| 3/14/2013 3:37:00 PM |
Description: After being released earlier today, quarterback Matt Cassel has signed on with the Minnesota Vikings, according to Jay Glazer of FoxSports.com. | Insight: The inconsistent Christian Ponder has already been named the Vikings starting quarterback going into his third professional season. Cassel won't challenge the starting job but does provide the Vikings with a capable backup who can start a few games if needed. | | |
| 3/14/2013 12:51:00 PM |
Description: As expected, the Chiefs cut ties with Matt Cassel Thursday afternoon. | Insight: Kansas City got one good year and three bad ones out the six-year, $63 million contract Cassel signed in 2009. He'll have to settle for a backup job somewhere but even if he starts a few games in 2013 he won't have any fantasy value. | | |
| 2/27/2013 8:37:00 PM |
Description: ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that the Chiefs will cut quarterback Matt Cassel now that the team has completed a trade for Alex Smith. | Insight: Cassel is already attracting interest from the quarterback-starved Cardinals. Arizona might be the only team that Cassel has a realistic chance of starting for next season. | | |
| 11/13/2012 7:24:00 PM |
Description: Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel wouldn't say who his starting quarterback will be for Sunday's game against the Bengals. Brady Quinn (concussion) has been cleared. SOURCE: Adam Teicher, Kansas City Star | Insight: It shouldn't matter the fantasy owners. We just hope whomever Crennel chooses can get the ball to Dwayne Bowe and increase his rapidly shrinking fantasy value. | | |
| 11/7/2012 4:24:00 PM |
Description: With quarterback Brady Quinn still recovering from a concussion, Kansas City will go with Matt Cassel under center for Week 10's matchup at Pittsburgh. | Insight: If the Steelers can shut down Eli Manning, they certainly won't have trouble defending the erratic Cassel. This won't be one of Cassel's better fantasy weeks. | | |
| 10/29/2012 4:10:00 PM |
Description: Kansas City quarterback Matt Cassel is the likely starter for Week 9 against San Diego with Brady Quinn dealing with a head injury. | Insight: Cassel was solid as a replacement for Quinn last weekend, going 20-of-30 for 218 yards and a touchdown. | | |
| 10/18/2012 11:01:00 AM |
Description: Kansas City coach Romeo Crennel said he's holding a quarterback competition during the team's bye week between Matt Cassel and Brady Quinn, according to an Associated Press report. | Insight: Cassel (concussion) has been cleared for non-contact work and he should be cleared for full contact next week but he's going to have to share reps with Quinn in practice before Crennel makes his decision. Cassel has shown the ability to get the ball to Dwayne Bowe on a consistent basis so he's the option fantasy owners should be rooting for. | | |
| 10/16/2012 1:50:00 PM |
Description: Kansas City quarterback Matt Cassel (concussion) has been cleared for non-contact practice according to coach Romeo Crennel. He'll have to pass additional tests next Monday to play in Week 8 against Oakland. | Insight: It's the next step in his return to the field after the Chiefs' bye week. Cassel was quietly productive over the first four week averaging 264 ypg over that span. | | |
| 10/11/2012 4:29:00 PM |
Description: Kansas City quarterback Matt Cassel (concussion) has officially been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers, according to Adam Teicher of the Kansas City Star. Brady Quinn will start. | Insight: We expect Quinn to turn around and hand off to Jamaal Charles another 25-30 times this week but Dwayne Bowe should still see plenty of targets. | | |
| 10/8/2012 3:31:00 PM |
Description: Kansas City quarterback Matt Cassel (concussion) has not been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers but Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel said it's highly unlikely he'll play, according to Adam Teicher of the Kansas City Star. | Insight: We expect Brady Quinn to start and the Chiefs to hand it off 25-30 times to Jamaal Charles again in Week 6. | | |
| 10/7/2012 8:00:00 PM |
Description: Kansas City quarterback Matt Cassel has been diagnosed with a concussion, according to NBCSports.com. Cassel was caught between Haloti Ngata and Pernell McPhee on a big hit Sunday and left the game. | Insight: Chiefs fans were already calling for Cassel's benching but now Romeo Crennel may have no choice but to start Brady Quinn. Kansas City might be better off with Quinn considering Cassel has turned the ball over so frequently this season. | | |
| 10/7/2012 3:35:00 PM |
Description: Kansas City quarterback Matt Cassel left Sunday's game after taking a big hit and was seen walking to the locker room. | Insight: Chiefs fans were already calling for Cassel's benching. The Chiefs managed only three points in the first three-plus quarters with Cassel going 9-of-15 for 92 yards and two interceptions. Brady Quinn replaced Cassel. | | |
| 9/30/2012 4:50:00 PM |
Description: Kansas City quarterback Matt Cassel has turned the ball over 10 times in four games, but he does have six total touchdowns.
