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The Onion Mocks The KC Chiefs

Aug 30, 2012; Green Bay, WI, USA;  Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Brady Quinn (9) during the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.  Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-US PRESSWIRE
Aug 30, 2012; Green Bay, WI, USA; Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Brady Quinn (9) during the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-US PRESSWIRE
Back in October 2010 The Onion mocked the KC Chiefs which, as Chris pointed out back then, showed the Chiefs were relevant once again.

The Onion, which is fake news by the way, is back with this headline about the Chiefs: Chiefs Realize Brady Quinn Received 'Frog And Toad Are Friends' Instead Of Playbook
Dismayed Kansas City Chiefs personnel told reporters Monday that backup quarterback Brady Quinn had mistakenly received a copy of Arnold Lobel's children's picture book Frog And Toad Are Friendsinstead of the team's 54-page playbook. "Brady kept talking about how he spent hours each night poring over the book and memorizing the diagrams in it," Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel said of the Caldecott Honor book, which is designated level two in the "I Can Read" series and is intended for "readers who are increasingly confident, but still need some help." "It wasn't until he started telling little stories in the huddle about coat buttons and ponds that we realized something was up.
Read the whole thing here. Not a bad joke.

(H/T webby37 and Arrowheadlines)

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