kansascity.com - 4/11/2008
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In an effort to improve what was one of the NFL's worst return games last season, the Chiefs agreed to terms on a one-year contract with free-agent return specialist B.J. Sams.
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SAMS SIGNS WITH CHIEFS
ProFootballTalk.com —
B.J. Sams, a defensive back whose primary work during four years with the Baltimore Ravens has been as a returner of kickoffs and punts, has signed with the Kansas City Chiefs , presumably to be a returner of kickoffs and punts. Per the Kansas City Star , Sams has signed a one-year contract. He’ll replace Eddie Drummond, who replaced Dante Hall, who was earlier in the decade one of the most dynamic kick returners in the history of the league. Sams tore an ACL in Week One of the 2007 season, and suffered an ugly broken ankle late in the 2006 season. He also has been ...
Cheifs Sign Sams
MVN Outsider —
According to the Kansas City Star, the Chiefs have signed return specialists BJ Sams to a one-year contract.
The twenty-seven year old missed all but one game last year with torn knee ligaments, but him and his agent are confident he’ll be ready for this season.
Despite the risk of injury, this isn’t a bad signing. Kansas City had an awful return game last season, and Sams has proven when healthy that he’s a very good returner with a combination of speed and vision.
Plus, he can’t be any worse than last years return ...
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Yahoo! Sports - NFL News 4/14/2008
The Kansas City Chiefs signed return specialist B.J. Sams to a one-year contract and fullback Chris Manderino to a two-year deal. Sams, who played his first three seasons with Baltimore, missed 15 games last season with torn knee ligaments. Sams has a ...
