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Currentnumber	7
Currentposition	Quarterback
Birth date	May 17, 1982
Birth place	Northridge, California
Heightft	6
Heightin	4
Weight	230
Debutyear	2005
Debutteam	New England Patriots
College	Southern California
Draftyear	2005
Draftround	7
Draftpick	230
Highlights	1× Pro Bowl selection (2010) 2× AFC Offensive Player of the Week (2008) Back to back 400-yard games (2008) USA Today All-Joe team (2008) AFC Offensive Player of the Month (November 2010)
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Status	Active
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Nfl	CAS541133 }}

Matthew Gus Brennan "Matt" Cassel (born May 17, 1982) is a quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played his college football at the University of Southern California.

He became the Patriots' starting quarterback after Week 1 of the 2008 season after then reigning NFL MVP Tom Brady suffered a season-ending knee injury. According to ESPN research, he is the only known quarterback in NFL history to start an NFL game at quarterback without ever starting at quarterback in college. In February 2009, the Patriots used their franchise tag on Cassel, extending him a one-year contract worth over $14 million, the largest one-year contract for an offensive player in NFL history. Later that offseason, the Patriots made a trade which sent Cassel to the Chiefs, who signed him to a 6 year, $62.7 million contract in July 2009. In 2010, Cassel led the Chiefs to their first division title in seven years, and earned a Pro Bowl berth in the process.

Early years

Cassel was born in Northridge, Los Angeles, California. When Cassel was 11 years old, his family home was at the epicenter of the 1994 Northridge earthquake, which at one point trapped his father Greg under a marble column and led water from their swimming pool to flood their house. Their home was eventually condemned as a result, forcing the Cassel family to move.

Cassel was the starting first baseman on the Northridge baseball team that reached the finals of the 1994 Little League World Series.

Cassel attended Chatsworth High School and was a letterman, an all-city selection, and a standout in both football and baseball. As a senior, he was ranked as the number eight quarterback and number 53 overall of the top high school players in the nation according to ESPN's Tom Lemming's Top 100. Lemming called Cassel a "pro-style pocket passer with a very strong, accurate delivery." In addition to playing quarterback, Cassel was also Chatsworth's punter.

Cassel committed to play at USC before starting his senior year in high school.

Cassel also had an appearance in the HBO Family program ''Freshman Year'', a reality show in which his younger brother was one of the featured students.

College career

Cassel spent his entire Trojan career as a backup behind Heisman Trophy winners Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart. Cassel was the backup for Palmer during his Heisman-winning 2002 season. In the fall, Cassel lost the battle for the starting position to the previous third-string quarterback in Leinart. As a result of Leinart's success, Cassel spent time at tight end and wide receiver in 2003, and some special teams that year. He started at halfback against California once as well, making his lone collegiate start at that position. During his four seasons there, Cassel completed 19 of 33 passes for 192 yards, with no touchdowns and one interception.

Cassel, a communication major at USC, was also roommates with current Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu and Carson Palmer.

Cassel played one season of baseball for USC in 2004, he had an 0–1 record with 10 strikeouts and 4 walks, he played in 8 games and started 1. Cassel struck out in his only at bat in college. He also had 2 saves with a 9.35 ERA, and was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the 36th round of the 2004 MLB Draft.

Statistics

    Passing   Rushing Season Team GP Rating Att Comp Pct Yds TD INT Sack Att Yds TD 2001 USC Trojans 6 NA 2 1 50 5 0 0 NA 3 22 0 2002 USC Trojans 10 132 4 3 75 27 0 0 NA 1 1 0 2003 USC Trojans 7 87 13 6 46 63 0 0 NA 1 -2 0 2004 USC Trojans 9 115 14 10 71 97 0 1 NA 6 11 0

Totals 32 103 33 20 61 192 0 1 NA 11 32 0

Professional career

New England Patriots

Despite having had little chance to demonstrate his skills in actual game situations at USC, Cassel earned himself a place on several NFL teams' draft boards after working out at USC's 2005 Pro Day. One of Cassel's coaches, Norm Chow, who had left USC to become the offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans, had discussed signing Cassel as an undrafted free agent after the 2005 NFL Draft; Chow was surprised to learn the Patriots had drafted Cassel in the seventh round, with the 230th overall pick, ahead of more accomplished college quarterbacks such as Timmy Chang and 2003 Heisman trophy winner Jason White.

2005 season

Cassel began the 2005 season third on the Patriots' depth chart behind Tom Brady and Doug Flutie, after beating out two more veteran quarterbacks, Chris Redman and Rohan Davey. He saw his first regular season action in the closing minutes of the Patriots' 41–17 loss to the San Diego Chargers on October 2, 2005, going 2-for-4 for 15 yards and throwing an interception.

