The Kansas City Chiefs’ training camp begins this week at Missouri Western as the teams quarterbacks, rookies and selected veterans reported Monday to Scanlon Hall on the MWSU campus in St. Joseph.
Head Coach Andy Reid held a press conference and head athletic trainer Rick Burkholder gave an injury update and you can hear their interviews below. The players who reported Monday will practice for three days and the rest of the team will report on Thursday. The first full practice that is open to the public will take play Friday at 3:30 p.m. at the grass practice fields at Missouri Western.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – It only took Brett Veach a decade to go from working as an assistant to Andy Reid in Philadelphia to standing alongside the Kansas City Chiefs’ coach as their general manager.
The Chiefs announced Monday they had promoted their co-director of player personnel to the top job in the front office. Veach takes over for John Dorsey, who was let go after four years despite taking the once-downtrodden franchise from two wins prior to his arrival to an AFC West title last season.
Veach was an instrumental part of that rise, though, helping Dorsey to identify and acquire the kind of talent that has produced three playoff appearances in four years.
“Brett has a sharp football mind, a tremendous work ethic and a keen eye for finding talent,” Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said in a statement.
“Over the last four seasons he’s played a critical role in building our football team. I look forward to working with him to continue to build on the strong foundation we have in place.”
The Chiefs will introduce Veach during a news conference July 24, the same day rookies and select veterans begin to report to Missouri Western for the start of training camp.
“My family and I would like to extend our gratitude to Clark and the Hunt family for this incredible opportunity,” Veach said. “Together, we built a strong foundation of players that have helped us sustain success on the field. I’m looking forward to continuing our progress as we head into 2017.”
The 39-year-old Veach, one of the youngest GMs in the league, was a star running back in high school before playing wide receiver at Delaware. One of his quarterbacks during those years was Matt Nagy, who is now the Chiefs’ co-offensive coordinator.
Veach envisioned as a career in collegiate administration before taking a job as Reid’s assistant in Philadelphia in 2007. Three years later, he turned his attention to scouting, helping to assemble teams that consistently challenged for division championships.
Veach headed to Kansas City in 2013, shortly after Reid accepted the coaching job, and spent two years as a pro and college personnel analyst. His responsibilities expanded to player personnel two years ago, when he began working hand-in-hand with Dorsey and current Colts general manager Chris Ballard.
Dorsey was fired June 22, when Hunt decided a series of problems — communication issues, contract disputes and poor salary cap management, among them — became too big to ignore.
Still, the move was a surprise given the mid-summer timing of it, and the fact that the Chiefs were aging and underperforming when he arrived but are now positioned to have success well into the future.
Some of their best players are recent draft picks, including cornerback Marcus Peters and wide receiver Tyreek Hill, and Dorsey boldly moved up in this year’s NFL draft to select Texas Tech’s Patrick Mahomes III — giving the Chiefs an heir apparent to quarterback Alex Smith.
The Chiefs expressed interest in several GM candidates outside the organization, including Scott Fitterer of the Seahawks and Ryan Cowden of the Titans. It’s unclear how seriously those candidates were considered, but Veach was widely considered the top in-house candidate.
His promotion should create some continuity in the front office, which is crucial with the training camp on the horizon, and allow him to begin addressing several major issues.
The salary cap remains tight, even after the release of top wide receiver Jeremy Maclin to free up space. The future of Smith and a handful of other expensive veterans will also require close scrutiny, as will the futures of recent draft standouts who will soon be reaching free agency.
One thing Veach won’t need to worry about? Finding his way to the office.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Andy Reid and John Dorsey arrived with the Kansas City Chiefs within weeks of each other, the coach and general manager given the massive undertaking of turning around a 2-14 franchise.
Reid will head into Year 5 by himself.
The Chiefs announced Thursday they had signed their coach to a contract extension, and then revealed less than an hour later that they parted ways with their GM. Those were massive decisions handed down by chairman Clark Hunt in a pair of statements on what is typically a quiet week in the offseason.
“My family and I have been very pleased by the success the franchise has sustained over the last four seasons under Coach Reid,” Hunt said. “He has already established himself as one of the best coaches in the league, and he is well on his way to solidifying a place among the all-time greats.”
