Inside Free Agency: Day 1 from The Mothership

The crazy time of year that is free agency is fast approaching, so KCChiefs.com has you covered with a 30-day free agency look, highlighting the 30 most intriguing free agents or players who could be released/traded during the offseason.

You may have noticed, there are no restricted free agents on the list, largely because they rarely leave their current teams. None of the reports are indicative of the Chiefs plans for the 2013 free agency season.

Dream Free-Agent Pairings from ESPN

Kansas City: Joe Flacco, QB, Baltimore: The Ravens are not going to let him go, but if something stunning happened, the Chiefs would jump on Flacco. He is an upper-level quarterback. The addition of Flacco would make the talented, but quarterback-less Chiefs a top level team.

Could The Vikings Be Gettin' Thiggy With It? from Daily Norseman

Free agency kicks off a month from Tuesday, on March 12. The quarterback position is just one of many spots where the Vikings might have some work to do. What do you think of the prospect of bringing Tyler Thigpen back into the fold?

AFC West Notes from ESPN

The Chiefs signed defensive tackle Marcus Dixon. He was with the Jets for a few games last season with new Kansas City defensive coordinator Bob Sutton.

E.J. Holub Is Famous Both For Football And His Horse from The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Legends from history are plentiful. Those still living are few.

E.J. Holub, who played in the first and fourth Super Bowls as a bigger-than-life linebacker and center, pauses a moment before saying how long he's been interested in football, then answers:

"Forever."