In the Patriots' final game of the 2005 regular season, a 28–26 loss to the Miami Dolphins on January 1, 2006, Cassel played the final three quarters. Though he was sacked for a safety, he threw two touchdown passes, one to Tim Dwight, and the second to Benjamin Watson. The pass to Dwight set up a drop-kick by Doug Flutie, the first such kick since 1941.

2006 season

Following Flutie's retirement in the 2006 offseason, Cassel moved up to second on the Patriots' depth chart. Although the Patriots considered signing a veteran quarterback to compete with him, Cassel played well in preseason and became the primary backup to Brady. Cassel was on the 45-man active roster for all 16 games in 2006; when the Patriots brought in yet another Heisman winner, Vinny Testaverde, Testaverde acted as the emergency quarterback.

In Week 16 of the 2006 season, after injuries to Josh Miller and Ken Walter, Cassel assumed duties as holder for kicker Stephen Gostkowski. He also led a late touchdown drive in Week 17 against the Tennessee Titans.

2007 season

In Week 7 of the 2007 season, Cassel's second pass was intercepted by Jason Taylor of the Miami Dolphins and returned for a touchdown. The next week, with the Patriots leading the Washington Redskins 45–0, he capped off the 52–7 blowout with a 15-yard touchdown run in which he dove over two Redskins defenders to reach the end zone, the longest touchdown run by a Patriots quarterback in more than two decades.

2008 season

In the 2008 season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs, Cassel came under center when Brady suffered a torn ACL and MCL in the first quarter from a hit by Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard. Cassel led the Patriots to a 17–10 victory, completing 13 of 18 passes for 152 yards and one touchdown; Cassel's drives accounted for all of New England's points.

The day after the game, the Patriots confirmed that Brady's serious injuries would sideline him for the rest of the season. Although the Patriots did bring veteran quarterbacks Chris Simms and Tim Rattay to Foxborough, they signed neither, and kept Cassel as the starter.

Cassel made his first-ever start on Sunday, September 14, 2008, with a winning effort over the New York Jets, completing 16 of 23 passes for 165 yards; though he threw no touchdowns, he also threw no interceptions. The Patriots' 19–10 victory was the first time in six tries that a quarterback making his first NFL start defeated a team led by Brett Favre.

Cassel was voted AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his Week 7 performance against the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football. He had 183 passing yards and three touchdowns in a 41–7 rout, which made it his first three touchdown pass game.

Cassel scored the second rushing touchdown of his career on a 13-yard touchdown in Week 10 against the Buffalo Bills. Cassel had zero touchdowns, but also zero interceptions, as he led the Patriots to a 20–10 win; the Patriots held the ball in the game for over 37 minutes; the final 19-play drive, which lasted over 9 minutes, tied a franchise record for most plays in a single drive.

In the Patriots' 34–31 overtime loss to the New York Jets, on November 13, 2008, Cassel led the Patriots on three consecutive scoring drives to bring them back from a 24–6 deficit with two minutes left in the first half, and threw a 16-yard touchdown to Randy Moss on 4th-and-1 with one second remaining to send the game into overtime. He finished 30-for-51 passing, with 400 yards, 3 touchdowns (and a pass for a two-point conversion), and no interceptions for a passer rating of 103.4, and 62 yards rushing on eight attempts. Cassel became the first Patriot to throw for 300 yards and rush for 50 yards in the same game, and the first player since at least the AFL-NFL merger to have 400 passing yards and 60 rushing yards in the same game.

In Week 12, Cassel led the Patriots to a 48–28 win over the Miami Dolphins, who in Week 3 had ended the Patriots' NFL record 21-game regular season win streak. While Cassel threw for just 131 yards in the Week 3 loss, his Week 12 performance topped his performance against the Jets: Cassel completed 30 of 43 passes for 415 yards, three touchdowns to Randy Moss, and one interception, for a passer rating of 114.0; Cassel also had 14 yards on two rushes, including an 8-yard touchdown run. The performance made Cassel the first quarterback in franchise history, and only the fifth quarterback in NFL history, to have consecutive games with 400+ yards passing. His efforts earned him the title of AFC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time.

In Week 15, against the Oakland Raiders, Cassel, playing just six days after the death of his father, set a new personal best, throwing for four touchdowns in the Patriots' 49–26 rout. In Week 16, against the playoff-bound Arizona Cardinals, Cassel led the Patriots to a 47–7 blowout win through snow, sleet, and rain in the Patriots' last regular-season home game of 2008. Cassel, playing in snow for the first time ever, nevertheless completed 20 of 36 passes for 345 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions, while helping the Patriots remain in the hunt for the AFC East title. In a role reversal, Matt Leinart entered the game as the Cardinals' backup quarterback when Kurt Warner was pulled from the game with the Cardinals trailing 44-0; Leinart completed 6 of 14 passes, for 138 yards, one touchdown, and one interception.

