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Branden Albert | Tackle

Team: Kansas City Chiefs
Age / DOB:  (28) / 11/4/1984
Ht / Wt:  6'5' / 316
College: Virginia
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Coach Andy Reid noted that LT Branden Albert showed up to OTAs Tuesday in "good shape."
Albert participated in the entire practice despite 90-degree temperatures. He also has his head on straight after some ugly contract negotiations. "Everybody makes mistakes. Through this whole process, I realized I made mistakes," Albert said. "I shouldn't have said certain things. That's part of the game -- learn from it and move on." Reid said he's ready to roll with the following offensive line: LT Albert, LG Jeff Allen, C Rodney Hudson, RG Jon Asamoah and RT Eric Fisher. It has the potential to be an extremely solid unit. May 15 - 8:50 AM
Source: Associated Press

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Branden Albert - T - Chiefs

Branden Albert is at the Chiefs facility and will practice Tuesday, as expected.

Despite a rocky past few months, Albert appears to be in positive spirits now. He recently noted via Instagram that he's fired up to be back with the Chiefs as their starting left tackle. Albert will play out this year on a one-year, $9.828M franchise tender and then try to break the bank in free agency.
Source: Adam Teicher on Twitter
May 14 - 11:41 AM
Branden Albert - T - Chiefs

Chiefs coach Andy Reid expects Branden Albert to report to the team on Monday and line up at left tackle in minicamp practice.

Reid said Albert "will" be at practice, indicating they've reached some of kind of arrangement that isn't a long-term deal but will reunite Kansas City's sixth-year left tackle with the only team he's ever known. The agreement likely means the Chiefs have called off trade efforts, at least for now, because Albert's $9.828 million franchise tender is fully guaranteed and he'll face some risk of injury at offseason practice. If the season began today, Kansas City's impressive O-Line would likely look like this: LT Albert, LG Jeff Allen, C Rodney Hudson, RG Jon Asamoah, and RT Eric Fisher. It's a good group for Jamaal Charles.
Source: Chiefs on Twitter
May 10 - 4:56 PM
Branden Albert - T - Chiefs

Former Chiefs GM Scott Pioli said he tried to sign Branden Albert to a long-term deal last fall.

Albert's agents have been overvaluing their client's market value for some time now. Pioli said the two sides were never even close. "There was a lot of money on the table," he said. "I'll say more money than is out there and available for him now. He and his representation chose not to take it ... They were asking for a lot of money, and I think that's part of the problem." With trade talks reportedly dead, Albert is running out of options. He can play out his one-year tender, sign a long-term deal with the Chiefs, or stage a holdout.
Source: Kansas City Star
May 8 - 11:34 AM
Branden Albert - T - Chiefs

NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports Chiefs LT Branden Albert "realizes" he'll be playing in Kansas City this season, and that both sides want an extension.

Albert must be warming to an extension since the Chiefs have made it clear No. 1 pick Eric Fisher will play right tackle as long as Albert's in town. It's baffling that the Chiefs would use the No. 1 pick on a tackle only to stick him on the right side long-term, so perhaps the extension talk is just a ploy to leverage possible trade suitors into sweetening their offers. The Chiefs would still be smart to keep Albert for at least 2013 and put the best pass-protecting line possible in front of squeamish Alex Smith.
Source: Ian Rapoport on Twitter
May 6 - 11:01 AM
Branden Albert - T - Chiefs

Coach Andy Reid said that if Branden Albert is still on the roster come Week 1, he will play left tackle and No. 1 pick Eric Fisher will play right tackle.

"Well, yeah, that’s right," Reid said in response to whether Albert will play the left side and rookie Eric Fisher the right. "I know [Albert]’s a good left tackle. So that gives us a whole lot of flexibility and if he was here today he would be the left tackle. And then we go from there and we just see what happens down the road." The Chiefs will still work to trade Albert for a 2014 draft pick this summer.
Related: Eric Fisher
Source: Profootballtalk on NBC Sports
May 2 - 9:53 PM
Branden Albert - T - Chiefs

NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports Branden Albert trade talks are "dead," and that the Chiefs will now focus on signing Albert long-term.

Per Rapoport, the Dolphins never offered more than a third-round pick for Albert despite rampant speculation they were willing to part with a second. Killing the talks makes little sense for either side. It means the Dolphins will enter 2013 with a major question mark on Ryan Tannehill's blindside, while the Chiefs will be playing a legitimate left tackle — a rarity — in either Albert or No. 1 pick Eric Fisher at right tackle. Perhaps this is one last leverage play by the Chiefs for a 2014 second-rounder. If long-term talks are actually happening, Albert isn't going to settle for right-tackle money, which has been spectacularly weak this offseason. The sides have until July 15 to reach an accord.
Related: Dolphins
Source: Ian Rapoport on Twitter
May 1 - 7:12 PM
Branden Albert - T - Chiefs

The Kansas City Star says a Branden Albert trade "is still a possibility, but from all appearances, not a good one."

