Excited Haley Welcomes Back Chiefs
From the Truman Sports Complex
On his first day in front of his team as head coach, Todd Haley welcomed approximately 60 players back for the start of the team’s off-season conditioning program.
And right off the bat, he said he would not provide information on who was there and who was not there. But obviously, with 60 players that’s not quite the Chiefs whole roster, which stands at 65 as of Monday afternoon.
”I thought we had a great turnout,” said Haley. “After two months of non-football business, and moving and getting settled, it was nice to get the players back in the building and see what the team looked like.”
Haley spoke with the players and coaching staff as a group on Monday and outlined his expectations for them over this 12-week program.
Right now, the emphasis is on the physical end of football. The mental end will come in the following weeks.
“The coaches and the players are chomping at the bit,” Haley said of getting to the classroom. “That’s one of the fights you get into. This is the time to get your body ready. It’s a tough deal. It’s a new staff and new system and new terminology and guys get a little anxious.
“We’ve got a camp coming up here the weekend before the draft, that week we’ll probably spend a little class room time.”
Here’s a link to the Sporting News Web page going over the Chiefs draft needs. I found it interesting.
https://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=533086
I applaud Haley for not falling for the bait about LJ, Waters, etc. It’s sending the proper message, that NO PLAYER is bigger than the team. This guy gets it, and Pioli made a great choice. What a pleasant change from the last circus performer at press conferences.
That being said, it’s time for REPORTERS, if there are any in KC, to get to work and report. No more spoon fed stories ladeled out to cronies by Carl, Herm, DV. So sharpen those journalistic skills and REPORT. It should not be too hard to find out if LJ, Waters, and Tony G are/were there in OTA’s, in spite of the cone of silence coming out of Haley/Pioli. Contact their families, their acquaintances, their agents, off the record, etc. Fly a helicopter over Arrowhead and look at numbers on the field, etc. A good reporter will get the story, if he/she wants too and is willing to work hard enough. Haley and Pioli will continue to stonewall, as they should, if they feel it’s in the best interest of the Chiefs, but that shopuldn’t stop reporters from reporting, it’ll just make it a bit harder. Present company excluded, The Reporters I’m referring to don’t work for the Chiefs.