In Week 17, Cassel led the Patriots to their fourth consecutive win, 13–0 over the Buffalo Bills in a game marked by winds so severe that they bent the goalposts both before and during the game. Cassel completed 6 passes out of just 8 attempts, the second-lowest attempt total in franchise history (the lowest being the 5 attempts of the 1982 Snowplow Game). Cassel finished with 78 yards, zero touchdowns, and zero interceptions; his most notable play, however, was a quick kick punt on ''third'' down in the fourth quarter; with the wind at his back, Cassel's kick landed inside the 20, and then rolled towards the Bills' end zone before it was downed, stranding the Bills at their own 2-yard line, struggling against the wind, down two scores with five minutes remaining.

Franchise tag

Cassel, in the last year of his four-year rookie contract, was scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent in 2009. Given the quality of his performance, and the uncertainty over Brady's recovery, NFL analysts and reporters raised the question of whether the Patriots should, or would, franchise Cassel, less than three months after some of those same reporters predicted Cassel would be cut from the team.

On January 4, 2009, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported that the Patriots would franchise Cassel. The Patriots made it official on February 5, 2009, the first day of the 2009 franchise period, and Cassel agreed to the tender two days later.

Kansas City Chiefs

2009 season

On February 28, 2009, the Patriots traded both Cassel and OLB Mike Vrabel to the Kansas City Chiefs for the No. 34 overall selection in the 2009 NFL Draft. In what NFL Network's Adam Schefter (now with ESPN) described as "one of the wilder and more complex behind-the-scene dramas the NFL has seen in any recent offseason," both the Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers proposed three-way trades to the Denver Broncos, in which they would have received Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler, the Broncos would have received Cassel, and New England would have received a first-round draft pick.

Cassel then briefly became teammates with Bernard Pollard, the player whose hit caused Brady's injury and subsequently made Cassel a starter. In an interview, Cassel said he would "thank" Pollard for the opportunity, but also stated that he believed the hit on Brady was "unintentional" and he never wishes to see anyone get hurt while playing. Pollard later signed with the Houston Texans.

Cassel was expected to compete with Tyler Thigpen, who started 11 games for the Chiefs in 2008, for the starting quarterback position. Since Cassel's number 16 from New England is retired in Kansas City in honor of Len Dawson, Cassel decided to wear number 7; he chose 7 because it equals one plus six. Eventually, Thigpen was traded to the Miami Dolphins.

On July 14, 2009, the Chiefs signed Cassel to a six-year, $62.7 million contract that includes $28 million in guaranteed money, and $40.5 million in total compensation in the first three seasons.

On August 29, 2009, Cassel suffered an MCL injury during the 1st quarter of a preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks. Cassel was dragged to the ground and grabbed for his knee immediately upon impact. He attempted to continue playing but called a timeout and limped off the field. Brodie Croyle started the final game of the preseason against the St. Louis Rams as well as the regular season opening game against the Baltimore Ravens when Cassel was still unable to play. Cassel, though, has started every game since then going 4-11. Matt Cassel threw for 2,924 yards with 16 touchdowns and 16 interceptions and had a quarterback rating of 69.9 in first season with the Kansas City Chiefs.

2010 Season

In 2010 Cassel had a resurgent season starting with a 21-14 victory over the San Diego Chargers in the opening week's Monday Night Football late game at home in Arrowhead. Cassel would build off of this start helping guide the Chiefs to a 7-4 record over the first 12 weeks of football. Due to his form during November, he was named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for November. Cassel completed 90 of 144 passes (62.5%) for 1,111 yards and an NFL-leading 12 touchdowns, with just one interception. He had a 111.2 quarterback rating for the month. As a result of his performance against the Seattle Seahawks, Cassel won the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week award, as voted by the fans.

On December 8, 2010, Cassel underwent an emergency appendectomy. It was unclear at the time whether he would be able to play in that week's game against the San Diego Chargers. The Chiefs ended up starting backup Brodie Croyle and lost the game 31-0. Cassel would return the next two games however and would lead the Chiefs to landslide wins over both the St. Louis Rams in the Governors Cup and then at home against the Tennessee Titans. The 34-14 win over the Titans, along with a loss by the Chargers to the Bengals, helped the Chiefs clinch the division title. This would be the first Chiefs playoff game in four years and the first home playoff game since 2003, the last time the Chiefs won the AFC West division.

In January 2011 Cassel was named as an alternate to the Pro Bowl in place of an injured Tom Brady. Cassel threw for two touchdowns and two interceptions in the Pro Bowl.

