List of Kansas City Chiefs players

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This is a select list of players from the Kansas City Chiefs football team from the National Football League.

For more information, see Kansas City Chiefs.

[edit] Current roster and depth chart

[edit] All-time first round draft picks

Main article: Kansas City Chiefs first round draft picks

[edit] Chiefs quarterbacks

Main article: Kansas City Chiefs quarterbacks

Throughout the Chiefs' near five-decade existence, there have been twelve starting quarterbacks to lead the team. Among the most prolific include Hall of Famers Len Dawson and Joe Montana, as well as superb quarterbacks of their era like Trent Green.

In the past few decades, the Chiefs have relied on veteran quarterbacks to lead their team. ^[1] The last quarterback to be drafted by Kansas City that later went on to claim the starting position was Bill Kenney in 1980. Since Kenney's retirement in 1988. the Chiefs never drafted their own quarterback to develop until Brodie Croyle, ^[1] whom is expected to win the starting position in the near future, was drafted in 2006. When head coach Herman Edwards arrived in 2006, he stated that he was looking towards implementing younger players into his gameplan, and he was arguably looking to start at the quarterback position. ^[1]

The Chiefs have also had a repeated history of backup quarterbacks that steal the spotlight. ^{[1] [2]} Mike Livingston led the Chiefs to the playoffs in their 1969 season after starting quarterback Len Dawson was injured for the majority of the year. Most recently, Rich Gannon took over for the injured Elvis Grbac in the 1997 season, but was revoked of the job in favor of Grbac's return for the playoffs. The Chiefs lost in the playoffs to the eventual Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos. A similar incident occurred in the 2006 season and playoffs when Trent Green and the Chiefs' offense failed to get a first down in the first forty-two minutes of the game. Backup quarterback Damon Huard, whom led the Chiefs on a 5-2 record in Green's absence, never played a down in the playoff loss to—coincidentally—the eventual Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts. ^{[3] [2] [1]}

[edit] 1969 World Champions starters

This is a list of the 1969 Kansas City Chiefs' "regular starters." The 1969 Chiefs defeated the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IV. ^[4]

[edit] Honored players

[edit] Pro Football Hall of Famers