It’s a cruel sport of “What have you done for me lately”

Both 2011 and 2012 were brutal for the Chiefs. Expectations were high going into 2011, but the season imploded between coaching turnovers and Cassel breaking his throwing hand. Plus, their back-up was ineffective. In the fifth game of 2012, it wasn’t the banner that forced Cassel to the sidelines in the Chiefs’ 9-6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens; their All-Pro defensive tackle knocked Cassel out of the game.

While laying on the field concussed, some fans, not all, began to cheer. Cassel’s tackle, Eric Winston, was enraged and after the game gave his team’s disgruntled fanbase a thought-provoking reality check that to this day he does not regret delivering. The Chiefs finished the season at 2 - 14 and they decided to clean house once again. If you ask Cassell, his time with the Chiefs was a extraordinary opportunity, that he left everything he had out on the field, that he loved the city and loved its fans.