2011 season

In 2011, Cassel had led the Chiefs to a 4-4 record. During the first two games, Cassel only threw 1 touchdown. Those first two games were blowout loses. In the second game Cassel threw 3 interceptions. Cassel finally had his first good game throwing two touchdowns in a 17-20 loss against the Chargers. He lead the Chiefs to their first win against the Vikings were he threw for 260 yards and one touchdown. The next week, he led the Chiefs to a comeback victory against the Colts. The Colts jumped to a 17-0 lead, but Cassel threw 4 touchdowns and 257 yards with no interceptons to lead the Chiefs to a 28-24 win. After the game, Cassel had a 138.9 quarterback rating. On week 8 Cassel threw one touchdown though throwing two interceptions. Cassel injured his hand in a week 10 game vs. the Denver Broncos. He was replaced by Tyler Palko, and had surgery on the injured hand on November 14. On November 21, he was placed on injured reserve, ending his season.

Career stats

2 2006 New England Patriots season2007 New England Patriots season2008 New England Patriots season2009 Kansas City Chiefs season2010 Kansas City Chiefs season2011 Kansas City Chiefs season

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rowspan=2	Passing !! !! colspan=4 >Rushing
! Team !! G !! GS !! W !! L !! Att !! Comp !! Yds !! TD !! Int !! Rate !! !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! TD
	2005 New England Patriots season>NE	|	0	0	0	24	13	183	2	1	89.4		6	12	2.0	0
2006 NFL season	2006	NE ||	6	0	0	0	8	5	32	0	0	70.8		2	4	2.0	0
2007 NFL season	2007	NE ||	6	0	0	0	7	4	38	0	1	32.7		4	12	3.0	1
2008 NFL season	2008	NE ||	16	15	10	5	516	327	3,693	21	11	89.4		73	270	3.7	2
2009 NFL season	2009	KC ||	15	15	4	11	493	271	2,924	16	16	69.9		50	189	3.8	0
2010 NFL season	2010	KC ||	15	15	10	5	450	262	3,116	27	7	93.0		33	125	3.8
2011 NFL season	2011	KC ||	9	9	4	5	269	160	1,713	10	9	76.6		25	99	4.0	0
Total	|	60	45	24	21	1,465	871	9,871	66	45	85.0		168	612	3.6	3

Fire

On the night of January 26, 2012, a fire broke out in a woman's house, in the village of Lock Loyd, Missouri. Cassel, seeing smoke from the fire, ran to her house to alert her. When he arrived at the house, he knocked on the door and rang the door bell rapidly to try and get her attention. He then ran to her back door, where he saw the woman exit the house. She said that she would not have noticed the fire unless Cassel had alerted her. Although the woman says that Cassel is a hero, he has stated: "I just ran up to the house and alerted her. The real heroes are the firefighters". According to the fire marshals, the woman's home suffered severe damage. However, they noted that if it were not for Cassel, it could have been much worse.

Personal

Cassel married his longtime girlfriend Lauren Killian, (born July 31, 1981) a former USC volleyball player, in February 2007; Carson Palmer was his best man. In May 2010 Cassel and his wife welcomed their first child, a daughter, Quinn. Cassel and his wife are expecting their second child due at the beginning of December.

Cassel has three siblings, older brother Jack (who is married to Killian's USC roommate and teammate, Julie Mariani), younger brother Justin, and younger sister Amanda. Jack pitched for the Houston Astros in 2008, and signed in January 2009 with the Cleveland Indians. Justin is a pitcher for the Charlotte Knights, a AAA baseball affiliate of the Chicago White Sox.

Cassel lived in Sharon, Massachusetts during his time with the Patriots.

Cassel is the son of Emmy-winning set designer Barbara Cassel and her husband Greg Cassel; they divorced when Cassel was 14. Cassel's father died on December 8, 2008.

See also

List of NFL quarterbacks who have passed for 400 or more yards in a game

References

External links

Matt Cassel at NFL.com

Stats at Pro-Football-Reference.com

New England Patriots Bio

Kansas City Chiefs Bio

Category:American football quarterbacks Category:Players of American football from California Category:New England Patriots players Category:People from the San Fernando Valley Category:USC Trojans baseball players Category:USC Trojans football players Category:Kansas City Chiefs players Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:People from Sharon, Massachusetts

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Name	Jonathan Baldwin
Currentteam	Kansas City Chiefs
Currentpositionplain	Wide receiver
Currentnumber	89
Birth date	August 10, 1989
Birth place	Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Heightft	6
Heightin	4
Weight	228
College	Pittsburgh
Draftyear	2011
Draftround	1
Draftpick	26
Debutteam	Chiefss
Pastteams	Kansas City Chiefs (–present)
Status	Active
Highlights	2009 Rivals All-American (third team) 2009 First Team All-Big East 2009 ECAC All-Star Team 2009 Columbus Touchdown Club Player of Distinction Award 2009 Big East All-Academic Football Team
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Statlabel1	Receiving Yards
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Jonathan Dupree Baldwin (born August 10, 1989, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania) is an American football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs.

