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Chiefs agree to terms with Falcons linebacker
By ADAM TEICHER
The Kansas City Star
The Chiefs agreed to contract terms with linebacker Demorrio Williams on Saturday night.
The contract is for five years, is worth $16 million and contains $5.5 million in guaranteed money.
Williams, 27, played all four of his NFL seasons with the Falcons. He is a three-year starter at outside linebacker.
Williams will likely join Derrick Johnson in the starting lineup at outside linebacker with Donnie Edwards moving to middle linebacker.
Napoleon Harris will lose his starting spot. The Chiefs signed Harris as a free agent last year to be their starting middle linebacker, but they were disappointed in his play.
Williams was Atlanta’s fourth-round draft pick in 2004. He played in college at Nebraska.
Wilkerson to Tampa Bay
The Chiefs lost yet another veteran player on Saturday, but this time it wasn’t by their own choosing.
Reserve defensive lineman Jimmy Wilkerson agreed to terms of a two-year contract with Tampa Bay. The Chiefs had hoped to re-sign Wilkerson, who can play all of their line positions.
Wilkerson said Tampa Bay’s contract offer was similar to that of the Chiefs but the Bucs promised something the Chiefs couldn’t: that he would be able to compete for a starting job.
“I gave a lot of thought to coming back to the Chiefs,” he said. “But I really felt the Chiefs wouldn’t miss me. They drafted two defensive linemen last year (Turk McBride and Tank Tyler) and they’re going to be good players, so it’s going to be hard for me to get a lot of playing time.”
Wilkerson, the Chiefs’ sixth-round draft pick in 2003, played five seasons in Kansas City. He started a total of five games.
Chiefs agree to terms with Falcons linebacker
By ADAM TEICHER
The Kansas City Star
The Chiefs agreed to contract terms with linebacker Demorrio Williams on Saturday night.
The contract is for five years, is worth $16 million and contains $5.5 million in guaranteed money.
Williams, 27, played all four of his NFL seasons with the Falcons. He is a three-year starter at outside linebacker.
Williams will likely join Derrick Johnson in the starting lineup at outside linebacker with Donnie Edwards moving to middle linebacker.
Napoleon Harris will lose his starting spot. The Chiefs signed Harris as a free agent last year to be their starting middle linebacker, but they were disappointed in his play.
Williams was Atlanta’s fourth-round draft pick in 2004. He played in college at Nebraska.
Wilkerson to Tampa Bay
The Chiefs lost yet another veteran player on Saturday, but this time it wasn’t by their own choosing.
Reserve defensive lineman Jimmy Wilkerson agreed to terms of a two-year contract with Tampa Bay. The Chiefs had hoped to re-sign Wilkerson, who can play all of their line positions.
Wilkerson said Tampa Bay’s contract offer was similar to that of the Chiefs but the Bucs promised something the Chiefs couldn’t: that he would be able to compete for a starting job.
“I gave a lot of thought to coming back to the Chiefs,” he said. “But I really felt the Chiefs wouldn’t miss me. They drafted two defensive linemen last year (Turk McBride and Tank Tyler) and they’re going to be good players, so it’s going to be hard for me to get a lot of playing time.”
Wilkerson, the Chiefs’ sixth-round draft pick in 2003, played five seasons in Kansas City. He started a total of five games.