It wasn’t just Reid that got the Chiefs on the winning track, though.
Dorsey arrived from Green Bay with a reputation for being a savvy scout, his track record working in the front office of the Packers seemingly impeccable. And over the past four seasons, he managed to turn a roster with a few big names but little depth into one of the strongest in the league.
It still wasn’t enough to keep his job with the Chiefs.
Just like Reid, Dorsey was entering the final year of a five-year contract. But unlike his close friend, he was informed by Hunt that his contract would not be extended. So the two agreed to part ways now rather than wait until next offseason, leaving a significant void in the front office.
Hunt did not say who will handle the GM duties on an interim basis, though Reid juggled coaching and personnel decisions in Philadelphia with varying levels of success.
“This decision, while a difficult one, allows John to pursue other opportunities as we continue our preparations for the upcoming season and the seasons to come,” Hunt said.
Hunt did not say why he thought the organization needed to move in a different direction, nor was he made available to answer questions. But he said in a letter to season ticketholders later Thursday he will conduct a search for a new GM in the coming weeks that includes internal and external candidates.
“I believe that we have a strong foundation in place,” Hunt wrote, “and we will continue to work tirelessly to build on the success we’ve sustained over the last four seasons.”
Dorsey made many wise decisions in revamping the once-downtrodden franchise, particularly when it came to the waiver wire, but he also made numerous moves that left him open to criticism.
The large contract given to wide receiver Dwayne Bowe was a failure. The move to sign linebacker Tamba Hali to a $21 million deal was made worse by an administrative error that resulted in $4 million in additional dead money. Then there was the signing of wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, during which the Chiefs were found guilty of tampering, docked draft picks and levied a substantial fine.
Maclin was given a $55 million, five-year deal, but injuries, productivity and salary cap woes forced Dorsey to release Maclin this offseason — in a voicemail, no less.
That situation also demonstrated a problem that has plagued Reid and Dorsey since their arrival: management of the salary cap. The Chiefs have been consistently strapped for cash, and that led to the ouster of salary cap guru Trip MacCracken from the front office.
Still, Dorsey uncovered plenty of gems during his tenure. He also swung the deal for quarterback Alex Smith to stabilize the most important spot on the field, and boldly moved up in this year’s draft to take Patrick Mahomes II and give Kansas City its quarterback of the future.
“I want to thank Clark, the Hunt family and the Chiefs fans for the opportunity to be a part of Chiefs Kingdom over the last four seasons,” he said in a statement. “I believe this team is well positioned for the future and I wish Coach Reid, the players and the entire organization all the best.”
While Dorsey mulls his future, Reid heads into a season filled with expectations.
Most of the team that went 12-4 and won its first division title since 2010 returns intact, and there is reason to believe the Chiefs could be even better. Top linebacker Justin Houston will be healthy after dealing with knee trouble last season; the secondary has been solidified after safety Eric Berry signed a long-term extension; and rookie running back Kareem Hunt gives the offense another weapon.
Smith is also entering what could be a make-or-break season. His contract next year makes it pricey to keep him and cheap to let him go, so the veteran quarterback has even more incentive for a career year.
“”We’ve made quite a bit of progress over the last four seasons, but we are not done yet,” Reid said in a statement. “We are going to continue to work toward our ultimate goal of winning championships. I’ve been blessed by the support of the community, our fans, the Hunt family and the entire Chiefs staff. I’m looking forward to the years ahead as the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs.”
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid says the move to cut wide receiver Jeremy Maclin had been under consideration for a while, but Reid refused to discuss the reasons behind last week’s stunning decision.
Reid spoke Tuesday for the first time since Maclin was released.
The Chiefs had been bumping up against the salary cap before the move Friday, and would have had trouble signing their three remaining draft picks. But by releasing Maclin after June 1, they saved about $10 million that they can add to the roughly $3.5 million they had available.
Besides the financial aspect, Maclin dealt with injuries much of last season, and his production declined sharply from his first year in Kansas City. He had 44 catches for 536 yards and two touchdowns in 2016.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Just a couple weeks ago, Jeremy Maclin was exchanging vows at his wedding attended by some of his closest friends, many of them his teammates with the Kansas City Chiefs.
