Green Misunderstands Herm?

Chiefs coach says QB Green misunderstands him

By Harvey Fialkov
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted May 24 2007

 

A day after disgruntled Kansas City quarterback Trent Green reiterated his desire to play for the Dolphins, Chiefs coach Herm Edwards said the two-time Pro Bowl player had misunderstood his intentions of wanting to "get younger." "When I said we have to get younger, that doesn't mean I don't like veteran football players," Edwards said, according to the team-released transcript. "So let's not get this thing twisted. What I've done is open competition at a lot of different positions. "Now, quarterback is obviously the main position on your football team and when you do that, you get this. I understand that. But at the end of the day, it's about production. ... I want to win games and whoever those guys are, those are the guys who are going to play for the Chiefs. Period." After participating in the Chiefs' OTA practice on Tuesday, Green, 36, said he felt awkward around his teammates because of his uncertain future and that he wanted to be with the Dolphins, "tomorrow, to establish relationships." Edwards bristled when a reporter asked if Green's highly publicized campaign to play for the Dolphins had become a distraction. "If players can't handle distractions ... it's going to be tough for them to be very good in this league," Edwards said. "Are you kidding me? This is the offseason and we've had one practice and all of a sudden we think it's a distraction?" ... The Dolphins signed rookie linebacker Kelvin Smith, the first of their three seventh-round draft picks this year, to a four-year contract Wednesday. Smith played four years at Syracuse where he totaled 316 tackles, including six sacks, and five interceptions. The Dolphins have nine unsigned draft picks remaining, including first-round receiver Ted Ginn Jr. and second-round quarterback John Beck. Keyshawn retires LOS ANGELES · Keyshawn Johnson, who played a great game and talked one as well during an 11-year career, retired Wednesday despite several offers to continue playing. He'll soon be expressing his strong opinions on ESPN. "I wouldn't trade my career for anyone's," Johnson said at a news conference on the University of Southern California campus, where he starred before the New York Jets made him the first overall selection in the 1996 draft. "I've done everything I wanted to do in my career," he said. "I just couldn't find one thing that could drive me back to playing football. "As I learned from Bill Parcells -- the circus doesn't stay in town very long." Johnson, 34, has agreed to a multiyear contract and will appear on several ESPN telecasts, including pregame shows on Sundays and Monday nights, and do some radio work as well. Elsewhere BENGALS: Suspended WR Chris Henry has passed his drug screenings, a Kentucky prosecutor and an attorney for the player said. Rob Sanders, the Commonwealth's Attorney for Kenton County, Ky., confirmed that lab analysis of Henry's drug tests came back negative. FALCONS: Dozens of dogs seized in an investigation into possible dogfighting on Virginia land owned by QB Michael Vick likely would be euthanized if investigators determine they are fighting dogs, the Humane Society said. Sixty-six dogs were seized April 25 when police conducting a drug investigation raided the house, which Vick owned but said he rarely visited. NINERS: San Francisco signed DE Jay Moore, inking their fourth-round draft pick from Nebraska to a four-year contract. STEELERS: Pittsburgh released veteran P Chris Gardocki, less than a month after drafting Baylor P Daniel Sepulveda. Sun-Sentinel wire services contributed to this report.

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