Albert wants a long-term deal and wants to stay at left tackle. The Chiefs could make one of those desires happen. If Albert shows up to play out his one-year, $9.828M franchise tender, the Star projects him on Alex Smith's blind side. That would leave No. 1 overall pick Eric Fisher at right tackle, Jon Asamoah at right guard, Rodney Hudson at center and Geoff Schwartz or Jeff Allen at left guard. If Albert is on board, it makes for a quality unit.
Source: Kansas City Star
May 1 - 12:07 PM
Branden Albert - T - Chiefs

Coach Andy Reid indicated the Chiefs are open to retaining in-limbo LT Branden Albert for the 2013 season.

Reid sounded open to it, but was noncommittal. "He’s a good football player and can help our team out," said Reid. "It’s part of the game and players go through this. Branden Albert is a good kid. We’ll see how things work out as we continue on." Indications still point to Kansas City trading Albert, likely for a second-round pick in 2014. They're not going to sign Albert long term.
Source: Kansas City Star
Apr 29 - 3:54 PM
Branden Albert - T - Chiefs

Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland is still open to acquiring Chiefs LT Branden Albert.

"Again, I never say never," Ireland said. "I don't want to get into the details of that trade right now when it could or couldn't happen done down the road." Talks were believed to be dead after the Chiefs failed to wrangle a second-round pick out of the Dolphins, but could resume with the sides discussing 2014 picks. Yahoo's Jason Cole expects the Chiefs to eventually unload Albert for a 2014 second-rounder, with the Lions, Chargers and Cardinals all possibilities. The Dolphins have an acute need at left tackle, and Ireland acknowledges he'll probably sign a veteran tackle "(off) the street at some point."
Related: Dolphins
Source: Miami Herald
Apr 29 - 8:42 AM
Branden Albert - T - Chiefs

Yahoo Sports' Jason Cole expects the Chiefs to end up trading Branden Albert for a second-round pick in 2014.

Cole mentions the Lions, Chargers, and Cardinals as teams that remain left tackle-needy after the draft and might be interested in Albert. The Lions would make a lot of sense because internally they have major questions about Riley Reiff's viability at tackle and prefer him at guard. The Dolphins could also jump back into the bidding. Although the Albert-to-Miami draft-week trade fell through, the sides had agreed to parameters of a long-term contract.
Related: Cardinals, Lions, Dolphins, Chargers
Source: Yahoo Sports
Apr 28 - 8:54 PM
Branden Albert - T - Chiefs

Sources tell ESPN the Dolphins and Chiefs are not close on a trade for LT Branden Albert.

The Chiefs won't accept a Day 3 pick for Albert, so any deal would have to involve 2014 picks. Therefore, there's no longer a sense of urgency. Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland tried to play it close to the vest Friday night, saying the trade "is not going to really amount to much, my personal opinion." He did select Tennessee G/T Dallas Thomas with the 77th pick. Still, the Chiefs don't have much leverage. Albert doesn't want to play on his $9.3M franchise tender, or move to right tackle. Eric Fisher will be the Chiefs' left tackle.
Related: Dolphins
Source: Armando Salguero on Twitter
Apr 26 - 11:16 PM
Branden Albert - T - Chiefs

ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports the Chiefs and Dolphins' Branden Albert trade talks have gone "cold" as the draft's second round approaches.

The sides have been posturing in the media for the past several weeks, so we'd probably take this report with a grain of salt. The Dolphins can't afford to enter the season with turnstile Jonathan Martin on Ryan Tannehill's blindside. The Chiefs are also very much willing to trade Albert for the 54th overall pick, with perhaps a late-rounder thrown in. We tentatively still anticipate a trade.
Related: Dolphins
Source: Chris Mortensen on Twotter
Apr 26 - 4:18 PM
Branden Albert - T - Chiefs

Chiefs GM John Dorsey said Friday he anticipates restarting Branden Albert trade talks with Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland today.

Dorsey said Ireland and himself played "phone tag" Friday morning, but they have plenty of time left to work out a deal before the 54th overall pick goes on the clock. Ireland no longer has two second-rounders after surrendering No. 42 in the Dion Jordan trade. We expect Albert to be a Dolphin by late tonight.
Related: Dolphins
Source: Lindsay Jones on Twitter
Apr 26 - 2:25 PM
Branden Albert - T - Chiefs

The Miami Herald's Armando Salguero reports it's "60-40" the Dolphins acquire Chiefs LT Branden Albert.

The Dolphins didn't take a left tackle on Thursday, but traded away their biggest piece of ammunition in the No. 42 pick. The Chiefs were believed to be holding out for the No. 42 pick over the No. 54 selection before the first round. The Dolphins will likely now have to add a sweetener to make the deal go through. Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland has thrown caution to the wind this offseason, so he should be ready to do what it takes to get his man.
Related: Dolphins
Source: Armando Salguero on Twitter
Apr 26 - 11:37 AM

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