Chiefs have traded RB Michael Bennett to the Buccaneers.

by stevedebergHOF on Oct 16, 2007 4:00 AM CDT

From the diaries. -Chris

I can't sleep, so I was looking at the different football sites and came across this bit of interesting news. Michael Bennett has been traded to the Tampa Bay Bucs for what some are saying is a 4th round pick. If that is true we just got good value for the underperforming RB. Does this mean that Priest is in the Chiefs future or does the coaching staff think Kolby Smith can handle the backup duties? Here is the link to the trade news:

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Makes sense

Bennett isn't any better than Smith. The trade deadline is today.

I casually heard that Priest will be ready in a couple of weeks.

by Chris Thorman on Oct 16, 2007 6:22 AM CDT reply actions

And

I think a fourth round pick is a great pickup for Bennett. You could tell this year that the Chiefs weren't too confident in his play.

by Chris Thorman on Oct 16, 2007 6:25 AM CDT reply actions

Confirmed

by the Star.

I have to give props to Adam Teicher in that article because he's one of the few writers I've read to recognize that Larry's game on Sunday was just another bad one when you look at the stats.

by Chris Thorman on Oct 16, 2007 6:34 AM CDT reply actions

Nice!

Bennett was a good back up but it's a role that Priest/Kolby Smith can handle. This is good news! And again, Chris, you were one of the first to report it!

by Joel Thorman on Oct 16, 2007 7:07 AM CDT reply actions

Check that

Props to Stevedeberghof for getting it out there early!

by Joel Thorman on Oct 16, 2007 7:10 AM CDT up reply actions

Anyone else

think that Michael Bennett has gotten way to much mileage out of one Pro Bowl season back in 2002?

by Chris Thorman on Oct 16, 2007 10:56 AM CDT reply actions

He's fast

which is only good if there are holes to run through...maybe playing 6 games against the awful, Lions, Bears, and Packers in 2002 made him look better than he really was. That season he ran for 1296 yards, nothing to shake a stick at, but he wouldn't have made the Pro Bowl were he in the AFC at that time. I remember watching him in college as a Badger and he was reallllly fast... maybe his hamstring injury took a little out of him permanently?

by PVChiefsfan on Oct 16, 2007 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions

Even faster on turf

He's no good to us in December anyway...

by Joel Thorman on Oct 16, 2007 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions

Is there more to the deal?

Apparently, we also sent TB a later round draft pick as well.

Terms of the deal have been finalized with the Bucs sending the Chiefs a second-day draft pick and K.C. sending Tampa Bay a lesser pick along with Bennett.

Take that for what it is. From the quote fabricator himself.

by Joel Thorman on Oct 16, 2007 3:10 PM CDT reply actions