A Dallas Cowboys scouting assistant was permanently paralyzed from the waist down after his spine was severed during the collapse of the team's tent-like practice structure in a severe storm.

The class of 2009 was just announced: Bob Hayes, Randall McDaniel, Derrick Thomas, Ralph Wilson Jr. and Rod Woodson.

It's time to stop lumping the Chiefs in with the weakest teams in the league, no matter that they're 1-8. Kansas City was an eyelash away from beating the Jets, Bucs and Chargers the last three weeks, and Tyler Thigpen seems to get better with every series.

Kansas City Chiefs President Carl Peterson announced on Tuesday that the club has activated 2008 draft picks WR Kevin Robinson and TE Michael Merritt to the 53-man roster.

Chiefs running back Larry Johnson is going through a period of transition on and off the field.

On the field, he is being held back from playing. Off the field, Johnson and his agent, Alvin Keels, have divorced.

5. A week after punter Steve Weatherford was cut by the Saints, he was punting for the Chiefs. But he wasn't wearing his trademark watch. Why? Did he forget it in New Orleans? Do the Chiefs have a "no-wristwatch" policy? Or, most likely, has he vowed not to look at his watch again until he is done playing for the Chiefs in hopes that it will seem as if time is passing faster?

6. In Week 1, the Chiefs knocked Tom Brady out for the season. This week, they intercepted Brett Favre three times. What does this team have against our national icons? I half expect Larry Johnson to assault Lady Liberty.