willie Roaf went down.

He’s fit enough to partake in — and this is where Chiefs fans start gasping — some pickup basketball, and plays about once a week with former professionals.

“People ask me, ‘Aren’t you scared about getting hurt?’ ” Gonzalez says. “I’m not going to do anything stupid. It’s strictly jump shooting. The trick is to play with good players, players who aren’t gonna hurt you.

“I’ve still got it. I’m not as good as I used to be, but I still have it.”
Like every offseason, Gonzalez hasn’t sat still. This weekend, he’s working with 300 campers in Olathe. He’s also jetted to and from his home in California to be with his son, Nikko.

Nikko, who’s 5, is the spitting image of his dad, and on Saturday, Tony asks him if he wants to sit in the tent or go play football.
“Play football,” Nikko says.

Gonzalez is trying to mix life lessons with fundamentals, but it wasn’t supposed to be this way. Last year, quarterback Trent Green showed up and said he only had 15 minutes. Gonzalez suggested he talk to the kids. From there, it’s been a series of talks and pats on the back.

Gonzalez sees himself in some of the kids. When a boy appears intimidated, he’ll pull him aside and tell him to have fun. Gonzalez, who’s 6 feet 5 and weighs 250 pounds, was bullied as a kid and had an aversion to speaking in front of crowds.

“I tell these kids, ‘Don’t be afraid of anything,’ ” Gonzalez says. “Life is what you make of it.”

Among this weekend’s expected guests is former Chiefs fullback Tony Richardson, who recently signed with the Vikings. Gonzalez considers Richardson, who played with him for nine years, one of his best friends.

These days, everything is different at Arrowhead Stadium. Richardson left a huge hole in the locker room, and coach Dick Vermeil’s gone, too. But Gonzalez raves about new coach Herm Edwards and his no-nonsense practices. He also likes the fact that Edwards isn’t into big, daily motivational speeches.

Veteran athletes shouldn’t need motivation, Gonzalez says.

“He’s younger. At least he comes off as younger,” Gonzalez says. “I don’t even know how old Herman Edwards is. I thought he would be 43 or something because he’s so young and full of life.”

So is Gonzalez. Even at 30. He has two years left on his contract, but the last year is voidable because of his Pro Bowl appearances.
He’d like to get a new deal worked out before — or at least during — the season. He doesn’t want the issue to drag on all year.

“I don’t want to get to free-agency,” Gonzalez says. “I don’t even want to be faced with that decision. Because right now I don’t want to leave Kansas City. I want to stay here, I want to finish my career here. This is where it started. I don’t want to wait till I’m 31 to get a new deal.”

Priest update

Priest Holmes worked a camp this weekend near McAllen, Texas, and told The Monitor newspaper that he’ll take a physical with the Chiefs sometime this week. Holmes, a Pro Bowl running back, has been out because of a neck injury since midway through the 2005 season. He did not participate in last month’s minicamp.

**the Talking Can** · 06-04-2006, 10:43 AM

Tony has 4-5 good years left, no problem...he'll help carry us through the transition from AS to Solari and, eventually, Green to ???....pay the man, then pay LJ, than pay Allen, then pay Mitchell, then pay...

milkman · 06-04-2006, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nm_dbf

Winslow with Air Coryal is similar to how Gonzo is used.

Newsome....I don't really think so. He had some real good years and is HOFer but numbers fell off later. Too bad he played for the Browns.

TE data
http://www.pro-football-reference.co...rs/teindex.htm

Will be enjoyable watching TG take over if he stays healthy and pass
These guys on his way to title.....

Sharpe 13 years....
Games Rec. Yrds Avg TD
TOTAL | 203 | 815 10060 12.3 62

Newsome 13 years

TOTAL | 198 | 662 7980 12.1 47

Gonzo current data 9 years
TOTAL | 143 | 648 7810 12.1 56

Winslow numbers 9 years
TOTAL | 109 | 541 6741 12.5 45

Newsome was the first of the prolific receiving TEs.
He ran the deep seams, the quick slants, etc.
The same types that Winslow and Tony ran/run.

If anyone redefined the position, Newsome would be the man.

Before him TEs were just an extension of the O-Line, and very rarely primary receivers.
They were primarily safety valves in the passing game.

StcChief · 06-04-2006, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Tony G trying to sign me up for DT.

Look at the mitts on the guy.

DTs the ones we got could use some help. Go for tryout

Nice Pic...Gonzo at the your charity event.

58-4ever · 06-04-2006, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Tony G trying to sign me up for DT.

Look at the mitts on the guy.

I'm sure that you could get a few tackles at DT.

**BigRedChief** · 06-04-2006, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 58-4ever

I'm sure that you could get a few tackles at DT.

Go Chiefs could get more tackles than our DT's are producing.

