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By Josh Looney

Breakdown: After circling the Twin Cities for nearly an hour due to inclement weather in the area, the Chiefs touched down at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport around 4:20 PM on Thursday afternoon. A convoy of charter buses awaited the team on the airport’s tarmac to transport the club across state lines into Wisconsin.

In the midst of the media frenzy awaiting the Chiefs arrival in River Falls stood Chiefs Head Coach Herm Edwards. Edwards, who drove to camp earlier in the week, greeted his players with a full-sized smile and a homemade sign that read, “Welcome to Training Camp.”

Chiefs coaches, players and staff members checked fought the rain on the way to their dormitories where they unpacked their belongings, gathered their rooms into order and enjoyed a relaxing evening before training camp kicks into full gear on Friday.

HBO’S HARD KNOCKS: The fact that the Chiefs didn’t have any player meetings or practices on Thursday didn’t keep the Hard Knocks camera crews from putting in a full day of work. Crew members filmed the Chiefs throughout their travel day from the loading of team baggage at Arrowhead to the club’s arrival in River Falls.

Hard Knocks will follow the Chiefs for the entire 2007 training camp. HBO’s highly anticipated television series is set to debut on Wednesday, August 8th at 9:00 PM Central.

Look Who’s Talking:
“It’s my 28th training camp and I’m just excited about it as I was 28 years ago. I enjoy training camp, I enjoy football, I enjoy being around these players and hopefully they will enjoy it too.“
- Chiefs Head Coach Herm Edwards

“I was actually an art major at one time and then I figured out I’d better change my major. My daughter probably could have done a better job than that.“
- Edwards commenting on his homemade “Welcome to Training Camp” sign

Look Ahead: On Friday the players are set for early morning meetings and a mid-morning fitness test. The 2007 edition of the Kansas City Chiefs will officially be unveiled when the club hits the practice field for the first time at 3:30 PM on the University of Wisconsin – River Falls practice fields.

Important Dates: Planning on traveling to the America’s Dairyland to take in a Chiefs Training Camp practice? Here are some important dates to help plan your trip.

Friday, July 27th -  First Practice – 3:30 PM
Friday, August 3rd - Practice vs. Vikings in Mankato, MN – 6:30 PM
Saturday, August 4th -  Practice vs. Vikings in River Falls, WI – 6:30 PM
Sunday, August 5th -  No Practices Scheduled
Wednesday, August 8th -  Family Fun Night – 7:00 PM
Friday, August 10th -  No Practice – Travel Day
Saturday, August 11th -  Preseason Game at Cleveland – 6:30 PM
Sunday, August 12th -  No Practices Scheduled
Wednesday, August 15th -  Return to Kansas City

Questions?: Is there a question about training camp or the Chiefs that you want answered? Chiefs insiders Rocco and Stuckey will answer fan questions daily in the River Falls Wrap.

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Have a specific question for a specific player? One fan question will be selected daily and featured in the Fan’s Want To Know portion of Camping With The Chiefs, which airs every evening of training camp on kcchiefs.com.

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