On the same day that they agreed to terms with rookie Colin Brown (a development that nearly provoked an Abbott-and-Costello-style IM exchange between yours truly and Rosenthal over who would be writing this specific blurb), the Chiefs have agreed to terms with veteran safety Mike Brown.
According to Adam Teicher of the Kansas City Star, the former Bear will be officially joining the Chiefs.
Brown was a second-round pick in the 2000 draft, and he spent the first nine seasons of his career in Chicago, qualifying for the Pro Bowl in 2005.
Per Teicher, Brown is expected to challenge either Jarrad Page or Bernard Pollard for a starting job.
As Teicher also points out, durability is an issue for Brown. Though he started every game in 2008, he appeared in only one game in 2007 and only six in 2006, missing the team’s first Super Bowl run in more than two decades.
Brown also was limited to 12 games in 2005 and two in 2004.
For the first four seasons of his career, Brown was an iron man, appearing in all 65 games, including the postseason.
Earlier this month, Brown visited the Cleveland Browns, a development that prompted some Cincinnati fans to think (hope) that the Bengals were trading their owner.