They became his former teammates Friday night.
The Chiefs released the veteran wide receiver in a stunning move midway through their voluntary workouts, bringing an abrupt ending to the tenure of what was arguably general manager John Dorsey and coach Andy Reid’s biggest free-agent acquisition.
“I’d like to thank Jeremy for his effort and dedication the past two seasons,” Dorsey said in a statement. “I have great respect for all players, which makes decisions like these very difficult, but we felt it was in the best interest of our club moving forward to part ways at this time.”
The Chiefs have been struggling with the salary cap for few years, and they had just $3.5 million available before the move. By releasing Maclin after June 1, they saved about $10 million that they can use to sign their three remaining draft picks and any additional free agents.
Maclin was due a base salary of $9.75 million this season. His cap hit was $12.4 million.
“These decisions are never easy, especially with a player like Jeremy who I’ve grown close with on and off the football field over the years,” Reid said. “I have a lot of respect for the way he goes about his business and how he handles himself as a professional. I wish him the best of luck moving forward.”
The move certainly surprised Maclin, who tweeted: “Crazy business this is.”
Maclin was entering the third year of a $55 million, five-year contract with Kansas City. It was a deal that became even more costly when the Chiefs were found guilty of tampering in their pursuit of him and were subsequently stripped of two draft picks and dealt hefty fines.
The 29-year-old Maclin, who was drafted by Reid before playing five seasons in Philadelphia, was coming off a breakout 2014 season when he signed with Kansas City. He had caught 85 passes for a career-best 1,318 yards and 10 touchdowns, earning a spot in his first Pro Bowl.
Maclin followed up by catching 87 passes for 1,088 yards and eight touchdowns, giving quarterback Alex Smith a reliable downfield target. But he struggled with injuries and drops last season, and his production plummeted — he caught just 44 passes for 536 yards and two touchdowns.
“I’m excited about going out and having the opportunity to play football again,” Maclin said in April. “And I’m excited about this team. We were so close (last season). That’s one goal we have as a team this year. If we don’t get that, then we’ve failed. Our goal is to win a Super Bowl.”
Maclin had been a regular attendee at the Chiefs’ voluntary workouts, and spoke last week about his recent wedding, where Reid several Chiefs players watched him exchange vows with his new wife, Adia.
“I appreciate so many teammates coming and helping us celebrate our big day,” Maclin said. “I think it goes to show how close we are as a team and how much we guys really appreciate each other.”
Maclin had been working as the No. 1 wide receiver during voluntary workouts, and his departure leaves a major void in the passing attack. Chris Conley and Tyreek Hill return as the Chiefs’ top two pass-catchers and Albert Wilson has experience, but there is little depth beyond them.
Demarcus Robinson and De’Anthony Thomas have hardly played, while the Chiefs used a fourth-round pick this past April on former Michigan wide receiver Jehu Chesson.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Declaring “I still have more in my tank,” Jamaal Charles, the Kansas City Chiefs’ all-time rushing leader, signed with the AFC West rival Denver Broncos on Tuesday for a chance to prove it.
“Excited to have Jamaal Charles join the Broncos,” general manager John Elway tweeted Tuesday afternoon upon signing Charles to a one-year, incentive-laden deal. “A great addition to our backfield, and we’re thrilled we won’t have to play against him!”
While it may be strange seeing him in navy and gold, Charles said he already feels right at home.
“I always wanted to play with Denver,” Charles said. “Growing up, John Elway was my favorite player.”
Charles played in just eight games over the past two seasons after tearing his right ACL in October 2015, leading the Chiefs to cut him this winter.
Charles posted videos on Twitter of his workouts to show how primed he is for a comeback at age 30.
“I still can play ball,” Charles said. “I still can keep up with the young people. So, I feel I still have more in my tank.”
Charles ran for 7,260 yards and 43 touchdowns in nine seasons with the Chiefs. He added 2,457 yards receiving and 20 TD catches. But a career that looked as if it would land Charles in the Hall of Fame was derailed the past few years by injuries that cut short several seasons in his prime.
