Showing posts with label Dwayne Bowe trade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dwayne Bowe trade. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Dwayne Bowe Injury - Career With Chiefs Likely Over

Chiefs WR Dwayne Bowe left Sunday’s game against the Browns with a rib injury, and now appears to be out for the season. Bowe finished the season with 59 catches for 801 yards and three touchdowns, respectable numbers considering the struggles the team had with its quarterback play. The question now is this: Has Bowe played his last game as a Kansas City Chief?

All signs point towards the answer of this question being “yes.” Bowe’s relationship with the organization went south this offseason, when the team refused to sign him to a long-term contract and placed the franchise tag on him. As a result, Bowe held out during the preseason, and did not sign his franchise tender until the regular season was about to begin.

Bowe is a free agent at the end of the season, and most speculate that he will try to sign with a winning team. Not only does Bowe want to play for a winner, he will want a long-term deal and a lucrative contract similar to what other top receivers in the league are getting.

What is disappointing for Chiefs fans is that Bowe may potentially walk and the team will get no compensation for him. It was reported earlier this season that Bowe was pushing for a trade out of Kansas City, and there were several teams interested in his services. The team should have dealt Bowe to a team desperate for a WR and gotten a valuable draft pick back in return, especially since it was apparent after only a few weeks this season that the team was heading towards a terrible record.

Bowe was drafted by the Chiefs in the first round of the 2007 NFL draft, and has 415 career catches for 5,728 yards and 39 touchdowns.

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Friday, October 19, 2012

Dwayne Bowe Pushing For Trade Out Of Kansas City

Reports are surfacing that Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe is pushing hard for an exit from Kansas City. With the Chiefs tied for the worst record in the NFL, many predict that the team will deal Bowe in an effort to blow things up and gain a draft pick or young players in return.

This really shouldn’t be a surprise to Chiefs fans, as Bowe did not receive a long-term deal from the franchise in the off-season. Bowe was given the franchise tag, and reluctantly signed his deal just a few weeks before the regular season started. Now that the Chiefs are 1-5, there is no long-term contract binding Bowe to spend his future with a bad team. Bowe will also be an unrestricted free agent this summer, and at this point it seems like there is no chance of him signing a deal in Kansas City.

With Bowe’s days in Kansas City numbered, it makes sense that the team would trade him now to get something back in return. The biggest team being mentioned in trade rumors are the Miami Dolphins, who have some draft picks to deal after picking up extra second and third round picks by trading Vontae Davis and Brandon Marshall. The Dolphins have talent at running back and spent an early first-round pick on QB Ryan Tannehill, yet have few playmakers at receiver. Bowe would give Tannehill a big body to throw to, and would immediately push the Dolphins into the playoff picture. Miami is tied for first in the AFC East, and with how bad the entire AFC has been this season, they would have a great shot to make the postseason.

If the Chiefs make this move, it is clear they are planning for the future. The team already has a poor passing game, and losing its top wide out would cripple the KC offense. The Chiefs invested a first round pick two drafts ago in Jonathan Baldwin, however the young receiver hasn’t done much so far in Kansas City.

The Chiefs had an opportunity to wrap Bowe up this offseason, but failed to offer him a long-term deal. It is clear that Bowe will be leaving Kansas City once the regular season ends, and it is important for the Chiefs to get something of value in return.

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