cshot4 Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 JOHN WELBOURN #76 Position Guard Height 6-5 Weight 310 Years Experience 9 Birthdate 3/30/1976 Hometown Torrance, CA College California Current status Active Games Started 95 Games Played 103 Pro CareerRugged ninth-year offensive lineman joined the Chiefs in a draft day trade with Philadelphia on April 25, 2004 & Enters his fourth season with Kansas City in 2007 & Versatile performer spent the majority of his NFL career at left guard before making the transition to right tackle with the Chiefs & Is the top candidate to man the right guard post for Kansas City in 2007 & Should he win the starting nod at that position, would be the first player other than 12-time Pro Bowl G Will Shields to open at right guard for the Chiefs on Opening Day since 93 & Has the ability to play any position on the offensive front except center & Is well-versed playing on the interior of an offensive front, owning 55 career starts at left guard with Philadelphia & Has started 23 contests at right tackle since coming to Kansas City & Prior to joining the Chiefs, he hadn t played that position since his initial regular season game with Philadelphia in 99 & Intense competitor owns a nasty on-field disposition and always plays to the whistle & Former fourth-round draft choice fits the mobile mold of the Chiefs offensive lineman, but can also out-muscle opponents with brute force when necessary & Missed the final six games of the 2004 season with a right hip flexor injury & Also suffered a right knee injury with the Eagles in 2003 that limited his mobility for much of his initial year with the Chiefs & Began his pro tenure at right tackle as a rookie with Philadelphia after serving as an All-America left tackle in the collegiate ranks & Has played in 87 regular season contests with Kansas City and Philadelphia & Owns 79 career starts, opening 55 games at left guard and 24 at right tackle & Started his first game as a rookie at right tackle vs. Arizona (9/12/99), but suffered a left knee injury in that contest and was sidelined for the remainder of the season & Made the move to left guard in 2000 & Playoff-tested performer owns 10 career postseason starts, including three appearances in the NFC Championship Game with Philadelphia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlacksburgHokie Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 All of that is great except for this part:Birthdate 3/30/1976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcons4life Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 If he was released because of money reasons then by all means look at him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statick Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 I heard the Rams just fired their backup waterboy. Maybe we should sign him up?Are we gonna make a habit of generating threads to consider every player other NFL teams happen to cut?As fans, haven't we learned out lesson yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cshot4 Posted February 15, 2008 Author Share Posted February 15, 2008 dude so he is 30 - look at our OL he has started 95 games out of 103 - we need this kind of player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1989Fan Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 I dont see us going after any oldies.guys I would expect to see us look at if they hit UFA:Seth McKinney, Justin Smiley, Stacey Andrews..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Trust me, you don't want ANY offensive player cut by the Chiefs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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