College career

Baldwin played for the University of Pittsburgh. As a true freshman in 2008, Baldwin started 3 of 13 games, recording 18 receptions for 404 yards and three touchdowns.

During his sophomore season in 2009 he made 54 receptions for 1,080 yards and eight touchdowns in the regular season. including six catches for 113 yards and two touchdowns against Cincinnati in the final game with the conference championship on the line, but Pittsburgh lost by one point.

Heading into the 2010 season, Lindy's listed him as the nation's No. 3 wide receiver and a second team All-American while the ''Sporting News'' listed Baldwin as a third-team preseason All-American. In 2010, he had 55 receptions, 822 yard and five touchdowns in 13 games.

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

Baldwin was selected with the 26th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. He was expected to be the 2nd WR on the roster behind Dwayne Bowe. On July 29, 2011 he signed a 4-year deal with the Chiefs. In week 2 of the 2011 NFL preseason Baldwin suffered a wrist injury after a locker room fight with teammate Thomas Jones that sidelined him for the rest of the 2011 preseason. Baldwin caught his first NFL catch against the Raiders on week 7 for 14 yards. On October 31, 2011 Baldwin played in his first game at Arrowhead Stadium as he played a key role in the Chiefs 23-20 victory over the San Diego Chargers. Baldwin caught 5 passes for 82 yards as well as catching his first career NFL touchdown on a 39 yard pass from Matt Cassel. Baldwin would finish the year with 254 receiving yards and one touchdown.

Personal

Baldwin has two sisters and is the son of Jeffrey and Tezmalita Baldwin. His father was a defensive lineman at Pitt from 1981–84. His cousin Charles Fisher played cornerback in the NFL for the Cincinnati Bengals.

References

External links

JonBaldwin82.com, the official Pitt website of Jonathan Baldwin

Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:People from Aliquippa, Pennsylvania Category:American football wide receivers Category:Pittsburgh Panthers football players Category:African American players of American football Category:Kansas City Chiefs players

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Name	Dwayne Bowe
Currentteam	Kansas City Chiefs
Currentnumber	82
Currentposition	Wide receiver
Birth date	September 21, 1984
Birth place	Miami, Florida
Heightft	6
Heightin	2
Weight	221
Debutyear	2007
Debutteam	Kansas City Chiefs
College	Louisiana State
Draftyear	2007
Draftround	1
Draftpick	23
Pastteams	Kansas City Chiefs (–present)
Status	Active
Highlights	1× Pro Bowl selection (2010) 1× All-Pro selection (2010) College awards and honors
Statweek	17
Statseason	2011
Statlabel1	Receptions
Statvalue1	356
Statlabel2	Receiving Yards
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Statlabel3	Receiving TDs
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Nfl	BOW091822 }}

Dwayne Lorenzo Bowe (born September 21, 1984 in Miami, Florida) is an American football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chiefs 23rd overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana State.

Early years

thumb|150px|left|While playing for Louisiana State University.Born to an unwed mother and a largely absent father, Dwayne Bowe and his older brother Wayne were raised by their paternal grandparents, KW and Dorothy Williams in Miami, Florida. At Parkway Middle school, Bowe struggled with academics and was involved with street gangs and fighting. He grew into a big, athletic teenager but was not involved in sports until his junior year in high school, when he was hospitalized after being beaten badly in a nightclub fight. As a way to give up fighting, Dwayne decided to join the high school football team at Miami Norland High School. In his very first game, he returned a kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown. Bowe's efforts helped that team win the school's first state championship before accepting an offer from Nick Saban to play for Louisiana State University on an athletic scholarship.

Professional career

2007 NFL Draft

Regarded as one of the top wide receivers available in the 2007 NFL Draft, Bowe drew comparisons to Hines Ward. He was selected 23rd overall by the Kansas City Chiefs. Alongside his former teammates JaMarcus Russell and Craig Davis, the trio became the first quarterback/wide receiving group to be selected in the first round of the draft.

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Kansas City Chiefs

2007

On August 5, 2007, Bowe signed a five-year contract with the Chiefs, after holding out the first week of practice at training camp.

Bowe scored his first NFL touchdown on a pass from Damon Huard in the first half of the Chiefs' game against the Chicago Bears on September 16, 2007.

In his rookie season, Bowe led all first-year receivers in receptions (70), yards (995), and touchdowns (6). His reception and yardage totals set franchise records for Chiefs' rookie receivers. Bowe also set the team's single-game rookie receiving record with 164 yards against the San Diego Chargers on September 30, 2007. Bowe was in contention for the Rookie of the Year Award for his performance in 2007 (the award was eventually given to Minnesota Vikings halfback Adrian Peterson).

