On Thursday evening, the Chiefs signed free agent tight end, Kevin Boss, to a 3 year $9 million contract. Boss, who spent last year with the Raiders, will serve as a complementary piece to Tony Moeaki, and offer more of a receiving threat than any of the tight ends the Chiefs were left with last season after Moeaki was lost with a torn ACL.
Originally a fifth round selection of the New York Giants in 2007, Boss filled in for an injured Jeremy Shockey during the Giants Super Bowl run. In his four seasons in NY, Boss had 1,600 yards and 18 TDs. Boss would tack on 368 yards and 3 TDs with Oakland in 2011.
Boss represents the second free agent pilfered from the Oakland Raiders, who have had a lot of salary cap casualties this offseason, including cornerback Stanford Routt, who the Chiefs signed earlier. Pairing Boss with Moeaki is a good idea, but I still think selecting one in the upcoming draft would be the right thing to do, considering Moeaki's history of knee injuries.
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Mike Tolbert, free agent running back formerly with the San Diego Chargers, visited with the Chiefs on Thursday, even after the Chiefs signed Peyton Hillis to a one year deal on Wednesday. And although Tolbert left without a contract, Kent Babb reported "Told Mike Tolbert's visit went very well. He left w/out a contract, but he's very much in the mix with the Chiefs. They showed him big time," via Twitter.
If the Chiefs add Tolbert and have him accompany Hillis and a healthy Jamaal Charles, the Chiefs backfield could return to its league-leading ways, as it was in 2010.
A player that could also help the Chiefs running game is right tackle Eric Winston. Winston visited with the Chiefs late on Thursday, and has said he will continue to meet with the Chiefs on Friday. This is an excellent sign, since Winston had a scheduled visit with Baltimore on Friday but is deciding to continue talks with the Chiefs. Hopefully that means a contract is close and fans should find out tomorrow whether the Chiefs signed him or not.
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