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Kansas City Chiefs DT Dontari Poe has been working with the first-team defense during practice this week and likely will start the final preseason game Thursday, Aug. 30. He may have to start Week 1 if DT Anthony Toribio (ankle) is not recovered from his injury.
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Kansas City Chiefs DT Dontari Poe has not received a ton of reps early in training camp. Head coach Romeo Crennel said Poe has a lot to work on if he wants to get on the field more. 'He needs to work on technique, he needs to work on understanding the system, he needs to get the calls correct all the time. He's got a ways to go,' Crennel said.
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Kansas City Chiefs DL Dontari Poe acknowledged the difficulty of adjusting to the NFL game. 'It's all different,' Poe said Wednesday, Aug. 8. 'The technique of it, there's nothing the same about the college level. The only thing the same is that it's football. As far as the speed level and the strength and all that, you've got to learn it all over again.' Poe remains behind DL Anthony Toribio at the nose tackle position on the depth chart, and Poe enters the lineup on obvious passing downs when the Chiefs use their nickel defense.
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The Kansas City Chiefs have signed first-round draft choice DT Dontari Poe. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
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The Kansas City Chiefs and first-round draft pick DT Dontari Poe are not close to a deal. The next 24 hours are said to be critical to getting a deal done and typically both sides will be motivated to get that deal done.
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The Kansas City Chiefs and DL Dontari Poe, the 11th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, have yet to agree to terms as of Tuesday, July 24. Six first-round picks from the 2012 NFL Draft remain unsigned.
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Kansas City Chiefs DT Dontari Poe is receiving a good amount of practice time during organized team activities but it is mostly during passing situations.
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Kansas City Chiefs DL Dontari Poe saw plenty of reps during passing situations in practice this week. Poe could make a more immediate contribution as a pass rusher rather than as a run stopper.
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Kansas City Chiefs DT Dontari Poe worked with the first-team defense during organized team activities Thursday, May 24.
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Kansas City Chiefs DL Dontari Poe worked one-on-one with coaches on hand placement, footwork and stance for nearly 60 minutes Friday, May 11. The new Collective Bargaining Agreement prohibits any contact from taking place at minicamp practices.
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