He tallied six catches for 43 yards and a touchdown. In his first Super Bowl appearance, Kelce was just the Chiefs’ third-leading receiver.

(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) (Patrick Semansky | AP) He was out of the NFL by 1982.Ĭongratulations to Bob Grupp for being the greatest Chiefs player to ever wear the No.Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) celebrates after scoring against the San Francisco 49ers during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game Sunday, Feb. Grupp’s previous success would help him cling to his role for two more seasons, but he only excelled in one before tendinitis got the best of him. Unfortunately the magic lasted a single season. and led the NFL in gross and net punting averages. Ray Guy had been the AFC’s punter in the Pro Bowl for six consecutive seasons, but Grupp found instant success in K.C. Grupp was originally drafted by the New York Jets but was cut loose shortly thereafter and the Chiefs struck gold with Grupp as a rookie in 1979. What you might not remember is that Bob Grupp was a Pro Bowler as well. The team’s history features a nice array of kickers and punters who have counted themselves among the NFL’s best, including Jerrel Wilson and Dustin Colquitt, Jan Stenerud and Nick Lowery. Pro Bowl specialists are a semi-regular thing for longtime Chiefs fans. Adamle did have 346 rushing yards for the Chiefs after the team drafted him in the fifth round in ’71, but he remains a favorite in our hearts for his announcing career-one that went on with ESPN, NBC and WWE long after the Gladiators faded. Those quotes above should remind you that Adamle was one of the trusted voices narrating the parade of awesomeness known as American Gladiators back in the ’90s. This series is all about identifying the best Chiefs player to wear the uniform, and we love Adamle for all sorts of reasons that have nothing to do with the Chiefs. I really wanted to give the overall winner award to Mike Adamle, but we would already be guilty of bending the rules before we even got started. Really, it’s that bad.Ī quick sampling of others: Lawrence Tynes, Noland Smith, Warren Moon (all 37 career passing attempts in a Chiefs uniform). He also didn’t have that much worse of a Chiefs career than anyone else on the list. Do you remember the seventh round draft choice from a few years ago? He was Dorsey’s final pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, lasted one year with the team and never played a single game. The best way to summarize just how shallow this talent pool really is would be to point you to Da’Ron Brown for a second.

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Former Chiefs cornerback in legal trouble in Las Vegas.However, let’s be honest for this first number. In this series, we will name a winner and runner-up for each position while listing out others who merit at least a quick mention. Other numbers have rarely been worn, so no one really deserves anything at all. Other numbers have major competition for the honors. Some have been retired and come with an obvious answer. There are also 99 different uniform numbers that players in the National Football League can have on their uniform.Īs a way to stir conversation, freshen up on our franchise history and pass some time during the dry spell of the NFL calendar, we thought it would be fun to count down to the regular season opener by looking at the single best Chiefs player to wear each potential uniform number. We have, counting today, 99 days left until the regular season begins. It just makes sense on a number of levels. In the first of a very long offseason series, we analyze the best players in Kansas City Chiefs history to wear every single uniform number.

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