NFL: Chiefs sign Law to 5 Yr Deal

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Pro Bowl cornerback Ty Law agreed to a five-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.

Law will rejoin Herman Edwards, who coached him with the New York Jets last year, when the veteran came back from a severe foot injury and led the NFL with 10 interceptions. Chiefs spokesman Bob Moore said Law will take his physical Monday.

Edwards, who replaced Dick Vermeil as head coach of the Chiefs, is a former Pro Bowl cornerback and has vowed to revamp a Kansas City defense that the past five years has been near the bottom of the league.

The 32-year-old Law, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, will pair with Patrick Surtain in what could be the Chiefs' strongest secondary since James Hasty and Dale Carter anchored the backfield in the mid-1990s.

Also bolstering the defense will be end Tamba Hali, the team's first-round pick out of Penn State who is thought to be close to signing a contract that would get him in uniform for the start of training camp in River Falls, Wis., on Friday.

Since 2001, a woeful defense has hurt the Chiefs' offense, which racked up yards and points behind running backs Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson, tight end Tony Gonzalez, and Pro Bowl linemen Brian Waters, Will Shields and Willie Roaf.

But the defense last year showed signs of coming around, with the signing of Surtain and the emergence of second-year defensive end Jared Allen, who led the team with 11 sacks.

Law cost the Jets around $6 million last year. Terms of his deal with Kansas City were not immediately available.

"It got to a number where we were comfortable and they were comfortable," Chiefs president/general manager Carl Peterson told the Kansas City Star. "Hopefully, he will be well worth the effort."

His presence is certain to excite both fans and teammates, as it did Allen, who was driving to Kansas City on Sunday when told of the news.

"That is awesome," he shouted. When he turned to teammate and linebacker Boomer Grigsby and told him, Grigsby let out a whoop, too.

"That's going to be a huge help to us," Allen said. "Our defense is going to be awesome. The guy's a great athlete, a great player. He's been to the Super Bowl."

The Chiefs talked with Law last year before he signed with the Jets. They were one of several teams interested in picking him up this season.

"I didn't think it would happen," Allen said. "Rumors were always floating around. But I'm really glad we got him."

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this is a very good pickup by the Chiefs. Their poor pass defense needed a boost, and Law will definately provide it. He is a top-tier CB, and will be a force, especially playing Philip Rivers twice :(

Ty Law is without a doubt one of the best pass defenders in recent memory. Great pickup for the Chiefs, but I'm not too sure that a 5 year deal is the best way to go. By the end of his contract, Law will be 37 years old. I think KC should have gone with a 3 to 4 year deal, possibly with a 2 year extension.

actually, the 5 year deal was the smart way. The Chiefs are banking on him only playing around 3-4 more years. And more than likely the contract is the escalating type where he won't make much his first few years but the last few are going to be pricy. Even then, if Law decides to keep playing, then the Chiefs could restructure his contract or even give him a contract extension and once again his price goes down once again.

It's not a bad deal, but the Chiefs may be paying too much for CBs now. Already got Surtain, Warfield, and McCleon on the payroll and now you add Ty Law as well. Oh well, they will be decent again on D.