| Insight: Cassel threw three picks Sunday against San Diego to bring his season total to seven (he's also lost three fumbles). He's nothing more than a shaky bye-week fill-in. | | |
| 9/16/2012 6:16:00 PM |
Description: Kansas City quarterback Matt Cassel reached 300 yards in a game for the first time since 2010 Sunday in a blowout loss versus Buffalo.
| Insight: Obviously most of the yardage came in garbage time with the Bills already up by 20 so take Cassel's gaudy numbers with a grain of salt. He still struggled with completion percentage (54.8 percent for the game) and his QB rating for the game was only 83.5. Don't expect this kind of production from Cassel on a weekly basis. | | |
| 11/21/2011 6:29:00 PM |
Description: Chiefs placed QB Matt Cassel on injured reserve with a fractured right (throwing) hand, ending his season.
Source: Mike Reiss via Twitter | Insight: This confirms the end of the season for Cassel and the rest of the season is looking pretty bleak in KC right now. It'll be interesting to see what the Chiefs do with his contract in the offseason. | | |
| 11/14/2011 4:19:00 PM |
Description: Chiefs HC Todd Haley confirmed today that QB Matt Cassel has a hand injury that will likely keep him out the rest of the season. | Insight: Chiefs HC Todd Haley confirmed today that QB Matt Cassel has a hand injury that will likely keep him out the rest of the season.
Bad news not only for Cassel owners, but also Dwayne Bowe and Steve Breaston owners. Tyler Palko will likely be the starter for the foreseeable future. Expect Kansas City to try and keep games close so they can run Jackie Battle and the rest of the crew 40 times + per game. | | |
| 9/4/2011 11:35:00 PM |
Description: Matt Cassel could miss the season opener against the Bills with a rib injury. | Insight: Cassel suffered the injury during the preseason finale when he got dropped on his shoulder. At first, it looked like he got the wind knocked out of him, but it's turning out to be something much more. There really was no reason for his starters to be in at that point of the game. | | |
| 2/15/2011 11:00:00 PM |
Description: The Chiefs added Jim Zorn as quarterbacks coach on Tuesday. | Insight: The former NFL QB and veteran QB coach was lauded for his work in Seattle, which landed him the ill-fated head job in Washington. Jason Campbell performed fairly efficiently in that brief stretch, though, and Joe Flacco was reportedly angry when the Ravens dumped Zorn this off-season. The hiring sure seems like good news for Cassel. (RapidDraft.com) | | |
| 1/31/2011 11:05:00 AM |
Description: Cassel completed just five of 12 passes for 95 yards two touchdowns and two picks in Sunday's Pro Bowl. | Insight: Philip Rivers also tossed a pair of interceptions, and Peyton Manning threw a pick to go with just two completions, so perhaps we shouldn't judge Cassel too harshly here. Nevertheless, his final two appearances of the 2010 season included five interceptions. There's reason to worry about life after Charlie Weis. (RapidDraft.com) | | |
| 1/10/2011 12:02:00 PM |
Description: Cassel threw for just 70 yards and three interceptions in the playoff loss to Baltimore. | Insight: The Chiefs quarterback tossed just seven picks all season, so it was a very disappointing finish for a team that did nothing right in the game's second half. Overall, it was a tremendous season for Cassel who should be drafted as a fantasy starter in 2011. (RapidDraft.com) | | |
