Chiefs QB Matt Cassel Alerts Woman To House Fire

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel alerted a Village of Loch Lloyd neighbor that her house was on fire, KMBC-TV in Kansas City reports.

Cassel lives in a nearby house in the gated community and his wife saw smoke and flames coming from the chimney. Cassel went to the home and knocked and rang the doorball until its occupant was outside. The house received significant damage, but no one was hurt in the Thursday night fire.

"I wasn't heroic at all," Cassel said. "I just ran up to the house and alerted them. The real heroes are the firefighters."

source:  Mac's Football Blog
author:  Brian McIntyre

Chiefs Place QB Matt Cassel On IR

The Kansas City Chiefs have placed quarterback Matt Cassel on injured reserve, Mike Reiss of ESPN Boston reports.

Cassel suffered a broken right hand in the Chiefs' 17-10 loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 10. Journeyman Tyler Palko will replace Cassel under center tonight against the New England Patriots, with 2011 fifth-round pick Ricky Stanzi the No. 2 quarterback.

Taking Cassel's place on the 53-man roster will be practice squad wide receiver Jeremy Horne, who has appeared in six games over the last two seasons, making two tackles on special teams.

As I noted late last week, Horne had his practice squad salary increased recently.

source:  Mac's Football Blog
author:  Brian McIntyre