Rumor Has It

Rumor has it that if a deal cannot be reached with Tamba Hali, then he will have a franchise tag placed on him. The last time the Chiefs franchised a player, it was Jared Allen in 2008. As we all know, Allen was then traded to Minnesota for a hefty price. To be franchised means that you will receive 120% of your previous years salary or an average of the five highest paid players at that position. If Pioli and Hali cannot work out an extension and a franchise tag is forced, I will view this as a failure on the Chiefs part. Hali is a critical component and needs an extension, not a tag. 

Rumor has it that several wide receivers will be available in free agency that would look with an arrowhead on the side of their helmet. Vincent Jackson, a member of the hated Chargers, and Santana Moss are two of those. Jackson will, in all likelihood, be franchised. Moss, however, might not. He turns 32 in June, but put up the second best season of his career finishing with 93 receptions for 1,115 yards. If we were willing to pay Chris Chambers the kind of money he got (and he turns 33 in August), then paying Moss what he wants seems like a no-brainer. 

Rumor has it that Chiefs center Casey Wiegmann, says there's a 50-50 chance that he retires this offseason. This is according to Bill Williamson of ESPN. Wiegmann turns 38 in July, but still had an extraordinary season with the Chiefs. Wiegmann plans on telling the Chiefs his plans on retirement before the draft just so, if he does, the team will know that the position will need to be filled.

Rumor has it that Chiefs offensive quality control guy Nick Sirianni, will get the promotion to quarterback coach. Rumor had been circulating that the Chiefs would go out and get a respected qb coach from another team. I would like to see the hiring of a better-known and experienced qb coach, but Sirianni getting promoted wouldn't be too bad either. 

Rumor has it that Shaun Rogers, who was recently released from the Cleveland Browns, could end up with the Chiefs. Rogers is a defensive tackle who had his best season playing for former Browns head coach and current Chiefs defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel. The Redskins have already reached out to Rogers, but he just might like what's going on in KC; that's if the Chiefs are even interested.

If you have any more rumors, feel free to leave them in the comment section.