After boldly releasing top running back Larry Johnson, the Kansas City Chiefs will lose another key player for four games: wide receiver Dwayne Bowe was suspended for four games by the NFL on Tuesday. The reason given is that he violated the league’s policy on performance enhancing substances.
As most players’ agents would do, Bowe’s agent, Todd France said his client did not take performance-enhancing drug, but test positive because he took a weight loss supplement that contains diuretic, something is banned by the league’s policy.
“Dwayne did not take a steroid or any other performance-enhancing drug,” France said in an e-mail to The Associated Press. “However he took a diuretic for weight loss, which unfortunately has a negative effect under the league’s policy. Dwayne is sincerely disappointed and apologetic that he let down the Chiefs organization, his teammates and the fans. He looks forward to returning and putting this situation behind him.”
Not sure whether the team, teammates and fans would accept the apology, but it will definitely affect the team much to lose Bowe, who has 189 catches for 2,483 yards (13.1 ypc) and 16 touchdowns in 40 games in his three-year career wearing NFL jersey.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Chiefs made first win of the season by beating Redskins 14-6
The Kansas City Chiefs are winless no more after Sunday’s 14-6 win over the Washington Redskins, whose season is tanking toward oblivion because of losses to winless teams.
“We made it pretty difficult, right down to the end,” Chiefs Coach Todd Haley said. “We’ve pushed through a very difficult period. We needed to get some positive reinforcement with a win.”
The rookie coach should be glad to get his first victory with an assist from the last player taken in this year’s draft-Ryan Succop, who was chosen No. 256 from South Carolina. He kicked four field goals in Sunday’s win.
The victory was also quarterback Matt Cassel’s first win in Chiefs jersey after he came from the New England Patriots in an offseason trade. Besides, the victory avoided the first 0-6 start in team history. This first win of the 2009 season is just the Chiefs’ most significant game of the year.
As for the Redskins, Coach Jim Zorn got embattled for he failed again to lead his team into a win. And the team is planning to take away his play-calling duties and find someone else to replace him.
“We made it pretty difficult, right down to the end,” Chiefs Coach Todd Haley said. “We’ve pushed through a very difficult period. We needed to get some positive reinforcement with a win.”
The rookie coach should be glad to get his first victory with an assist from the last player taken in this year’s draft-Ryan Succop, who was chosen No. 256 from South Carolina. He kicked four field goals in Sunday’s win.
The victory was also quarterback Matt Cassel’s first win in Chiefs jersey after he came from the New England Patriots in an offseason trade. Besides, the victory avoided the first 0-6 start in team history. This first win of the 2009 season is just the Chiefs’ most significant game of the year.
As for the Redskins, Coach Jim Zorn got embattled for he failed again to lead his team into a win. And the team is planning to take away his play-calling duties and find someone else to replace him.
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