Kansas City Chiefs Transactions 2011

December
DATETRANSACTION
31 December 2011Signed LB Brandon Siler to a one-year contract extension. Placed RB Jackie Battle on injured reserve. Signed RB Shaun Draughn.
12 December 2011Fired coach Todd Haley. Named Romeo Crennel interim coach.
November
DATETRANSACTION
30 November 2011Signed OL Rob Bruggeman and WR Zeke Markshausen to the practice squad.
29 November 2011Released OT Jared Gaither. Signed OT David Mims.
23 November 2011Claimed QB Kyle Orton of waivers from the Denver Broncos. Waived WR Keary Colbert.
October
DATETRANSACTION
26 October 2011Signed WR Jeremy Horne to the practice squad.
25 October 2011Waived WR Jeremy Horne. Moved FB Shane Bannon to the practice squad injured list.
September
DATETRANSACTION
28 September 2011Re-signed TE Jake O'Connell. Released TE Anthony Becht.
21 September 2011Placed RB Jamaal Charles on season-ending injured reserve. Signed WR Jeremy Horne from the practice squad. Signed OL Lucas Patterson to the practice squad.
19 September 2011Placed RB Jamaal Charles on injured reserve.
16 September 2011Waived TE Jake O'Connell. Signed TE Anthony Becht.
10 September 2011Signed OL Lucas Patterson to the practice squad. Released FB Shane Bannon from the practice squad.
8 September 2011Signed TE Kyle Nelson to the practice squad. Released OL Butch Lewis from the practice squad.
4 September 2011Signed FB Shane Bannon, LB Justin Cole, WR Jeremy Horne, CB Quinten Lawrence, DL Anthony Toribio, OL Darryl Harris, OL Butch Lewis and OL David Mims to the practice squad.
3 September 2011Placed TE Tony Moeaki and LB Gabe Miller on injured reserve. Released DL Harold Ayodele, FB Shane Bannon, LB Justin Cole, FB Mike Cox, DL Dion Gales, TE Charlie Gantt, OL Bobby Greenwood, OL Chris Harr, OL Darryl Harris, WR Jeremy Horne, OL Mike Ingersoll, LB Micah Johnson, LB Amara Kamara, S Reshard Langford and DB Quinten Lawrence.
August
DATETRANSACTION
30 August 2011Placed OT Ryan O'Callaghan on injured reserve. Released K Todd Carter.
29 August 2011Waived LB Eric Bakhtiari, RB Tervaris Johnson, DB Javes Lewis, WR Chris Manno, WR Josue Paul, DB Mario Russell and WR Chandler Williams.
25 August 2011Signed TE Anthony Becht. Placed LB Brandon Siler on injured reserve.
16 August 2011Signed DL Harold Ayodele.
12 August 2011Signed Jared Gaither.
10 August 2011Claimed K Todd Carter off waivers from St. Louis. Signed WR Keary Colbert.
8 August 2011Removed TE Tony Moeaki from the phyically-unable-to-perform list.
6 August 2011Signed DL Amon Gordon.
4 August 2011Signed FB Le'Ron McClain, CB Brandon Carr and S Sabby Piscitelli. Agreed to terms with DE Justin Houston on a four-year contract.
3 August 2011Signed DB Javes Lewis and CB Mario Ruussell.
2 August 2011Signed WR Chris Manno.
1 August 2011Signed OT Barry Richardson to a restricted free agent tender and LB Brandon Siler.
July
DATETRANSACTION
31 July 2011Signed DE Wallace Gilberry to his restricted free agent tender.
29 July 2011Placed TE Tony Moeaki on the physically unable to perform list. Signed WR Jonathan Baldwin, WR Steve Breaston and C Casey Wiegmann.
28 July 2011Signed DL Allen Bailey, DB Jalil Brown, QB Ricky Stanzi, LB Gabe Miller, DL Jerrell Powe and FB Shane Bannon.
27 July 2011Signed DL Brandon Bair, TE Charlie Gantt, OL Chris Harr, OL Mike Ingersoll, LB Amara Kamara, OL Butch Lewis, OL David Mims, DL Lucas Patterson, WR Josue Paul and DB Demond Washington.
11 July 2011LB Mike Vrabel announced his retirement to become linebackers coach at Ohio State.
February
DATETRANSACTION
16 February 2011Designated LB Tamba Hali their franchise player.
15 February 2011Named Jim Zorn quarterbacks coach.
3 February 2011Promoted offensive line coach Bill Muir to offensive coordinator.
January
DATETRANSACTION
20 January 2011Promoted Mark Donovan to president.
5 January 2011Signed WR Kevin Curtis. Placed DB Donald Washington on injured reserve. Signed TE Cody Slate to the practice squad.