2008

In the Chiefs first game of the 2008 season, Bowe recorded five receptions for forty–nine yards, but he also dropped 4 passes, including a game–tying catch in the endzone on first and goal. He went on to obtain 1,022 yards receiving and ended the season 10th in the NFL with 86 receptions. In his last game of the 2008 season Bowe gained 103 yards with 10 receptions.

2009

Playing with new quarterback Matt Cassel, Bowe finished the season with 589 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns in 11 games. On November 17, 2009, Bowe was suspended for 4 games for an NFL drug violation. He had taken a diuretic, which can be used as a masking agent to disguise anabolic steroid use.

2010

Bowe got off to a slow start in Chiefs' 2010 campaign,catching only 9 passes in the team's first 4 games. In the Chiefs' fourth game against the Indianapolis Colts, Bowe dropped crucial passes including one in the endzone which would have given them the lead, as the Chiefs' got their first loss 9-19. On October 17, 2010, Bowe caught 6 passes for 108 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Houston Texans in a game that the Chiefs lost 31-35. The following week was prolific for Bowe once again, as he hauled in 3 receptions for 81 yards and 2 TD's in a 42-20 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. In Week 8 against the Buffalo Bills he caught 3 passes for only 16 yards but again found the endzone, helping his team win against the Buffalo Bills, 13-10. In Week 9's match-up with the Oakland Raiders he caught 5 passes for 63 yards, adding another touchdown as well. The Chiefs went on to lose the game in overtime, 20-23. On November 14, 2010, almost a year after his drug suspension, Bowe set new career-highs for receptions and receiving yards in a single game versus the Denver Broncos. As the Broncos took a 35-0 lead, the Chiefs were forced to air it out. Bowe was targeted 18 times and caught 13 passes for 186 yards. He had 2 touchdowns as well. That was Bowe's fifth straight game with a touchdown reception. The Chiefs lost the game, 29-49. In Week 11, against the struggling Arizona Cardinals Bowe extended his streak to six straight games with a touchdown, this time coming up with 2. That set a team record for most games with a TD catch. He finished the game with 6 receptions for 109 yards and helped his team en route to a 31-13 win. The following week, in the first half against the Seattle Seahawks Bowe caught 8 passes while gaining 120 yards. Two of the receptions went for touchdowns. In the second half he added five more receptions, including his third touchdown of the game. He extended his streak to 7 straight games with a score, thus breaking the Kansas City Chiefs franchise record of 6 straight games with a touchdown. Bowe also broke the Chiefs' franchise record for most touchdowns in a single season during the game against the Seattle Seahawks in week 12. He was invited to the 2011 Pro Bowl.

2011

2012

On March 5, 2012, the Chiefs placed a non-exclusive franchise tag on Bowe.

Career Statistics

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Personal

As revealed in an episode of the HBO series ''Hard Knocks: Training Camp With The Kansas City Chiefs'', Bowe is a relative of Bobby Sippio, who was also with the Chiefs at the time. Bowe is also the cousin of NFL player Ali Highsmith who is currently a free agent.

References

External links

Official Website

Kansas City Chiefs Bio

LSU Tigers Bio

Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:People from Miami, Florida Category:American football wide receivers Category:LSU Tigers football players Category:Kansas City Chiefs players

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Birth place	Atlanta, Georgia
College	University of North Florida(BS 1991 Communication)
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Todd Haley (born February 28, 1967) is an American football coach, currently serving as the offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Haley recently served as the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL) from 2009 to 2011. Prior to joining the Chiefs, Haley served as the Arizona Cardinals' offensive coordinator from 2007 to 2008, and was the wide receivers coach for the New York Jets, Chicago Bears, and Dallas Cowboys.

Early years

Haley was born on February 28, 1967, in Atlanta, Georgia He is the son of Dick Haley, formerly Director of Player Personnel for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1971–1990) and New York Jets (1991–2002) and also a former NFL cornerback (1959–1964).

As a youth, Haley was a ball boy for the Steelers and attended Steelers training camps with his father. Alongside his father, Haley would watch the Steelers' game and practice film. While his family was located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for his father's profession, Haley attended Upper St. Clair High School. He went on to attend the University of Florida and University of Miami, playing on the two schools' respective golf squads. Haley graduated from the University of North Florida in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in communication.

Assistant coaching career, 1995–2008

Haley was hired by the New York Jets in 1995 and served as an assistant in the scouting department for two seasons. At the time, Haley's father Dick was working with the Jets as Director of Player Personnel. In 1997, he was promoted to offensive assistant/quality control coach and worked closely with then-offensive coordinator Charlie Weis. From 1999 to 2000 Haley was the Jets' wide receivers coach, helping Keyshawn Johnson make his second Pro Bowl appearance. During his tenure with the Jets, Haley began his association with Scott Pioli, who served as Director of Pro Personnel for the Jets from 1997 to 1999. Pioli later became the general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs and hired Haley as the team's head coach in 2009.

