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Chiefs Bringing In LB Sean Weatherspoon and S Earl Thomas For Visits

The Kansas City Chiefs are getting to work on their private visits in preparation for the NFL Draft in late April. We've learned the names of two first round prospects the Chiefs will be bringing to town -- Mizzou LB Sean Witherspoon and Texas S Earl Thomas.

Both are being reported by Scout.com (via WtexKC)

I think these two workouts are interesting because both would likely be available in the middle of the first round. Perhaps a trade down? The Chiefs are just being prepared.

A little more info on each player after the jump.

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Sean Weatherspoon

Witherspoon is a local guy so a lot of people know him. He's 6'1", 239 pounds and a lot of folks have him going to the Atlanta Falcons in the first round.

I've heard him described as a better fit for a 4-3 than a 3-4.

He's rated the third overall linebacker by NFL Draft Scout.

The Chiefs will also have a local pro day for guys from Mizzou so I'm not sure how Weatherspoon fits into that.

Chiefs GM Scott Pioli went to Mizzou's game against Nebraska in Columbia last season. I remember he talked about it on one of the local radio stations the next day and mentioned that there was a great defensive player on both sides of the field (Suh and Weatherspoon?).

Earl Thomas

Thomas is coming out of Texas and is 5'10", 208 pounds.

He's generally the second ranked safety behind Eric Berry but interestingly Mike Mayock of NFL Network had him above Berry.

He's another guy that could be available in the middle-to-end of the first round.

(H/T WtexKC for the first FanShots)

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figured they would look at thomas

Jamaal "do it all" Charles
KC Will Trade Derrick Johnson

by SDChief on Mar 16, 2010 5:01 PM CDT reply actions  

Im thinking more and more

Pioli is going to trade out of the 5th spot

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by redmedicone on Mar 16, 2010 5:01 PM CDT reply actions  

I'm ok with that

Not a big fan of the contracts being chucked out for top 10 players. Not proportionate to their abilities IMO>

by Fyzzle on Mar 16, 2010 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

i know hype builds some of the top ten drafted

who would we trade with and for what i know theres talk about miami but who else would jump at the 5th and for what

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by redmedicone on Mar 16, 2010 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

That's what makes trading out of the top 5 so difficult...
contracts being chucked out for top 10 players. Not proportionate to their abilities IMO

Enigma code says:

p t b
l a e
e k r
a e r
s s y
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If nobody wants to move up with us.

Opinions are like A--holes, everyones got one.

by aPacificChief on Mar 17, 2010 7:59 AM CDT up reply actions  

I’m sure he’d love to. But it ain’t easy to trade out of top 5.

by dablueguy on Mar 16, 2010 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yep

I also noticed that not one person with a Berry picture has made a comment.

by CPT.Caveman on Mar 16, 2010 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE SPOON!!!

instead of mcclain especially

"WIth the 5th pick in the 2010 NFL draft the Kansas City Chiefs select... Eric Berry Safety Tennesee... "

by BEEf_CHIEF on Mar 16, 2010 5:02 PM CDT reply actions  

I was

very impressed with Weatherspoon at the Senior Bowl and could see us grabbing him

by DLChiefs on Mar 16, 2010 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS Spoon!

"I shall conquer untruth by truth" - Mahatma Gandhi
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hi, Mo!
5 minutes!!!

by upamtn on Mar 16, 2010 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

lol

There it is

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by Buck'O on Mar 16, 2010 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

agreed!!!

I was afraid I was the only one for a minute. But I’d istll prefer berry over thomas no matter what mayock says. He also said jeff otah would have been better than albert

by irishking44 on Mar 16, 2010 7:15 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

IF NOT BERRY, THEN GIVE ME EARL

Earl is a nice nice player. Id love to have him as one of our safeties.

by Larryemcdaniel on Mar 16, 2010 5:04 PM CDT reply actions  

There are also guys who slip.

Sometimes it’s just the way the draft plays out. One of these guys could possible end up at the top of the 2nd round.

by BinSC on Mar 16, 2010 5:04 PM CDT reply actions  

True but...

i dont see either falling to the 2nd. Teams like Saints, Eagles, Titans will be looking at LBs

by Larryemcdaniel on Mar 16, 2010 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

Impossible...

for these two in my opinion.

1. Suh will fall to us at 5
2. McClain will fall to us at 2a
3. The Chiefs will trade DJ and keep Dorsey

by I_Bleed_Red. on Mar 16, 2010 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

so what would we get in return?

