Listen to Kansas City Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel address the media Monday at training camp in St. Joseph at Missouri Western State University.

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The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Monday that the club has signed linebacker Edgar Jones and placed defensive back Kyle McCarthy on injured reserve.

Jones (6-3, 262) spent the previous five seasons with the Baltimore Ravens after joining the club as an undrafted free agent from Southeast Missouri State University in 2007. He saw action in 41 contests with the Ravens, contributing as both a linebacker and tight end. He owns six tackles (three solo), 1.5 sacks (-4.5 yards) and one forced fumble. He appeared in 23 games on offense recording two receptions for 33 yards (16.5 avg.) and also played a role on the club’s special teams unit tallying 32 career tackles.

As a senior at Southeast Missouri, Jones was named a first-team All-American after leading Division I-AA with 12.0 sacks (-88.0 yards) in 2006. He was a two-time all-state selection as a defensive end at Rayville High School in Rayville, La.

McCarthy (6-1, 210) joined the Chiefs in February after spending the past two seasons with the Denver Broncos. He appeared in 12 NFL games recording four tackles (two solo) and three special teams stops. McCarthy originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Broncos in 2010.

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Listen to Kansas City Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel address the media Sunday at training camp in St. Joseph at Missouri Western State University.

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Listen to Kansas City Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel address the media Saturday at training camp in St. Joseph at Missouri Western State University.

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Listen to Kansas City Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel address the media Friday at training camp in St. Joseph at Missouri Western State University.

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The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Thursday that the club has signed first-round draft pick (11th overall) defensive tackle Dontari Poe.

Poe (6-3, 346) played in 35 games (30 starts) at Memphis from 2009-11. The first of eight defensive linemen taken in the first round of the 2012 NFL Draft, Poe tallied 101 tackles (57 solo), 5.0 sacks (-23.0 yards), 21.5 tackles for loss, eight pressures, four forced fumbles and four passes defensed for the Tigers.

He earned All-Conference USA recognition for three seasons and achieved All-America status in 2011. The Memphis, Tenn., native attended Wooddale High School, where he was an all-state selection in football and a two-time 3A state champion throwing the shot put for the track and field team.

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The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Thursday that the club has signed free agent offensive lineman Tony Ugoh.

Ugoh (6-5, 301) has played in 40 games (28 starts) in five NFL seasons. He joins Kansas City after spending last season with the New York Giants where he appeared in three games (one start) at left tackle. Prior to his stint with the Giants, Ugoh spent a portion of 2010 with the Detroit Lions and his first three NFL campaigns with the Indianapolis Colts (2007-09). He originally entered the NFL as a second-round draft choice (42nd overall) of the Colts in 2007.

The Houston, Texas, native earned All-America honors at the University of Arkansas where he also participated in track and field. He prepped at Westfield High School in Houston.

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