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Brandon Flowers
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Updated 1:20 p.m. ET, Wednesday, July 16
The Chiefs have a history of playing hardball in contract negotiations, and that’s been the case again entering this season. GM Carl Peterson has reached agreements with just five of the team’s 12 draft picks, none of whom was taken in the first three rounds. For a club expecting quite a bit from its rookies this year, that’s a surprisingly low percentage of early signings. And from what we hear, Kansas City is still not close to signing their two Round One choices, DT Glenn Dorsey and OL Branden Albert, both of whom may be waiting for more of their fellow first-rounders to ink deals. An even greater concern, however, is that the Chiefs haven’t been able to nail down contracts with their second- and third-round picks, whom they’ll need to contribute immediately. Second-round selection CB Brandon Flowers is slated to be a starter, and third-rounders RB Jamaal Charles and TE Brad Cottam are also likely to play heavy roles. Things have gotten ugly in K.C. over contracts before — see Jared Allen — and the team obviously wants to avoid such distractions going into a critical year in their rebuilding process.
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