Romeo Crennel

Tattoos adorn the torso and arms of Ravens reserve cornerback Chris Johnson, covering his body in a mosaic of smiling faces and names. It's Johnson's way of paying tribute to his family, of ensuring that those loved ones remain close to his heart. "This...

The pass-rushing prowess of Kansas City Chiefs Pro Bowl outside linebacker Tamba Hali tends to put an offense on high alert. Although Hali has only generated nine tackles and one sack this season, the Ravens haven't forgotten how much trouble he gave...

Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata had mapped out an ambitious plan, albeit one not readily apparent when he lumbered onto the practice field for a June minicamp. Considerably heftier than usual after spending his offseason intentionally bulking up,...

The news that Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher had died in a murder-suicide hit Ravens defensive lineman Arthur Jones particularly hard. Belcher was a childhood friend and former wrestling teammate of Jones, who grew up in upstate New York....

Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot his girlfriend -- the mother of his 3-month old daughter -- multiple times Saturday morning, drove about five miles from their home to the team's practice facility near Arrowhead Stadium and killed...

There's not a whole lot that Matt Birk remembers about the Ravens' 30-7 playoff victory over the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium during the 2010 season. But he does recall one sequence near the Chiefs' goal line that will serve as a reminder this...

— Never in anyone's wildest imagination could the end of the Andy Reid era as coach of the Philadelphia Eagles have gone down like this. Anyone who says they saw it unfolding this way is lying or insane or both. Probably both. What we're...

On the day after the Texans beat the Bengals last Jan. 7 in the AFC wild-card round for the franchise's first postseason victory, the Web site http://www.FireGaryKubiak.com came down as promised. "We always said if they won a playoff game we'd go away...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Kansas City Chiefs - INSIDE SLANT "I love the Kansas City Chiefs, I love the organization, I think we have a special team here. I think this should be a good year to come out and play together and win a lot of ball...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Kansas City Chiefs - INSIDE SLANT As the Chiefs began their second week of OTA practices, one thing was clear: Andy Reid's defense was light years ahead of his offense when it came to making the transition to a new...

The Sports Xchange Aggressive defense early star of Chiefs OTAs KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- As the Kansas City Chiefs began their second week of OTA practices Tuesday, one thing was clear: coach Andy Reid's defense was light years ahead of his offense when it...

The Kansas City Chiefs defense has lived by the bend-but-don't-break mantra the past few years under Romeo Crennel. Well, that's out the window now. New defensive coordinator Bob Sutton would prefer to attack from the word, "Hike," and during the first...