Say we trade down from #5 to #12 for example. What would we get in return and would it be worth losin gout on Berry or Okung? Throw some hypothetical scenarios out there for me. Trying to feel good about not taking Berry and acquiring diff players. Woul dwe get someone’s 2nd rounder for trading down? 3rd?

Mr J
KC Chiefs Fan

by Mr J on Mar 16, 2010 5:06 PM CDT reply actions  

hell yeah

"I shall conquer untruth by truth" - Mahatma Gandhi
Whitlock Rocks!
hi, Mo!
5 minutes!!!

by upamtn on Mar 16, 2010 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

kaching!

eat your Koolaid DRY, Berrylovers!

"I shall conquer untruth by truth" - Mahatma Gandhi
Whitlock Rocks!
hi, Mo!
5 minutes!!!

by upamtn on Mar 16, 2010 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

LOL

I’m not stuck on Berry at any cost, I just think he’d be the best option for KC at #5. If KC can trade down, then hell yeah there’s a lot of players I’d be happy with. Including Berry….

And I like my Koolaid in Zima.

The path to Victory is made of losers.

by Brsrkr on Mar 17, 2010 4:48 AM CDT up reply actions  

If we moved back 7 spots

we’d most likely get a 2nd and 4th/5th. It would be worth it. 3 picks in the 2nd round would be crazy. We could even draft Earl Thomas in the 1st, trade two 2nds to get back in the first to draft Spoon.

by Larryemcdaniel on Mar 16, 2010 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

spoon is a workhorse

and I really like him but does he fit in a 3-4?

"It doesn't matter what you do in Life only that you do it the best you can. "

by sgthall on Mar 16, 2010 5:07 PM CDT reply actions  

ILB DeMorrio Williams

6’1 232 lbs.

D.J. #56 - Pay The Man & Play The Man
The only thing more lame than mock draft's is the sarcasm font.

by KansasCityShuffle on Mar 16, 2010 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

ILB DeMorrio Williams ...

… isn’t half the player Spoon would be

"I shall conquer untruth by truth" - Mahatma Gandhi
Whitlock Rocks!
hi, Mo!
5 minutes!!!

by upamtn on Mar 16, 2010 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

those two guys dont even compare

Spoon is very athletic. Is explosive in run D, and can cover in pass D. He is also VERY vocal, which i like

by Larryemcdaniel on Mar 16, 2010 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

Brandon Spikes

6’3" at 250 lbs. Brings a load when he hits.

Kansas City Chiefs - 2020 Team of the Decade

by skunk420 on Mar 16, 2010 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

Probably grabbed by Jets late 1st

"For what we are about to see next, we must enter quietly into the realm of genius." Scott "Young Frankenstein" Pioli

by Steve_Chiefs on Mar 16, 2010 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's those Freddie Kruger fingers that gets everybody freakin...they don't call him spikes for nothing!

Plus we can never have enough Brandons on the team, if we can find a way to draft Brandon Graham we’d be all set.

Does having a team with the most Brandon’s count as the right 53 to Pioli?

Opinions are like A--holes, everyones got one.

by aPacificChief on Mar 17, 2010 8:07 AM CDT up reply actions  

Can somebody get upamtn some new pants.

Fact. Bears eat beets. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.

by BigRedChief on Mar 16, 2010 5:08 PM CDT reply actions  

LOL

I will take some too.

Proud resident of Kansas City MO

by TigerChief on Mar 16, 2010 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

bwahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

"I shall conquer untruth by truth" - Mahatma Gandhi
Whitlock Rocks!
hi, Mo!
5 minutes!!!

by upamtn on Mar 16, 2010 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

hell i'm proud of my stain :P

Seriously mates, when have I ever been sarcastic?

Oh and in case you were wondering, that hug offer is still there when you are ready UC :p

by Leaf on Mar 16, 2010 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

OH??? is that what it was? :)

Opinions are like A--holes, everyones got one.

by aPacificChief on Mar 17, 2010 8:08 AM CDT up reply actions  

SPOOONNNN!!!

I LOVE IT! Although I believe the Chiefs won’t trade down that far, but there may be a slight possibility that he will fall to our 2a spot?

Proud resident of Kansas City MO

by TigerChief on Mar 16, 2010 5:15 PM CDT reply actions  

Spoon would be sick

Ain’t gonna lie.