He tore his left ACL while taking an awkward step out of bounds in Detroit in 2011. He tore his right ACL against Chicago four years later.
After missing the start of last season, Charles returned to play in only three games, carrying 12 times for 40 yards, before requiring more operations on his knees.
The Chiefs cut the four-time Pro bowl running back to clear more than $6 million in salary cap space so they could focus on solidifying their O-line and keep the heart and soul of their defense — All-Pro safety Eric Berry.
At the NFL combine in March, Chiefs GM John Dorsey and coach Andy Reid reminisced about Charles, saying they believe he’ll be enshrined in Canton one day.
“Jamaal Charles, to me, is one of the finest football players to ever play in the National Football League,” Dorsey said. “These are hard decisions to make when you have a player of that magnitude and that caliber.”
“One of my favorite guys I’ve had a chance to coach,” Reid said at the combine. “You know, he’s not a very big guy but he’s fearless, he ran inside, had the speed outside, world-class speed to turn the corner. Had great hands and on top of that he’s a great kid and just dirty tough. … But we all do get older and that’s the way the National Football League is.”
When he cut him, Dorsey wished “Jamaal and his family the best of luck in their next step.”
That’s in Denver, where Charles, whose 5.5-yard career rushing average is the best in NFL history, will get two cracks at his former team: the Broncos visit the Chiefs on Oct. 30 and host them Dec. 31.
“I’m just happy I get to play them twice a year,” Charles said, chuckling. “I’ll just leave it like that. I’ll let those two games speak for themselves. At the end of the day, I love my (former) teammates. I wish them the best. I know they wish me the best, too. At the end of the day, it’s about how we can feed our families. I’m here with the Broncos.”
Charles joins a backfield that was bruised and battered last season and was unable to keep pressure off the Broncos’ young quarterbacks and wide receivers.
C.J. Anderson missed the second half of the season with a torn meniscus and he was joined on IR by Kapri Bibbs (hamstring) and fullback Andy Janovich (ankle). Rookie Devontae Booker, who was coming off two knee surgeries, led the team with 612 yards rushing and four TDs.
As a group, the Broncos averaged 92.8 rushing yards, ranking 27th in the NFL, a big reason they failed to make the playoffs a year after winning the Super Bowl.
The Broncos also drafted De’Angelo Henderson of Coastal Carolina in the sixth round last weekend.
“I just love C.J. Anderson’s game,” Charles said. “He’s powerful and he’s fast. He is physical and he breaks tackles. Just playing with a guy like that, I just want to come in here and help the team with my explosiveness. I want to come up and play for each other and push each other to get better. That’s the goal at the end of the day.
“Now we’re on the same team,” added Charles, who will join his new teammates Monday, “so we’re going to try and push each other to get to the one goal, and that’s another Super Bowl.”
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas City Chiefs brought just about every top quarterback in this year’s draft to their practice facility over the past few weeks, putting each through an aggressive six-hour interview process designed to test their mental acuity.
As coach Andy Reid put it, ”We tried to bury them.”
Patrick Mahomes kept his head above ground better than anyone else.
So when faced with the prospect of trading up to nab the Texas Tech gunslinger Thursday night, Reid and general manager John Dorsey wasted no time. They sent first- and third-round picks this year and their first-round pick next year to Buffalo, climbing from the 27th overall pick to the 10th to acquire the heir apparent to veteran quarterback Alex Smith.
It was only the third time in the common-draft era Kansas City selected a quarterback in the first round, and the first since Todd Blackledge failed to live up to expectations from the 1983 draft.
”He came in here and we drilled him,” Reid said of his new prot�g�. ”We threw the kitchen sink at him and expected him to spit it out. We did that with all those guys in here. It was fun.”
Fun? Try stressful.
North Carolina’s Mitch Trubisky went to Chicago second overall, but the Chiefs had their pick of the remaining prospects. The job Mahomes did in his interview, and the prolific numbers he put up for the Red Raiders, made him the choice for Kansas City.
Heisman Trophy winner Deshaun Watson of Clemson went two picks later to Houston.
”Once the trade went through on the TV, I got a call and they said they were going to pick me, and just pure excitement,” Mahomes said. ”It’s something I’ve always dreamed of and going to an organization like this is something I’ve always dreamed of as well.”
