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6 takeaways from Chiefs HC Andy Reid’s Monday media availability

#Chiefs HC Andy Reid spoke to the media on Monday, sharing some thoughts on his team as they come off of the bye week.

The Kansas City Chiefs are back in the building after a week off and looking forward to their Week 13 contest against the Denver Broncos. Andy Reid spoke to the media on Monday, providing some updates coming out the bye week. So what all did we learn from the head coach?

Here are some quick takeaways from what Reid had to say:

Oilers great Curley Culp has passed away at age 75

The family of Oilers great Curley Culp revealed he had passed away on Saturday.

Houston Oilers great and Hall of Fame defensive lineman Curley Culp has passed away at the age of 75 due to complications from pancreatic cancer, his family revealed on Saturday.

Tennessee Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk released a statement on the passing of the former First-Team All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowler:

“Our team certainly lost a great one today,” Adams Strunk said in a statement. “Curley was a game changer for our defense when he came to us in the trade with the Chiefs and was pivotal to our success during the Luv Ya Blue days. He rightfully earned a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and I was fortunate to spend some quality time with Curley and his wife Collette when we hosted the Oilers reunion this past September. They also brought two of their young grandchildren for that weekend and Curley’s love for those two was very obvious. He will forever be remembered as a ferocious nose tackle as a player and a Hall of Fame gentleman off the field.”

After being drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 1968 draft, Culp ended up playing his first six-plus seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, where he won both an AFL and Super Bowl title.

The nose tackle was traded to the Oilers in the middle of the 1974 season. He would go on to notch four of his Pro Bowl appearances and his First-Team All-Pro during his time in Houston, which spanned from 1974 to 1980.

Culp was also a key part of the Oilers teams that went to back-to-back AFC championship games in 1978 and 1979. Culp finished his career with 68.5 sacks and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013.

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Former Lions DT, Hall of Famer Curley Culp has passed away

Culp spent the final two seasons of his Hall of Fame career with the Lions

There was some sad news on the NFL front on Saturday. Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive lineman Curley Culp has passed away.

Culp’s wife, Collette, made the sad announcement on her husband’s Twitter account. Culp had been battling stage IV pancreatic cancer. He was 75.

While Culp is best-known for his seven seasons each with the Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Oilers, he did finish his career in Detroit. The six-time Pro Bowler played the 1980 and 1981 seasons with the Lions, though injuries ended his time in Detroit with a bit of a whimper.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Culp’s loved ones and former teammates.

Chiefs Hall of Fame DT Curley Culp dies at 75

#Chiefs Hall of Fame DT Curley Culp has died shortly after announcing he was diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer.

Nearly two weeks after announcing he had been diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer, Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Famer Curley Culp has died. The former NFL defensive tackle was 75 years old.

Culp’s wife, Collette Bloom Culp, delivered the news on Culp’s Twitter account Saturday morning.

“On behalf of our family and with a broken heart, I announce the passing of my husband, Curley Culp early this morning. We respectfully ask for privacy at this time.”

A native of Yuma, Arizona, Culp attended Arizona State University, playing football and becoming an NCAA heavyweight champion wrestler. Culp was originally drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 1968  draft, and they intended to have him play offensive line. After a failed transition, they traded Culp to the Kansas City Chiefs in training camp.

Culp would play in the NFL for 14 seasons playing nose tackle, spending seven seasons in Kansas City, starting in a total of 70 regular-season games. He became an AFL champion and won Super Bowl IV with the Chiefs in 1969, playing on a defense that included five other future Hall of Famers (DT Buck Buchanan, LB Bobby Bell, LB Willie Lanier, CB Emmitt Thomas and DB Johnny Robinson). Culp was traded to the Houston Oilers in 1974 and spent another seven seasons in Houston before a brief stint with the Detroit Lions at the end of his career.

His triumphant NFL career included six Pro Bowl selections, five All-Pro selections, and an NFL Defensive Player of the Year nod. In March of 2008, Culp was inducted into the Chiefs’ ring of honor, becoming the 38th player, coach or contributor to join. Culp was enshrined in Canton, Ohio in the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2013.

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NFL great Curley Culp dies at 75 after battle with pancreatic cancer

Great NFL defensive lineman Curley Culp has died at 75

The family of Curley Culp announced the great NFL defensive lineman died on Saturday. Culp had been battling Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He was 75.

Culp’s Twitter bio: 2013 ProFootballHOF; SuperBowl IV Team; 1968-82 NFL 6X All-Pro D-Lineman; KCChiefs #61 HOF; Hou.Oiler#78; ArizonaStateUniv FB HOF; NCAAHwt Wrestling Champion’67

Culp, 75, played 14 NFL seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Oilers, and Detroit Lions. He was a six-time Pro Bowler and five-time All-Pro, including first-team in 1975.

He had 68.5 sacks.

Culp was traded to Houston in a blockbuster deal in 1974 and helped turn the Oilers into contenders before a brief stint in Detroit at the end of his career.

Culp was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013. He also was a football All-American and heavyweight national champion in wrestling at Arizona State.

Chiefs Hall of Famer Curley Culp announces he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer

Prayers for #Chiefs Hall of Fame DT Curley Culp, who announced on Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

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Kansas City Chiefs legend Curley Culp took to Twitter on Tuesday to announce to his followers that he has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

“To my followers, family and friends I have stage 4 pancreatic cancer,” Culp wrote. “Do donate to your local cancer organizations so this dreaded disease is eradicated. Love life, family and friends. Pray to God for all physical and spiritual healing. Love, Curley Culp HOF#13.”

Culp played 14 seasons in the NFL, spending the majority of his time with the Chiefs, but was traded to the Houston Oilers in 1975. He’d spent another seven years with Houston before spending a brief period with the Detroit Lions at the end of his career.

A national champion as a heavyweight wrestler at Arizona State, Culp was traded to the Chiefs from their AFC West rival Broncos after he was selected in the second round of the 1968 draft. Denver had attempted to switch him to offensive guard and after the failed conversion they sent him to Kansas City during training camp.

Culp would quickly establish himself as one of the best interior defensive linemen in the league, earning six Pro Bowls and five All-Pro selections during his career. He spent seven of those years in Kansas City, appearing in 82 regular-season games and five postseason games. He was a vital part of the defense that would hold the Vikings to seven points in Super Bowl IV, notching four total tackles during the game.

In March of 2008, Culp became the 38th player, coach or contributor to join the Chiefs’ Ring of Honor. Culp was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013.

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