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MONDAY. AUGUST 31, 2009
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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rodney Wright makes a catch while chased by Houston Texans cornerback Glover Quin, left, during the first quarter of their NFL football exhibition game in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday. Wright gained 12 yards on the play.
Seahawks deal Chiefs a 14-10 defeat
Two of its star players injured, Kansas City was handed its third pre-season loss Saturday
BY DOUG TUCKER
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The winless, worried and wounded Kansas City Chiefs launched a short work week Sunday while awaiting medical tests on quarterback Matt Cassel and cornerback Brandon Flowers.
Cassel limped off the field and out of sight after he was sacked on the third play of Saturday night's dismal 14-10 loss to Seattle, and the extent of his injury was uncertain.
The same was true for Flowers, who returned an interception 28 yards for a touchdown before hurting his shoulder early in the first half.
Wide receiver Devard Darling was also helped to the sideline in
the third quarter with an apparent leg injury.
Coach Todd Haley said he would discuss the injuries "at a later date."
A team spokesman said Sunday there might be additional information following a practice on Monday that figured to be tough and demanding following what was by far the most disappointing of Kansas City's three preseason losses.
"Really disappointing across the board for me," Haley said.
Fans hoping a new coach, general manager and quarterback would quickly erase the leftover memories of last season's 2-14 debacle already seem ants.
Following several misplays in the third quarter, the crowd at a less-than-full Arrowhead
Stadium, which is undergoing a $375 million renovation underwritten mostly by taxpayers. Let loose with a chorus of boos for their home team.
Backup quarterback Tyler Thigpen, who played most of the time last year because of injuries to first- and second-teamers, looked like his old self. Hampered by an ineffective offensive line, Thigpen was consistently unable to move the team.
"When you're 1-10 on third down, you're not getting it done at quarterback," Haley said. "There's just no way. Even if there are breakdowns at other places, the quarterback, it's his responsibility to move the chains. At 1-10, there really wasn't much good happening."
Brodie Croyle, fighting Thigpen
for the No. 2 spot behind Cassel, who signed a six-year contract for $28 million guaranteed, did not play.
"That was just the direction we decided to go." Haley said.
Aside from a robust running game in the first quarter, the offense was almost entirely a dud. Defensively, there were some good spots. Rookie defensive end Tyson Jackson had a sack and tipped the pass that Flowers intercepted.
Special teams also were shaky. Rookie kicker Ryan Succop, who had been 3-for-3 on field-goal attempts the first two games, pulled a 28-yard kick in the second quarter and was short on a 53-varder at the half.
There was also a muffed punt and a kickoff that was nearly fumbled.
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LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. — Former Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie was arraigned on a drunken driving charge after refusing sobriety tests during an early morning traffic stop in which officers said they detected the smell of alcohol on Gillispie's breath.
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Slocum, who earlier in the round holed out for eagle from 159 yards, closed with a 4-under 67 and won at Liberty National when Steve Stricker caught the lip with his 10-foot parut.
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Tiger Woods was among those who finished one shot behind. Playing in the group ahead of Slocum and Stricker, he hit 6-iron to 7 feet for a birdie putt to tie for the lead. Typical of his week, Woods missed the putt.
Ernie Els and Padraig Harrington also finished one shot behind in a fascinating start to the FedEx Cup.
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