Branden Albert Rumors & News

In our second edition this week of the positional breakdown series, we take a look at the offensive line of our beloved Kansas City Chiefs. Despite finishing a brutal 2-14 last year, the offensive line was one of the few bright spots at times.This group suffered some injuries in 2012 with Rodney Hudson going down against the New Orleans Saints in Week 3 with a broken leg and Branden Albert dealing with his well-publicized back issues. All that said, the line ranked by many metrics in the top 10, especially grading out nicely with regards to running the ball. Behind them, Jamaal Charles...

Branden Albert Q &A; transcript below. Q: How'd it feel to finally get back out on the field?Albert: "It felt pretty good. I'm happy to be back. I'm a little rusty, so I have to knock a lot of rust off. I'm happy to be back with my teammates, working."Q: Was there a time when you didn't know if you'd be back here?Albert: "I'm just happy to be back. I'm here now. I'm not worried about what I thought before. I'm happy to be here with my teammates and work." "I'm just happy to be back. I'm here now. I'm not worried about what I thought before." Q: What changed you from sad to happy? Alb...

Not news but just confirming what we know: Branden Albert is at #Chiefs facility and will be at practice today — Adam Teicher (@adamteicher) May 14, 2013 Observations from #Chiefs OTAs: Fast tempo, very organized, very professional (jerseys tucked in!). Albert and Fisher look good as bookends — Dave Skretta (@APdaveskretta) May 14, 2013 Some notes from today's #Chiefs practice: The starting OL. From L to R: Albert, Allen, Hudson, Asamoah, Fisher — Adam Teicher (@adamteicher) May 14, 2013 Dunta Robinson nearly had a pick-6 on Alex Smith, and the QB joked about it later. Pre...

The Kansas City Chiefs next step in their offseason program is Organized Team Activities, which are better known as OTAs. We are in phase three of the offseason program which means the players and coaches can do even more together. Still, while working in just helmets and shorts, the amount of development for a player is limited. The Chiefs OTAs start on Tuesday and run through Thursday. Next week there are three more, the week after that there are four more and the week after that is the mandatory veteran minicamp. May 14-16, May 21-23 and May 28-31 are OTA dates. June 4-6 is the man...

The Kansas City Chiefs appear to have their bookend tackles. Probably. Maybe. Branden Albert has not attended any of the Chiefs offseason program to this point but KC Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said on Friday he expects Albert to show up when the Chiefs begin OTAs. That Albert is back means the Chiefs have a clearer plan for Eric Fisher, the No. 1 pick in the 2013 NFL Draft -- he's a right tackle. Albert will be on the left side and Donald Stephenson seems to figure in as a swing tackle. The Albert situation "Branden will play the left side, and Eric is going to play the righ...

Chiefs. No. 1 Draft Pick Eric Fisher Pleased With First Day Of Practice from KC Star In his initial practice with the Chiefs, Fisher lined up at right tackle, which will apparently be his position. Coach Andy Reid said the Chiefs would hold the left tackle spot open for Branden Albert, who has told the Chiefs he will report in time for full-squad practices that resume on Tuesday. "It didn't really surprise me," said Fisher, who hadn't played on the right side since his sophomore season at Central Michigan. "I kind of expected it. Albert is a great tackle, somebody I'll be able to lear...

The Kansas City Chiefs were widely expecting to be trading Branden Albert to the Miami Dolphins for a second round pick sometime before or during the NFL Draft. As known now, it never materialized. Albert remains on the Chiefs roster via the franchise tag, eating up a salary cap number of over $9 million for the upcoming season. Kansas City's brass has recently said on more than one occasion it wants to retain Albert with a long-term deal, even stating Albert would be the left tackle if he were to remain on the Chiefs roster. No new deal for Albert However, what if contract ne...

Can The Chiefs And Albert Hit Reset? from KC Star But since drafting Fisher and failing to trade Albert to the Miami Dolphins, Reid has struck a conciliatory note. "I understand that this is part of the game, and players go through this," Reid said. "Branden Albert is a good kid. I don't like this part of the game. I've been around it long enough where I've got it. It gave him an opportunity here to see where everybody is at with him and how they feel. We'll see how things work out as we continue on. I understand. Like I said, I can't tell you I like it, but that's part of the game. "...