06-03-2006, 11:15 AM
The Poz Enjoyer of things Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto Casino cash: $10012210	Gonzalez wants to end his career in Kansas City Chiefs \| Gonzalez wants to end his career in Kansas City Sat, 3 Jun 2006 09:14:10 -0700 Rick Dean, writing for Morris News Service, reports Kansas City Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez has made it clear he wants to end his career in Kansas City, but he refused to discuss contract negotiations with the Chiefs. The team also wants to sign him to a long-term deal that will allow him to finish his career as a Chief. As is the case with all business deals, the financial terms must add up properly for both parties. Gonzalez's contract runs through the 2006 season. It is hardly a secret that Gonzalez spends little of his offseason in Kansas City. It's even less of a secret that the Chiefs wish he'd spend more here in offseason conditioning with his teammates. Gonzalez believes new offensive coordinator Mike Solari, the former offensive line coach, is a kindred spirit who will look for a tight end in scoring zone situations. "As soon as he got the job, I flew back here to meet with (Solari) and coach (Jon) Embree, my new position coach. He asked me straight-up what routes I thought worked best, and he said he'd get them called. We'll see what happens, but I have (no) doubt that he'll get me the ball."
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06-04-2006, 10:36 AM	#66
Wile_E_Coyote avatar down for remodel Join Date: Jul 2001 Casino cash: $10004900	Merrill the prime’ at 30 Gonzalez wants to age here Tight end hopes to retire a Chief By ELIZABETH MERRILL The Kansas City Star Welcome to 30. Soon, the aches will start. The lines will form. And before you know it, everybody will be asking the dreaded question. Does he still have it? Tony Gonzalez is resting his long legs in a tent Saturday afternoon, and 8-year-old boys are screaming in the background. They just heard his speech about how a shy kid who was the worst player in Pop Warner went on to NFL stardom. With Gonzalez’s hip Pro Bowl visor and million-dollar smile, the kids at his camp have no idea Tony G is now a 30-something. Or that he’s commiserating with the older folk. Gonzalez and Chiefs president/general manager Carl Peterson have recently chatted about a new contract, and the talks have been amicable and have left Gonzalez hopeful that he’ll finish out his career in Kansas City. “I’ve become close to Carl,” Gonzalez says. “He’s the one who drafted me. He’s the constant one who’s been here since I’ve been here. I trust Carl, and I probably don’t know too many players who trust their GM. “I feel like I’m in the prime of my career. There are so many guys that it seems like they get even better after they turn 30. I look at Jerry Rice, and he was playing, he was ballin’ at 30. I look at Marvin Harrison, and he signed that huge contract and he’s 33 years old. I just turned 30, and it’s not like I’m old at all. I can play at a competitive level, a Pro Bowl level, for the next four years for sure. I know I can.” Few 40-year-olds have Gonzalez’s NFL resume. He’s been to seven Pro Bowls, caught 648 passes and is nearing 8,000 receiving yards. Last year was considered a down season statistically for Gonzalez. He still had 78 catches for 905 yards. And he goes into 2006 the healthiest he’s been in at least two offseasons, thanks to a surgically repaired foot. Gonzalez says he’s a better tight end now because he had to hone his blocking skills last year when left tackle Willie Roaf went down. He’s fit enough to partake in — and this is where Chiefs fans start gasping — some pickup basketball, and plays about once a week with former professionals. “People ask me, ‘Aren’t you scared about getting hurt?’ ” Gonzalez says. “I’m not going to do anything stupid. It’s strictly jump shooting. The trick is to play with good players, players who aren’t gonna hurt you. “I’ve still got it. I’m not as good as I used to be, but I still have it.” Like every offseason, Gonzalez hasn’t sat still. This weekend, he’s working with 300 campers in Olathe. He’s also jetted to and from his home in California to be with his son, Nikko. Nikko, who’s 5, is the spitting image of his dad, and on Saturday, Tony asks him if he wants to sit in the tent or go play football. “Play football,” Nikko says. Gonzalez is trying to mix life lessons with fundamentals, but it wasn’t supposed to be this way. Last year, quarterback Trent Green showed up and said he only had 15 minutes. Gonzalez suggested he talk to the kids. From there, it’s been a series of talks and pats on the back. Gonzalez sees himself in some of the kids. When a boy appears intimidated, he’ll pull him aside and tell him to have fun. Gonzalez, who’s 6 feet 5 and weighs 250 pounds, was bullied as a kid and had an aversion to speaking in front of crowds. “I tell these kids, ‘Don’t be afraid of anything,’ ” Gonzalez says. “Life is what you make of it.” Among this weekend’s expected guests is former Chiefs fullback Tony Richardson, who recently signed with the Vikings. Gonzalez considers Richardson, who played with him for nine years, one of his best friends. These days, everything is different at Arrowhead Stadium. Richardson left a huge hole in the locker room, and coach Dick Vermeil’s gone, too. But Gonzalez raves about new coach Herm Edwards and his no-nonsense practices. He also likes the fact that Edwards isn’t into big, daily motivational speeches. Veteran athletes shouldn’t need motivation, Gonzalez says. “He’s younger. At least he comes off as younger,” Gonzalez says. “I don’t even know how old Herman Edwards is. I thought he would be 43 or something because he’s so young and full of life.” So is Gonzalez. Even at 30. He has two years left on his contract, but the last year is voidable because of his Pro Bowl appearances. He’d like to get a new deal worked out before — or at least during — the season. He doesn’t want the issue to drag on all year. “I don’t want to get to free-agency,” Gonzalez says. “I don’t even want to be faced with that decision. Because right now I don’t want to leave Kansas City. I want to stay here, I want to finish my career here. This is where it started. I don’t want to wait till I’m 31 to get a new deal.” Priest update Priest Holmes worked a camp this weekend near McAllen, Texas, and told The Monitor newspaper that he’ll take a physical with the Chiefs sometime this week. Holmes, a Pro Bowl running back, has been out because of a neck injury since midway through the 2005 season. He did not participate in last month’s minicamp.
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