--Among the Chiefs' new additions is linebacker Monte Beisel, a regional favorite who was raised in the Wichita area, was a college star at Kansas State and entered the NFL as a draft pick of the Chiefs, where he played from 2001 through 2004.
But in agreeing to return to Kansas City after playing one season with New England and the last three with the Cardinals, Beisel seemed more excited about playing for new Chiefs GM Scott Pioli.
"He was the guy who signed me (in free agency), and what I saw there, he was always involved with the players," Beisel said of Pioli. "He was always talking with guys, checking up on them, finding out what was going on in their personal lives.
"In the off-season, you would be working out and he would be on the next machine. You could be lifting weights and he'd be lifting right next to you. He was always around and he made you feel like what was going on in your life was important, not just what was going on when it involved football."
Beisel will help a team that needs depth in the linebacking corps, but his main contributions could be on special teams where he has been an impact contributor in Kansas City, New England and Arizona.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "What I saw in New England and what I've seen here in Arizona was veteran leadership. That's how the Patriots get things done and that has been huge for us with the Cardinals." -- New Chiefs linebacker Monte Beisel, a veteran being added to a Chiefs organization that disdained signing veteran players during much of the three-year Herm Edwards tenure.
