Krupka: Source says Law to sign in KC soon

By Krupka  |   Wednesday, July 19, 2006  |  Comments( 19 )

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Much of the offseason talk by Kansas City Chiefs fans has dealt with the possibility of adding free-agent All-Pro cornerback Ty Law to the secondary. Fans have continuously called for president and general manager Carl Peterson to make a deal happen. Well, now they might finally be getting their wish.

A source close to Law has intimated that he is likely to sign with Kansas City. The deal isn't expected to happen for another few weeks, however, since Law would like to continue working out on his own and then join the Chiefs a few weeks into training camp. It's important to note that there has been no confirmation of this from the team or league officials.

At the present time, Law has been training and working out in St. Louis, as he prepares himself for the upcoming season.

The 11-year veteran spent his first 10 seasons in the league as a member of the New England Patriots. He won three Super Bowl titles, earned All-Pro status, and was selected to three Pro Bowls (1998, 2002, 2003). In the aforementioned 10 seasons, he accumulated 634 tackles, 36 interceptions, six touchdowns, and four sacks.

After an injury-plagued 2004 campaign with the Patriots, Law was released and eventually signed a three-year, $23 million contract with the New York Jets. In his first and only year in the "Big Apple," Law proved to be worth every penny. He tallied 62 tackles and finished tied with cornerback Deltha O'Neal of the Cincinnati Bengals for the league lead in interceptions with 10, en route to his fourth Pro Bowl appearance.

The 5-11, 200-pounder will be a welcome addition to a defense that surrendered a mediocre 20.3 points per game and finished in the middle of the pack in interceptions (17th) last season. Adding the ballhawk to the defense is exactly what the doctor ordered for the Chiefs, and should immediately help a weak unit become at least average.

Other frontrunners to land Law include the Patriots and Arizona Cardinals. Unfortunately for those two franchises, it appears they'll be out of luck.

Again, there has been no confirmation from league or team officials on this report.

Eric Krupka can be contacted at ekrupka@realfootball365.com

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