Mahomes is the second QB to be taken in the first round by a Reid-coach team following Donovan McNabb with Philadelphia in 1999. He also drew comparisons from his new coach to another player who flourished working under him in Green Bay: Brett Favre.
”They’re different players. Brett is a Hall-of-Fame player. This kid has a long way to go before that,” Reid said, ”but when you have an opportunity to talk to them and be around him and feel a certain energy, and then you see him practice, you’ll see a certain intensity you like.”
The big-armed son of former big league pitcher Pat Mahomes, the younger Mahomes will try to buck a trend of spread-style quarterbacks from Texas Tech that have failed to thrive in the NFL. Among them is Kliff Kingsbury, who spent the past four seasons tutoring Mahomes with the Red Raiders.
The Chiefs were in the market for a quarterback with Smith nearing the end of his career.
The former No. 1 overall pick of the 49ers, Smith arrived in Kansas City with Reid and general manager John Dorsey four years ago. And he’s played well enough to lead the Chiefs to three playoff appearances, an AFC West title this past season and earn a $68 million, four-year contract extension that could keep him with the Chiefs through the 2018 season.
That timetable is important: It gives Mahomes at least one season and possibly two to learn Reid’s offense from a trusted veteran. And if Mahomes proves to be a quick study, Smith can be released after next season with a relatively minimal impact on the salary cap.
”Right now, Patrick isn’t absolutely ready to play. He’s got some work to do,” Reid said. ”But he’s coming into a great room, he has an opportunity to learn from Alex, which will be a great for him. We have to have some patience with him, but he has tremendous upside.”
Much like other Texas Tech quarterbacks, Mahomes posted up eye-popping numbers in a pass-heavy offense geared to putting up points. He started 29 games over three seasons and became the third player in Football Bowl Subdivision history with multiple seasons of 5,000 yards total offense.
He threw for 5,052 yards with 41 touchdowns and 10 interceptions last season.
Mahomes is confident he’ll succeed here other Texas Tech quarterbacks – Kingsbury, Graham Harrell and B.J. Symons – have failed in that he was given the reins of the entire offense in college.
That kind of responsibility is rare, and Mahomes took full advantage of it.
”He’s intelligent, he has great skill, and I just think he’s going to be a great player when it’s all said and done,” Reid said. ”We just thought with what we do, Mahomes would fit in well.”
The Chiefs still have their second-round pick and another third-round choice on Friday, and will now turn their attention to defense. They could use a middle linebacker to eventually replace veteran Derrick Johnson and a cornerback to play opposite Marcus Peters.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Football League announced on Thursday the regular season schedule for the 2017 season. The Kansas City Chiefs will be featured in a league-high six primetime television games, the most in franchise history, including three at Arrowhead Stadium.
For the first time in franchise history, the club will participate in the NFL’s season-opening contest, a Thursday, Sept. 7 matchup against the reigning Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass. Kansas City’s first primetime contest at Arrowhead will be on Oct. 2, when the club faces Washington on ESPN’s Monday Night Football. The following week, the Chiefs travel to Houston (Oct. 8) to take on the Texans on NBC’s Sunday Night Football. For the second time in 2017, the Chiefs will participate in back-to-back nationally televised contests, facing the Raiders in Oakland on Thursday Night Football on Oct. 19, followed by a Monday Night Football appearance against Denver at Arrowhead Stadium on Oct. 30. The club’s final primetime game is a Saturday home contest against the Los Angeles Chargers on Dec. 16.
“Being selected to play in the season-opening game and having a league-high six primetime contests is a tremendous honor and a tribute to our team and organization,” Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid said. “We’ve already started preparation for these teams and we know we have a lot of great challenges ahead of us. We are looking forward to getting in front of Chiefs Kingdom and building off the success we had last season.”
The Chiefs first home game of the 2017 season comes against Philadelphia on Sept. 17. It will be Reid’s second matchup against his former team, the last was a 26-16 victory over the Eagles on Sept. 19, 2013. On Sept. 24, KC travels to Los Angeles to face the Chargers. The Chiefs have won six consecutive contests against the Chargers. On Oct. 15 the Chiefs will welcome the Pittsburgh Steelers into Arrowhead Stadium, a rematch of last year’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game. The club travels to Dallas on Nov. 5. Reid is 18-11 all-time against the Cowboys.
