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Chiefs’ coach hopeful cornerback will come
Ty Law was at the barbershop last week when he talked to Chiefs coach Herm Edwards, and their conversation, as always, went on and on.
It was just like last summer, when Edwards was with the Jets and Law was an out-of-work Pro Bowl cornerback. They’d talk once a week, until finally Law said he was ready to come to New York and Edwards said, “Come on in.”
“We’ve had a relationship for a long, long time,” Edwards said. “That’s why we probably got him to come to New York last year because of our relationship.
“We’ll talk again. He’ll call me or I’ll call him this week. … If things work out, it would be great.”
On Wednesday, Edwards was sounding more and more like a man who wants to get Law to Kansas City. He said they had a connection long ago, when Edwards scouted him out of college. He conceded that the Chiefs still have a need at cornerback, especially for a veteran who could become a marquee safety.
Edwards said these things take time and he’s willing to be patient.
“We didn’t sign him in New York until July,” he said. “Sometimes those guys wait a little while before they show up and decide to sign. So talks are on, and we’ll see where it’s at.
“He’s going to take some visits, but ultimately, he’ll have to make a decision. I know he wants to play, he wants to play at a place where he feels he can help and he can win. I think obviously this is an opportunity for him here, and there will be some others. But at the end of the day, he’ll have to make a decision. You can’t pressure him. He’s not that type of guy. As long as you keep communicating and he hasn’t signed anywhere, you still have an opportunity to get him.”
The Chiefs have a large cast of characters competing for Eric Warfield’s old job at right corner, but it’s full of inexperience. Law is a five-time Pro Bowler who had 10 interceptions last year under Edwards. He was cut in February before his $11 million roster bonus was due.
Kansas City went through the dance with Law last spring but ultimately didn’t want to give him a bloated contract.
Chiefs president/general manager Carl Peterson has again made it clear that the club won’t break the bank on Law, a 32-year-old free agent.
Edwards, who doesn’t dabble in the financial details, has stressed the need for the Chiefs to get younger. But he said a guy like Law could make the rookies better.
“He’s been around a long time,” Edwards said. “The one thing people don’t realize about Ty Law is that he’s a hard worker. He practices hard.”
Edwards spent Wednesday afternoon at Thornberry Unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City talking to roughly 150 kids about developing a game plan for life. He told the crowd he knew he would be a professional football player at the age of 8.
He didn’t care that most people didn’t believe him.
“I didn’t get here just by luck,” Edwards said before his speech. “I didn’t get here by playing the slot machines or lotto. I had a plan.”
Does Edwards have a plan for Law? For now, they’re talking.
Ty Law was at the barbershop last week when he talked to Chiefs coach Herm Edwards, and their conversation, as always, went on and on.
It was just like last summer, when Edwards was with the Jets and Law was an out-of-work Pro Bowl cornerback. They’d talk once a week, until finally Law said he was ready to come to New York and Edwards said, “Come on in.”
“We’ve had a relationship for a long, long time,” Edwards said. “That’s why we probably got him to come to New York last year because of our relationship.
“We’ll talk again. He’ll call me or I’ll call him this week. … If things work out, it would be great.”
On Wednesday, Edwards was sounding more and more like a man who wants to get Law to Kansas City. He said they had a connection long ago, when Edwards scouted him out of college. He conceded that the Chiefs still have a need at cornerback, especially for a veteran who could become a marquee safety.
Edwards said these things take time and he’s willing to be patient.
“We didn’t sign him in New York until July,” he said. “Sometimes those guys wait a little while before they show up and decide to sign. So talks are on, and we’ll see where it’s at.
“He’s going to take some visits, but ultimately, he’ll have to make a decision. I know he wants to play, he wants to play at a place where he feels he can help and he can win. I think obviously this is an opportunity for him here, and there will be some others. But at the end of the day, he’ll have to make a decision. You can’t pressure him. He’s not that type of guy. As long as you keep communicating and he hasn’t signed anywhere, you still have an opportunity to get him.”
The Chiefs have a large cast of characters competing for Eric Warfield’s old job at right corner, but it’s full of inexperience. Law is a five-time Pro Bowler who had 10 interceptions last year under Edwards. He was cut in February before his $11 million roster bonus was due.
Kansas City went through the dance with Law last spring but ultimately didn’t want to give him a bloated contract.
Chiefs president/general manager Carl Peterson has again made it clear that the club won’t break the bank on Law, a 32-year-old free agent.
Edwards, who doesn’t dabble in the financial details, has stressed the need for the Chiefs to get younger. But he said a guy like Law could make the rookies better.
“He’s been around a long time,” Edwards said. “The one thing people don’t realize about Ty Law is that he’s a hard worker. He practices hard.”
Edwards spent Wednesday afternoon at Thornberry Unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kansas City talking to roughly 150 kids about developing a game plan for life. He told the crowd he knew he would be a professional football player at the age of 8.
He didn’t care that most people didn’t believe him.
“I didn’t get here just by luck,” Edwards said before his speech. “I didn’t get here by playing the slot machines or lotto. I had a plan.”
Does Edwards have a plan for Law? For now, they’re talking.
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