D.J. #56 - Pay The Man & Play The Man
The only thing more lame than mock draft's is the sarcasm font.

by KansasCityShuffle on Mar 16, 2010 5:15 PM CDT reply actions  

peoples heads are going to explode

All the possabilities are going to drive this site crazy. Sign me up!

by 63gump on Mar 16, 2010 5:18 PM CDT reply actions  

I know

We’ve still got 60 days to melt down.

by 63gump on Mar 16, 2010 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

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by redmedicone on Mar 16, 2010 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

google

Check out the gun show over here FIYA POWA

by redmedicone on Mar 16, 2010 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

60 days?

Jamaal "do it all" Charles
KC Will Trade Derrick Johnson

by SDChief on Mar 16, 2010 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

That was one HELL of a game in the picture.

Fact. Bears eat beets. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.

by BigRedChief on Mar 16, 2010 5:20 PM CDT reply actions  

For the Big Red maybe...

but for this Tiger…it was horrible! The game that gimped Gabbert.

Proud resident of Kansas City MO

by TigerChief on Mar 16, 2010 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

You won't get me to feel sorry or any Gabberts.

Fact. Bears eat beets. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.

by BigRedChief on Mar 16, 2010 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

LOL..I didn't expect I would

P.S. T-Gab was rockin it at practice. I look forward to next seasons game since I think NU and MU are tops in BXII North!

Proud resident of Kansas City MO

by TigerChief on Mar 16, 2010 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

lol..

i think he makes GREAT decisions

Proud resident of Kansas City MO

by TigerChief on Mar 16, 2010 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

Clearly you don't either.

Fact. Bears eat beets. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Galactica.

by BigRedChief on Mar 16, 2010 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ha!

I do like your Office signature. Classy.

Proud resident of Kansas City MO

by TigerChief on Mar 16, 2010 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

that was one buttugly game and you knoww it ... play it again in dry weather and watch ... different outcome

and you know it

"I shall conquer untruth by truth" - Mahatma Gandhi
Whitlock Rocks!
hi, Mo!
5 minutes!!!

by upamtn on Mar 16, 2010 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions  

I tend to agree, but

I am not sure that we would have one if Gabbert still got rolled up on.

Proud resident of Kansas City MO

by TigerChief on Mar 16, 2010 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

won*

i am an idiot.

Proud resident of Kansas City MO

by TigerChief on Mar 16, 2010 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

lol

Proud resident of Kansas City MO

by TigerChief on Mar 16, 2010 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

truth is ... I used to LOVE Dr Tom Osborne back in the day ... Big Red had some KICKASS teams, and classy as well

loved seeing them go down and beat up on Florida teams in the bowl games … down with the thugs, up with Big Eight Football (well, til it got poisoned by them Texans)

"I shall conquer untruth by truth" - Mahatma Gandhi
Whitlock Rocks!
hi, Mo!
5 minutes!!!

by upamtn on Mar 16, 2010 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

Did you know?

I hate you

"For what we are about to see next, we must enter quietly into the realm of genius." Scott "Young Frankenstein" Pioli

by Steve_Chiefs on Mar 16, 2010 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

It might be dry in Lincoln next year

but mizzou will not have a chance. Pelini says that the blackshirts will be even better next year. Sprinkle in an offense that is slightly better than a highschool offense (which would be an improvement) and Big Red wins the big 12.

by gochiefsgo on Mar 17, 2010 12:15 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

This draft

is way to unpredictable for the Chiefs… I think we all are gonna be way off with our guesses/predictions… hmmm what day is it, the 27th or what?

Winning isnt a matter of life and death, its more important than that.

by Pollard49 on Mar 16, 2010 5:30 PM CDT reply actions  

22

2/3 of the Earth is covered by water. The rest is covered by Eric Berry.

by Red N Gold Beast on Mar 16, 2010 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

37 days 2 hours and 47 minutes

give or take a few minutes.

Mr J
KC Chiefs Fan

by Mr J on Mar 16, 2010 5:41 PM CDT reply actions  

you're not like ... waiting for it, areya

"I shall conquer untruth by truth" - Mahatma Gandhi
Whitlock Rocks!
hi, Mo!
5 minutes!!!

by upamtn on Mar 16, 2010 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

Maybe..

we trade down take Thomas and then trade back into the first and take Spoon? Id be pumped for that!

by tomahawk44 on Mar 16, 2010 5:47 PM CDT reply actions  

huh?

