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Tamba Hali News & Rumors

Crennel praises Pro Bowlers Hali, Jonson
December 29
Kansas City Star
 
"Linebackers Tamba Hali and Derrick Johnson were announced as the Chiefs' Pro Bowlers for this season, and coach Romeo Crennel indicated Wednesday that both players were deserving."It's a good honor," Crennel said. "Both guys have worked extremely hard during the course of the year in the classroom, on the practice field and on the game field."Hali, an outside linebacker, is second in the AFC with 12 sacks. He's one sack behind Baltimore's Terrell Suggs."It's satisfying to know that somebody is recognizing you as a player, one of the better players in the league," Hali said.Johnson, an inside linebacker, is far and away the Chiefs' leader in tackles with 172. Jovan Belcher is second with"
Chiefs linebackers Hali, Johnson make Pro Bowl
December 28
Kansas City Star
 
"Through 15 games and the more hopeful points of a disappointing season, it was the defense that carried the Chiefs in 2011. Now, two defensive leaders will carry the Chiefs' name to the Pro Bowl. Linebackers Tamba Hali and Derrick Johnson were chosen as reserves on the AFC's Pro Bowl team, which will gather in Honolulu on Jan. 29. Hali, who is second in the AFC with 12 sacks, was picked for the Pro Bowl last season but didn't participate in the game for personal reasons. This is Johnson's first appearance. Hali will back up Baltimore's Terrell Suggs, the conference's sacks leader with 13, and Denver rookie Von Miller. Johnson will be Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis' backup.Johnson's inclusion"
Crennel gets Hali's vote as permanent coach
December 22
Kansas City Star
 
"Outside linebacker Tamba Hali threw his support behind interim head coach Romeo Crennel's candidacy for the job on a permanent basis. "He's very motivating," Hali said. "He treats us like men. He does expect a lot from us, but he knows what it takes to work this business, and how the body feels, and we're people, too. We love Romeo. He's one of those coaches who has been a coach in this league. He has five Super Bowl (championships). With that type of resume, you want someone around who can help us get to the top."
Tamba Hali praised for pass rushing but passes credit to teammates
November 6
Kansas City Star
 columnist Sam Mellinger
"Tamba Hali looks up from his cellphone and sees me coming. He smiles. He knows why I'm here. Can probably guess the questions. And I know how this will probably go, too, know Hali well enough to expect his first response when he hears this column will focus on him. "I'd really rather not," he says. That's fine, I tell him. I understand. But he should know what's coming, so I tell him that a rival personnel man calls him "the most relentless pass rusher in our league." Hali should know that advanced statistics show he is among the very best at what he does, that there are lifelong football men who swear those numbers would be even better if the Chiefs had a second pass rusher to occupy"
Dolphins' Wake, Chiefs' Hali get chance to see who makes bigger impact
November 5
Miami Herald
 
"When they were teammates at Penn State, Cameron Wake and Tamba Hali competed to see who could get to the opposing quarterback first. Hali, a 2006 first-round pick and consensus All-American, clearly won that battle by having a far better collegiate career than Wake, who after serving as team captain for the Nittany Lions in 2004 went undrafted and worked as a mortgage broker before excelling in the CFL and signing a four-year deal with the Dolphins in 2009. Last season, Wake went head-to-head again with Hali and lost — losing the title of AFC sack champion on the final day of the regular season when Hali recorded 2.5 sacks to edge Wake by a final count of 14?1/2 sacks to 14. Did it make"
Hali often only Chief to pressure QB
October 8
Kansas City Star
 
"Wallace Gilberry dragged down the opposing quarterback four times for the Chiefs last season during a game in St. Louis, so he knows the nature of sacks. "They usually come in bunches," Gilberry said. "Hopefully they'll come sooner rather than later and more often." They couldn't come soon enough for the Chiefs, who have had trouble pressuring the quarterback this year with anyone other than their top pass rusher, Tamba Hali. He has four sacks in four games, putting him ahead of the pace he set last year when he led the AFC with 14 1/2 . Sacks aside, Hali is generally the only Chief who's getting the opposing passer out of his comfort zone. The Chiefs keep a stat called quarterback"
OK, Tamba: It's time to start talking
August 9
Kansas City Star
 columnist Sam Mellinger
"You're about to hear from Tamba Hali, in his own words for the first time this year, so prepare yourself accordingly. This is the only place you can hear from him, a major scoop for this column, because the Chiefs' star linebacker is on a vow of silence. He doesn't want to talk to you, to reporters or to you through reporters. Most guys do a news conference after something as monumental as signing a five-year contract worth at least $35 million and as much as $60 million. Actually, most teams would require it. This is good business practice at a time when most NFL teams - including the Chiefs - need to sell tickets and generate interest. But not here, not with the Chiefs or with Hali, two"