In 2001, Haley joined the Chicago Bears as wide receivers coach and served in the position until 2003. In 2002, he helped Marty Booker become the first Bears Pro Bowl wide receiver since 1971.

From 2004 to 2006, Haley was the wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys. Haley helped develop quarterback Tony Romo and the Cowboys' passing offense, which centered around wide receivers Terry Glenn and Terrell Owens.

In 2007, Haley joined Ken Whisenhunt's coaching staff for the Arizona Cardinals as the team's offensive coordinator. Haley did not start calling plays for the Cardinals until late in the season. The Cardinals finished in the top half of the NFL in multiple offensive categories.

Under Haley’s guidance, the Cardinals offense in 2008 was one of the league’s most innovative and explosive units. Arizona tied for third in the league in scoring, registering a franchise-record 427 points (26.7 ppg). The Cardinals were fourth in total offense, averaging 365.8 yards per game. Arizona was second in the league in passing offense (292.1 ypg) and ranked sixth in the NFL with 20.5 first downs per game. The Cardinals finished the season with a 9-7 record and a playoff berth after winning the NFC West Division title. The Cardinals went on to appear in their first Super Bowl in franchise history after the team scored more than 30 points in each of its three playoff games.

In Super Bowl XLIII, the Cardinals offense played the NFL's top-ranked Pittsburgh Steelers defense. Trailing 17–7 at halftime, the Cardinals offense fought back after a 13-point deficit and led the game 23–20 with just over two minutes remaining. The Cardinals lost 27–23 in the game's final seconds.

Kansas City Chiefs, 2009–2011

On December 14, 2008, a last-minute loss to the San Diego Chargers led longtime Kansas City Chiefs General Manager Carl Peterson to abruptly announce his resignation the following day. This paved the way toward the hiring of General Manager Scott Pioli on January 13, 2009. The decision to hire Pioli led to speculation that Herman Edwards, who had been serving as the Chiefs' head coach since 2006, was not likely to return for 2009. Edwards was fired on January 23, just five days after the Arizona Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game. Leading up to Super Bowl XLIII, Haley was repeatedly questioned about Kansas City and the possibilities of joining his former colleague Scott Pioli. Haley would later say that it was the day after the Super Bowl, which the Cardinals lost, that he heard his name mentioned for the Chiefs' coaching position.

In the days after the Cardinals' appearance in Super Bowl XLIII, Haley was offered the head coaching position of the Kansas City Chiefs. Haley accepted the position on February 6, 2009 and signed a four-year contract. For his first coaching staff, Haley hired Joel Collier, Gary Gibbs, Steve Hoffman, Bill Muir, Clancy Pendergast, Pat Perles, and Dedric Ward to unspecified positions on the Chiefs' 2009 coaching staff and retained Bob Bicknell, Joe D’Alessandris, Chan Gailey, Tim Krumrie, Brent Salazar, and Cedric Smith from Herm Edwards' staff. Ward and Pendergast had previously served on the Cardinals' coaching staff with Haley.

Initially there were doubts as to whether Chan Gailey would be retained under Todd Haley's coaching staff, being that Haley had just concluded a successful stint as offensive coordinator at Arizona. Haley initially expressed satisfaction in working with Gailey saying, "The more I work with the guy, the more I like him..." However, after the Chiefs lost their first three pre-season games partially due to an abysmal offensive performance, Haley reportedly refused to bow to Gailey's suggestion to once again install a spread offense similar to the one installed midway through the 2008 season. Gailey was relieved of duties and Haley assumed offensive play-calling duties throughout the rest of the season.

The Chiefs lost their first five games under Haley in 2009. Haley won his first game as the Chiefs' head coach on October 18, 2009 beating the Washington Redskins 14–6.

In late October 2009 the Chiefs suspended starting running back Larry Johnson for one week in response to his public comments on Twitter where he questioned Todd Haley's coaching abilities and for using homophobic slurs when he addressed the media. Johnson's Twitter comments were: "My father got more creditentials than most of these pro coaches" [Sic]. That was followed by: "My father played for the coach from "Remember the Titans". Our coach played golf. My father played for the Redskins briefly. Our coach. Nuthin." [Sic] When Johnson returned from his suspension, he was released.

After Haley released Johnson, he led the Chiefs to their first two-game winning streak since the 2007 season with victories against the Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers on November 15 and 22. The 27–24 victory over the Steelers—the defending Super Bowl champions—came in overtime. The Chiefs ended their season with an unlikely victory against the Denver Broncos who were looking to clinch a Wild-Card playoff berth with a win. This was the first Kansas City win at Denver since 2000 and their first victory at Invesco Field at Mile High which opened in 2001. This concluded the Chiefs season with a 4-12 record, a two-win improvement from 2008.