"I shall conquer untruth by truth" - Mahatma Gandhi
Whitlock Rocks!
hi, Mo!
5 minutes!!!

by upamtn on Mar 16, 2010 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

don't be surprised that if we trade down enough

we take a NT

"It doesn't matter what you do in Life only that you do it the best you can. "

by sgthall on Mar 16, 2010 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

I thought Thomas was more like 188lbs?

Must have bulked up…

Official Member of the "Draft Eric Berry" Fanclub
...you had me at Berry!

by chiefsfan62 on Mar 16, 2010 6:29 PM CDT via mobile reply actions  

I thought Thomas was more like 188lbs?

Must have bulked up…

Official Member of the "Draft Eric Berry" Fanclub
...you had me at Berry!

by chiefsfan62 on Mar 16, 2010 6:32 PM CDT via mobile reply actions  

208lbs. at the combine

He was 188lbs. when he was a youngster, but this was his sophomore year. He filled out pretty well, which has helped him take on ball-carriers.

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by burntorangehorn on Mar 16, 2010 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

interesting...

Well, Thomas’ stock is rising that’s for sure – a solid viable option @ Safety IF Berry is gone at 5.

By the way – Spoon is growing on me; a bonafide 1st rounder. Right now my 3rd choice at 5.

Official Member of the "Draft Eric Berry" Fanclub
...you had me at Berry!

by chiefsfan62 on Mar 16, 2010 10:50 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

While Thomas COULD be available in the mid-late 1st...

…it’s looking more and more likely that he could be a top-15, possibly even top-10 pick. I said prior to the combine that he was the anti-Mays, in that he’s a guy who wows on the football field, but not as much in measurements and the gym. Well, turns out he’s pretty damn good in workouts as well. His size is better than expected, he times and drills well, his tackling is fairly solid, and his instincts are the best in the class. That puts him probably a hair behind Berry, but still in contention for a top-ten pick.

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by burntorangehorn on Mar 16, 2010 7:48 PM CDT reply actions  

Good news Chiefs Fans,

Tampa just signed safety Sean Jones (If our sources are correct) so it looks like Eric Berry is a lock for you guys. Sean would provide an instan upgrade over our Miss-a-tackle y Piscitelli. Good luck with Eric.

I was the head of the Eric Berry bandwagon- Im sad to say its over.
Puffy Rod's Bandwagon continues forever.
New head of the Matthew Barnaby Bandwagon!!!

by 4QB on Mar 16, 2010 8:58 PM CDT reply actions  

I wouldnt say Thomas would be avalible with in the late part fo the first round

I think he may get picked really high like Donte Whitner did a few years back, and no later than mid first

by SayHeyWerd on Mar 17, 2010 12:54 AM CDT reply actions  

Pioli could fool us all.

What if instead of trading down, like we are all assuming…what if Pioli is packaging both second rounders to get back in the first in hopes of getting both Berry/Weatherspoon? Or Suh/Thomas?

wakes up from dreamland.

Yeah, I know the possibility of it happening are 0%. I’m just saying…..last year we couldn’t shop our 1st rounder for a trade down that was remotely fair…thus forcing us to pick, nor could we deal Dorsey, though not for lack of trying. I don’t think a year is going to change that there simply aren’t going to be trading parters for KC that want anyone at 5th (and if some fantasy land Suh drops to five…why would we want to trade?) even Bradford…due to the 50 million price tag coming along with him.

I’m not dissing Pioli’s efforts and successful signings at all up to this point., but….somehow I expected more…. and I know that is horribly unfair of me. Even last year, the Cassel/Vrabel trade was anti-climatic in a way because it seemed so “parting gift.” in a sense. However, I believe everything Pioli has done the last two seasons will make KC a contender…possibly this season. I just feel like, we’ve been down for a few years now, I am ready for some bang for my buck I guess.

by KCChiefsChick on Mar 17, 2010 2:15 AM CDT reply actions  

SPOOOOOON!!!

We need a leader and a motivator on the defensive side!! I want a guy to play with some tenacity!!! I think we are going to draft down and I think that is great! With the talent on the board in this years draft I’d trade for sure! There are some pro bowl tight ends, running backs that will be 3rd rounders this year because there is so much depth.

by tbowyer24 on Mar 17, 2010 8:57 AM CDT reply actions  

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