2007 Kansas City Chiefs season
Round Pick Name Position College Contract
1 23 Dwayne Bowe Wide receiver LSU Five years
2 54 Claude Turk McBride Defensive end Tennessee Three years
3 82 DeMarcus Tank Tyler Defensive tackle North Carolina State Three years
5 148 Kolby Smith Running back Louisville Three years
5 160 Justin Medlock Kicker UCLA Three years
6 196 Herbert Taylor Offensive tackle TCU Three years
7 231 Michael Allan Tight end Whitworth College Three years
Offseason -- 2007 NFL Draft
Dwayne Bowe was selected 23rd overall by Kansas City in the 2007 NFL Draft and made an immediate impact on the team 's wide receiver corp .
The 2007 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 38th season in the National Football League and the 48th overall, and second under head coach Herman Edwards. The team looking to improve on their 9-7 record in 2006 and attempting to secure the franchise's first back-to-back playoff berth since 1995. The season ended with a nine-game losing streak, the team's first since 1987 and a 4-12 record. It was the Chiefs' first season with twelve losses since 1978. Considered a year of transition, the 2007 season marked the Chiefs' forty-fifth season in Kansas City, Missouri, and final before renovations began at Arrowhead Stadium. Quarterback Trent Green was traded to the Miami Dolphins, leaving the door open for second-year quarterback Brodie Croyle or back-up quarterback Damon Huard to win the starting job. Huard was named starting quarterback on August 25 for the team's first game of the season, but Croyle replaced him after Huard was injured in the game against Denver in Week 10. Five different running backs were used after Larry Johnson was injured in Week 9 against Green Bay. The team also had no stability at quarterback with Croyle and Huard, who both nursed injuries throughout the season, while their offensive line depleted following the retirement of their former Pro Bowl guard Will Shields. To honor their late team owner and founder Lamar Hunt, the Chiefs wore a special American Football League patch on their uniforms with the initials LH emblazoned inside the logo's football.