After the Bye Week on Nov. 12, the Chiefs travel to New York to face the Giants on Nov. 19, followed by a home game against Buffalo on Nov. 26. Prior to last season, the Chiefs and Bills had faced off in eight-straight seasons. The Chiefs travel back to New York on Dec. 3 to face the Jets before returning home for three consecutive December contests at Arrowhead Stadium against the Raiders (Dec. 10), Chargers (Dec. 16) and Dolphins (Dec. 24). Kansas City will close out the regular season against the Broncos in Denver on Dec. 31. The Chiefs have won 11 consecutive AFC West Division contests and are coming off their first AFC West Division Title since 2010. The combined record of Kansas City’s opponents this year is 121-86 (.585).
2017 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS PRESEASON SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time Network
Friday, Aug. 11 San Francisco 49ers 8 p.m. KCTV5
Saturday, Aug. 19 at Cincinnati Bengals 6 p.m. KCTV5
Friday, Aug. 25 at Seattle Seahawks 7:25 p.m. CBS (KCTV5)
Thursday, Aug. 31 Tennessee Titans 7:30 p.m. KCTV5
2017 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time Network
Thursday, Sept. 7 at New England Patriots 7:30 p.m. NBC
Sunday, Sept. 17 Philadelphia Eagles Noon FOX
Sunday, Sept. 24 at Los Angeles Chargers 3:25 p.m. CBS
Monday, Oct. 2 Washington Redskins 7:30 p.m. ESPN
Sunday, Oct. 8 at Houston Texans* 7:30 p.m. NBC
Sunday, Oct. 15 Pittsburgh Steelers* 3:25 p.m. CBS
Thursday, Oct. 19 at Oakland Raiders 7:25 p.m. CBS/NFLN/Amazon
Monday, Oct. 30 Denver Broncos 7:30 p.m. ESPN
Sunday, Nov. 5 at Dallas Cowboys* 3:25 p.m. CBS
Sunday, Nov. 12 BYE WEEK – – – – – – – –
Sunday, Nov. 19 at New York Giants* Noon CBS
Sunday, Nov. 26 Buffalo Bills* Noon CBS
Sunday, Dec. 3 at New York Jets* Noon CBS
Sunday, Dec. 10 Oakland Raiders* Noon CBS
Saturday, Dec. 16 Los Angeles Chargers 7:30 p.m. NFLN
Sunday, Dec. 24 Miami Dolphins Noon CBS
Sunday, Dec. 31 at Denver Broncos* 3:25 p.m. CBS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Football League officially announced its 2017 preseason schedule on Monday.
The Kansas City Chiefs will kick off their preseason slate at Arrowhead Stadium against the San Francisco 49ers followed by back-to-back road contests against the Cincinnati Bengals and Seattle Seahawks. The Chiefs-Seahawks game will be televised nationally on CBS on Friday, Aug. 25 at 7:00 p.m. CT.
Kansas City will close out the preseason at home against the Tennessee Titans. Dates and times will be announced as soon as they are finalized.
CHIEFS 2017 PRESEASON OPPONENTS
GAME #1 vs. San Francisco 49ers
Game #2 at Cincinnati Bengals
Game #3 at Seattle Seahawks
GAME #4 vs. Tennessee Titans
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Tuesday that the club has signed free agent defensive tackle Bennie Logan.
“We’re excited to add Bennie to our defensive front,” Chiefs General Manager John Dorsey said. “He’s a versatile player whose presence in the middle will allow us flexibility along the line. He’ll be a very good addition to our defensive line room.”
Logan (6-2, 315) has seen action in 59 games (51 starts) in four NFL seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles (2013-16). His career numbers include 164 tackles (121 solo), 27 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks (-28.0 yards) and 14 pressures. He owns three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two passes defensed. The Coushatta, Louisiana, native, originally entered the NFL as a third-round pick (67th overall) of the Eagles in the 2013 NFL Draft. Logan played collegiately at LSU.