Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs
Location:	Kansas City, MO
Year Founded:	1960
Colors:	red, white
Mascot:	K.C. Wolf
Championships:	1969
Website:	www.kcchiefs.com

The Kansas City Chiefs are an NFL team in the American Football Conference based out of Kansas City, Missouri. The team lost Super Bowl I to the Green Bay Packers, and won Super Bowl IV over the Minnesota Vikings. The team's head coach is Herman Edwards, and its general manager is Scott Pioli. The Chiefs play in Arrowhead Stadium.

The team was a charter member of the American Football League (which merged with the NFL in 1970) as the Dallas Texans (founded in 1960); despite being more successful on-field than the Dallas Cowboys (which were also founded in 1960) the Dallas area could not support two professional football franchises, and the Texans relocated to Kansas City in 1964.

The team was named as such as an homage to former Kansas City mayor H. Roe Bartle, who was nicknamed "The Chief" due to his position in the Tribe of Mic-O-Say, an organization affiliated with the Boy Scouts. The naming also fit other KC area teams, such as the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League, the Kansas City Kings of the NBA (now the Sacramento Kings), and later the Kansas City Royals of MLB.

Roster

Kansas City Chiefs Roster
Quarterbacks 4 Tyler Thigpen Matt Cassel Running Backs 27 Larry Johnson 25 Jamaal Charles 26 Jackie Battle Fullbacks 42 Mike Cox Wide Receivers 82 Dwayne Bowe 83 Mark Bradley 85 Will Franklin C.J. Jones 81 Devard Darling Bobby Engram 14 Kevin Robinson 80 Jeff Webb Terrance Copper	Tight Ends 88 Tony Gonzalez 87 Brad Cottam 45 Michael Merritt Offensive Tackles 76 Branden Albert 77 Damion MacIntosh 75 Herb Taylor 71 Andrew Carnahan 67 Barry Richardson Guards 54 Brian Waters 74 Wade Smith 65 Tavares Washington 73 Adrian Jones Mike Goff Centers 64 Rudy Niswanger	Linebackers 53 Demorreo Williams 50 Rocky Boiman 56 Derrick Johnson Corey Mays 59 Donnie Edwards 52 Curtis Gatewood Mike Vrabel Monty Beisel Cornerbacks 39 Brandon Carr 34 David Macklin 23 Patrick Surtain 24 Brandon Flowers 31 Maurice Leggett 30 Ricardo Colclough Travis Daniels Safeties 49 Bernard Pollard 38 DaJuan Morgan 35 Oliver Celestin 44 Jarrad Page 47 Jon McGraw	Special Teams  5 Connor Barth K  2 Dustin Colquitt P Defensive Ends 91 Tamba Hali 70 Alfonso Boone 94 Jason Babin 92 Wallace Gilberry 96 Andy Studebaker Defensive Tackles 93 Tank Tyler 72 Glenn Dorsey 95 Ron Edwards Rookies in italics
Coaches Herman Edwards Head Coach Dick Curl Assistant Head Coach/Quarterbacks Chan Gailey Offensive Coordinator Gunther Cunningham Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers

See also

• Denver Broncos
• San Diego Chargers
• Oakland Raiders
• American Football Conference

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