Romeo Crennel

Several NFL coaches fired; Who's next?

2012-12-31 14:30:00

If you missed Monday's "NFL Slam with Mark and Sam," starring Times NFL columnist Sam Farmer and Mark Thompson of "Mark and Brian" radio fame, you missed a great discussion on black Monday. Mark and Sam took a look at all the NFL coaching changes...

Firings underway as Black Monday arrives in the NFL

2012-12-31 06:43:00

Black Monday is underway in the NFL. The Jacksonville Jaguars fired General Manager Gene Smith early Monday, and, according to multiple reports, the Cleveland Browns have cut ties with Coach Pat Shurmur and GM Tom Heckert. In Kansas City, the Chiefs...

Jacksonville Jaguars fire coach Mike Mularkey

2013-01-10 08:38:00

Mike Mularkey is out as coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Like Kansas City’s Romeo Crennel, Mularkey was fired after one abysmal season. Both the Jaguars and Chiefs finished a league-worst 2-14. �“I know Mike well and do not want anyone...

Chiefs play Panthers in wake of Jovan Belcher tragedy

2012-12-02 11:36:00

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The fog that hovered over much of the Kansas City area Sunday morning dissipated a few hours before the Chiefs and Panthers took the field at Arrowhead Stadium. Under sunny skies and temperatures that surpassed 60 on the second day...

Jovan Belcher sent text about wanting to shoot his girlfriend

2012-12-18 14:26:00

Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher sent a text message to a friend saying he "would shoot" the mother of his child if she didn't leave him alone, according to official case files. Less than two months later, Belcher did just that, killing longtime...

Belcher talked to Chiefs officials, walked away, then shot himself

2012-12-01 14:24:00

Kansas City, Mo., police released new details Saturday afternoon in the murder-suicide of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, who authorities said shot his girlfriend before killing himself at the team’s practice facility earlier in the...

Jovan Belcher of Kansas City Chiefs dead in suspected murder-suicide

2012-12-01 11:09:00

Jovan Belcher of the Kansas City Chiefs shot and killed his girlfriend, then drove to the team’s practice facility and killed himself in front of team officials, police said Saturday. Police confirmed to the Kansas City Star the player was...

Chiefs-Panthers game to be played in wake of murder-suicide

2012-12-01 15:13:00

The Kansas City Chiefs will host the Carolina Panthers in an NFL game as scheduled at 10 a.m. PST on Sunday, barely 24 hours after starting linebacker Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend at their home and minutes later took his life at Arrowhead Stadium....

Jovan Belcher was worried he would lose his baby and money

2012-12-19 09:34:00

Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher apparently was worried he would lose his baby and money to his longtime girlfriend before fatally shooting her and killing himself, according to newly released police reports. Belcher also complained about...

Dire straits and narrow victories are the norm in NFL Week 11

2012-11-18 20:30:00

Just another ho-hum NFL Sunday. Houston beat Jacksonville. Atlanta beat Arizona. Dallas beat Cleveland. What else would you expect from three home teams favored by a combined 33 points? Now, please excuse those winning teams as they strap on...

Andy Reid signs contract to become Chiefs' new coach [update]

2013-01-04 18:20:00

Andy Reid wasn't unemployed for long. Four days after being fired by the Philadelphia Eagles, Reid has come to an agreement with the Kansas City Chiefs to become their next head coach, according to reports by ESPN and NFL.com. [Updated, 6:20 p.m.:...

By and bye, Adrian Peterson, others in NFL come tantalizingly close

2012-12-31 00:00:00

Two thousand steps forward. Two big steps back. On a Sunday when Minnesota's Adrian Peterson became the seventh NFL player to run for 2,000 yards — coming within nine of breaking Eric Dickerson's season rushing record — two teams backpedaled...

Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel and Indianapolis Colts interim head coach Bruce Arians meet at the end of the game at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, December 23, 2012.

2012-12-23 00:00:00

Chiefs Coach Romeo Crennel wipes his eyes during an emotional start to the game against the Panthers on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.

2012-12-02 00:00:00

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel, center, receives an embrace from Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt following the team's 27-21 win over the Carolina Panthers at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., yesterday, only a day after linebacker Jovan Belcher's apparent murder-suicide.

2012-12-02 00:00:00