The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Friday that the club has signed free agent tight end Kevin Boss.

“We are excited about the opportunity to make Kevin a member of the Kansas City Chiefs,” said Head Coach Romeo Crennel. “Kevin has been a part of successful teams in the past and knows what it takes to win. I am eager to add him to our offense.”

“We felt that signing Kevin continued our free agent plan of adding good players to our roster,” said General Manager Scott Pioli. “Kevin has a track record of personal and team success in this league and he is a good fit for us.”

Boss (6-6, 255) has played in 72 games (56 starts) in five NFL seasons. His most recent stop was with the Oakland Raiders in 2011 after spending four years with the New York Giants (2007-10). Boss’ career numbers include 147 receptions for 1,968 yards (13.4 avg.) with 21 TDs. He has started five postseason contests tallying eight receptions for 142 yards (17.8 avg.). In 2007, Boss was part of the New York Giants squad that won Super Bowl XVII. The Philomath, Ore. native originally entered the NFL as a fifth-round pick (153rd overall) of the New York Giants in the 2007 NFL Draft.

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The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Thursday that the team has signed free agent RB Peyton Hillis. Entering his fifth NFL season, Hillis joins the Chiefs after spending two seasons each with the Cleveland Browns (2010-11) and the Denver Broncos (2008-09).

“We are happy that Peyton decided to join us,” said Chiefs Head Coach Romeo Crennel. “Peyton is a big, strong, physical back with a lot of talent and he should fit into our system well. We are looking forward to working with him and adding him into our offense.”

“Peyton was a player we planned to target when free agency began,” said Chiefs General Manager Scott Pioli. “One of our goals going into free agency this year was to build depth at the running back position and we are pleased to add a talented player like Peyton to the mix.”

Hillis (6-2, 250) has played in 52 career games (31 starts), recording 512 carries for 2,161 yards (4.2 avg.) with 20 TDs. He also has 101 career receptions for 805 yards (8.0 avg.) with three TDs.

Hillis led Cleveland in carries and rushing yards in each of the past two seasons after being acquired in a trade from Denver following the 2009 season. In 2011, he carried the ball 161 times for 587 yards (3.6 avg.) with three TDs and caught 22 passes for 130 yards (5.9 avg.) in 10 games.

In 2010, Hillis had his most productive season to date when he rushed 270 times for 1,177 yards (4.4 avg.) with 11 TDs and caught 61 passes for 477 yards (7.8 avg.) with two TDs. He became the only player in Browns history to rush for 1,000-plus yards, record 50-plus receptions and score 10-plus touchdowns in the same season and was named to USA Today’s All-Joe Team.

The Conway, Ark., native originally entered the NFL as a seventh-round draft pick (227th overall) with Denver in 2008. He totaled 2,624 all-purpose yards and 23 touchdowns in 49 collegiate games at the University of Arkansas.

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The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Tuesday that the club has released LB Demorrio Williams.

Williams (6-1, 232) appeared in 60 games (22 starts) with the Kansas City Chiefs (2008-11). In four seasons, Williams tallied 237 tackles (155 solo) with 1.0 sack (-2.0 yards), a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, five passes defensed and three QB pressures. Williams also notched 33 tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery on special teams.

Prior to joining the Chiefs, Williams spent four seasons in Atlanta (2004-07). His career numbers include 124 games played (65 starts) with 594 tackles (384 solo), 7.5 sacks (-39.5 yards), five INTs, 13 passes defensed, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. Williams owns 54 special teams tackles and two blocked kicks.

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The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Monday that the club has placed the franchise tag on WR Dwayne Bowe.

“Today was the league’s deadline to designate a franchise player and we felt it was in the best interest of the Kansas City Chiefs to place the tag on Dwayne,” said General Manager Scott Pioli.

The Miami, Fla., native originally entered the NFL as Kansas City’s first-round selection (23rd overall) in the 2007 NFL Draft. He was a first-team All-SEC selection at LSU, where he caught 154 passes for 2,403 yards and a school-record 26 TDs.

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The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Monday that the team has signed free agent CB Stanford Routt.

“Stanford has a proven record of success in the NFL,” Head Coach Romeo Crennel said. “He’s a talented player that has spent seven seasons in the AFC West, so he is familiar with us and our division opponents. We are excited to have Stanford join the team, and we are looking forward to getting started.”

“We are excited that we were able to come to terms with Stanford,” General Manager Scott Pioli said. “He is a talented player, and as we have said in the past, we are always looking to add competition at every position year-round. Stanford’s experience and level of play will make him a solid addition to our defense.”

Routt (6-1, 195) has appeared in 110 career regular season games (53 starts) in seven seasons with the Oakland Raiders (2005-11). Based on press box totals, he has recorded 201 tackles (171 solo), 10 interceptions, including one returned for a 22-yard touchdown, 52 passes defensed, 2.0 sacks (-22.0 yards) and one forced fumble. Routt recorded a career-high four INTs in 2011 and added a team-best and career-high 15 passes defensed. He originally entered the NFL as a second-round draft pick (38th overall) of the Raiders in the 2005 NFL Draft.

The University of Houston product played in 47 games during his collegiate career with 27 starts. While starring in a Cougar uniform, Routt registered 111 solo tackles, with three tackles for loss, seven interceptions returned for 96 yards, 23 passes defensed, a fumble recovery, a blocked kick and three kickoff returns for 36 yards. A multi-sport athlete at Houston, Routt was a sprinter for the Cougars track and field team and was named the 2004 Conference USA Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Year. Routt attended Connally High School in Pflugerville, Texas.

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The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Tuesday that the club has signed free agent defensive back Kyle McCarthy. He spent the last two seasons with the Denver Broncos, where he saw action in 12 games with four tackles (two solo) and three special teams stops.

In 2011, he played in four contests with two solo tackles and one special teams stop. He had two tackles (one solo) and two special teams stops in eight games as a rookie in 2010 after originally entering the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Broncos.

He saw action in 50 career games (26 starts) at Notre Dame, totaling 240 tackles (147 solo) and eight interceptions returned for 108 yards. He started every contest in his final two seasons and became the first Fighting Irish defensive back to eclipse the 100-tackle mark in a season with 110 tackles (64 solo) in 2008 and 101 tackles (66 solo) in 2009.

McCarthy was a two-way standout at Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstown, Ohio, where he received first-team all-state honors at quarterback and was named Tri-County Player of the Year as a senior.

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