Kansas City Chiefs
Frank Zombo - #58 - LB
| Status | Active |
| Height/Weight | 6' 3"/ 254 lbs. |
| Birthday | 03/05/1987 |
| Birthplace | Sterling Heights, MI |
| College | Central Michigan |
| Years played | 4 |
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PLAYER NEWS
Zombo was inactive for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.|||||||
Zombo had been activated from the physically unable to perform list on Saturday after he was out with a hamstring injury.
Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy says Zombo will miss a "significant" amount of time after breaking his scapula.|||||||
McCarthy says Zombo broke his shoulder blade in a collision during pregame warmups Friday, then played in the preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals despite the injury. The team has not established a firm timeline for his return. Zombo, an undrafted free agent out of Central Michigan, played in 13 games with eight starts as a rookie last season.
Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy says Zombo will miss a "significant" amount of time after breaking his scapula.|||||||
McCarthy says Zombo broke his shoulder blade in a collision during pregame warmups Friday, then played in the preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals despite the injury. The team has not established a firm timeline for his return. Zombo, an undrafted free agent out of Central Michigan, played in 13 games with eight starts as a rookie last season. He also started and recorded a sack in the Super Bowl.
Zombo, who was inactive for the NFC championship game against Chicago, is expected to return for the Super Bowl.|||||||
Zombo is slated to take over for an injured Erik Walden at outside linebacker. He missed the previous six games because of his ailing knee. Zombo is an undrafted rookie from Central Michigan who stepped in as a starter in the middle of the season.
Zombo says he was fined $7,500 by the NFL for his hit on Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler on Monday night. He said Thursday that he didn't disagree with the penalty, which he said was the result of aggressive play. Zombo is expected to start Sunday's game against Detroit.|||||||
Zombo was penalized for roughing the passer after making contact with Cutler's helmet on the hit in the fourth quarter of a loss to the Bears. The penalty wiped out an interception by linebacker Nick Barnett and helped the Bears drive for a game-tying field goal.