In Haley's second season, the Chiefs won their first three games, including the season opener on Monday Night Football against the San Diego Chargers, and was the last undefeated team remaining in the NFL before losing at Indianapolis in Week 5. Kansas City went on to win the AFC West for the first time since 2003.

On January 9, 2011 the Kansas City Chiefs played the Baltimore Ravens at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs lost the game 30-7 with Matt Cassel passing for 70 yards and 3 interceptions. The only touchdown was a 41-yard touchdown run by Jamaal Charles.

On September 2, 2011 Haley elected to play his starters against the Green Bay Packers in the final preseason game of the year. Tight end Tony Moeaki, a crucial piece of the team's 2011 offensive plans, injured his knee at the beginning of the second quarter and was ruled out for the remainder of the season. In a game played mostly by the Chiefs starters and the Packer's backups, the Chiefs went on to lose 20-19, leading many to question Haley's decision to use his best players late into the game.

Despite having lost several key players to injuries, on October 31, 2011 Haley led The Chiefs to a come-from-behind victory in dramatic fashion on Monday Night Football. The win was KC's fourth in a row, which moved them into first place in the AFC West. It marked the first time in NFL history that a team which started 0-3 was leading its division by the halfway point of the season.

Chiefs starting QB Matt Cassel broke his hand during a week 11 game vs. the Denver Broncos. He was replaced by Tyler Palko, and had surgery on the injured hand on November 14. On November 21, he was placed on injured reserve, ending his season. Palko proved to be inadequate as a backup to a merely serviceable Cassel, leading many to question how a team with legitimate playoff hopes entering the 2011 season had remained so thin at so many key positions during the offseason, especially at QB and safety, where the Chiefs lack of depth was more than woeful.

Haley was fired on December 12, 2011, after leading his team to a 5-8 record during the 2011 NFL season. The 2011 season began with three losses including two blow-outs to Detroit and Buffalo; the team appeared to regroup with four straight wins before losing the next 5 of 6 and a complete team collapse in Haley's final game against the New York Jets and the team's franchise-record 5th blow-out loss of the season. Haley was flagged for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty late in the game, allowing the Jets to complete a touchdown drive that ultimately put the game out of reach.

Pittsburgh Steelers, 2012–present

On February 7, 2012, the Steelers announced that Haley would be the team's new offensive coordinator. Haley grew up in the Pittsburgh suburb of Upper Saint Clair, Pennsylvania, and his father was the Steelers' former personnel director. He is the first offensive coordinator in 13 years to be hired from outside the organization.

Head coaching record

12 !2010 Kansas City Chiefs season 6 !2011 Kansas City Chiefs season 8 19 19

rowspan="2"	Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="5"|Regular Season !! colspan="4"|Post Season
!Won!!Lost!!Ties!!Win %!!Finish!! Won !! Lost !! Win % !! Result
2009 Kansas City Chiefs season>KC	2009 NFL season>2009		4	|	0	.250	4th in AFC West	-	-	-	-
KC||2010		10	|	0	.625	1st in AFC West	0	1	.000	Lost to Baltimore Ravens in NFL playoffs, 2010-11>AFC Wild-Card Game.
KC||2011		5	|	0	.385	T-3rd in AFC West*	-	-	-
colspan="2"	KC Total	|	26	0	.422	|0||	1	.000
colspan="2"	Total	|	26	0		0	1	.000

^* - At time of firing.

Coaching tree

NFL head coaches under whom Todd Haley has served:

Rich Kotite, New York Jets (1995–1996)

Bill Parcells, New York Jets (1997–1999), Dallas Cowboys (2004–2006)

Al Groh, New York Jets (2000)

Dick Jauron, Chicago Bears (2001–2003)

Ken Whisenhunt, Arizona Cardinals (2007–2008)

Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers (2012–present)

Coaching style

Haley has been described as an aggressive coach and can be combative with players. During the 2009 NFC Championship Game against the Eagles, he had a first-half argument with quarterback Kurt Warner, then a short blowup in full view of television cameras with wide receiver Anquan Boldin later in the game. He also had a spat with Terrell Owens when he was the wide receivers coach in Dallas. Defending his style, Haley said "It's part of how I coach... It's part of how I motivate, and I like to think I've had some success doing it."

Personal life

Haley has five children with his wife, Chrissy.

In 2006, Haley filed a 1.7 million-dollar lawsuit against McDonald's after his wife found a dead rat in her salad. The salad was purchased at a Southlake, Texas McDonald's restaurant while Haley was a member of the Dallas Cowboys coaching staff. His wife and their live-in babysitter began to eat before noticing the rat. The case was settled out of court for a confidential amount.

References

External Links

Todd Haley's Steelers coach profile

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