Kansas City Chiefs Agree to Terms with DE Jason Babin, add LB to PS
The Chiefs have added a former first round DE to the mix. At this point I am just hoping that he is serviceable.
- Kansas City Chiefs President Carl Peterson announced on Wednesday that the club has agreed to terms of a one-year contract with DE Jason Babin. No other terms of the agreement were made available.
Babin (6-3, 260) has seen action in 47 games (22 starts) with Houston (2004-06) and Seattle (2007-08). He has registered 147 tackles (100 solo), 13.0 sacks (-85.0 yards), two passes defensed, two forced fumbles and a pair of fumble recoveries. Babin played in two games for Seahawks this season. The Kalamazoo, Michigan native was originally a first-round pick (27th overall) of Houston in the 2004 NFL Draft.
The Western Michigan product finished his collegiate career with 38.0 sacks and 75.0 tackles for loss, both school records. Babin played in 47 games (25 starts) for the Broncos, producing 299 tackles, eight forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and three receptions for 35 yards. He also blocked three punts. Babin was a first-team all-conference selection as a senior at Paw Paw High School in Paw Paw, Michigan.
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Also in other roster news the Chiefs have added another LB to the PS. (and check below as well)
Chiefs add LB Kyle Shotwell to Practice Squad
- Kansas City Chiefs President Carl Peterson announced on Wednesday that the club has added LB Kyle Shotwell to its practice squad. As per Chiefs policy, no other terms of the agreement were made available.
Shotwell (6-0, 232) originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with Oakland in 2007. He attended training camp with the Raiders, but was released prior to the start of the regular season. He spent the final five contest of the 2007 campaign on Philadelphia’s practice squad before signing with Indianapolis in the offseason. Shotwell attended training camp with the Colts in 2008, but was released prior to the start of the regular season. He has spent time on the practice squads of both Minnesota and Tampa Bay in 2008.
The Santa Barbara, California native was selected as the Buck Buchanan Award winner as a senior in 2006, an award given to the top defensive player in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). He finished his collegiate career at Cal Poly SLO ranked second in school history with 392 tackles, while logging 45.5 tackles for loss and 17.0 sacks. He prepped at Dos Pueblos High School in Santa Barbara, California.
And lastely these are some ramblings that I hear going around:
Jackie Battle went back to the practice squad when LJ was activated.
Brian Johnston went to IR to make room for Babin.
Ingle Martin was resigned to the practice squad as well
Good luck to our newest Chiefs.
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Chief Make Room for QB Ingle Martin - Who’d they cut?
Not only did the Chiefs sign QB Ingle Martin to the active roster but they also promoted WR Marques Hagans, a former college quarterback at the University of Virginia from their own practice squad. [Bob Gretz]
To make room for these two the Chiefs released RB Jackie Battle and WR Maurice Price but have plans of adding them to the practice squad assuming they clear waivers. I tend to agree with some that we probably over value these guys because we are Chiefs fans and we know them better than anyone. With that said I think both should clear waivers and make it to the practice squad.
I am not sure that I agree with these roster moves. Were these two really the last two players on the roster? In my opinion the Chiefs need to make up their mind and decide on a return man. I don’t really care at this point if they keep Sams or Savage because both have almost identical stats but somebody just needs to make the call. And don’t’ forget after week 6 Kevin Robinson will have the option of coming off the PUP and staking his claim to the returner position. That is after all why we drafted him (as a return specialist).
As far as Ingle Martin goes, I will be shocked if he ever sees the field as a QB. The only way I can really see this happening is if all of our QB’s start dropping like flies. I figure once Brodie comes back Ingle “the Dingle” will probably be history.
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Jackie Battle - Battling For A Spot With Chiefs
There has been quite a bit of buzz going around about Chiefs RB Jackie Battle who currently is listed #2 on the depth chart. So naturally I thought I would feed it. Anyway, here is video of some of his highlights and I must say that I am pretty impressed. Will be interesting to see what he can do this preseason as he seems to be for the fight of his life against Kobly Smith and Jamal Charles. Do you think it’s possible the Chiefs keep four running backs?
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