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Kansas City Agrees to Terms with Two Free Agent Cornerbacks

May 27, 2008, 10:05:19 AM

Kansas City Chiefs President Carl Peterson announced on Tuesday that the club has agreed to terms of one-year contracts with free agents CB Jason Horton and CB Will Poole. As per Chiefs policy, no other terms of the agreements were made available.

Poole (5-10, 194) attended training camp with the Chiefs a year ago, but was released prior to the start of the regular season. He played in 15 games (one start) with Miami as a rookie in 2004, recording 37 tackles (28 solo), a sack (-1.0 yard) and six passes defensed. He also returned one kickoff for 22 yards. Poole originally entered the NFL as a fourth-round selection (102nd overall) of the Dolphins in 2004.

The Beckley, West Virginia native started 11 games at cornerback during his only season at USC in 2003 where he was part of the Trojans co-National Championship team. Poole registered 80 tackles (52 solo), 3.0 sacks, five forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and 19 passes defensed. He also led the team with seven interceptions for 70 yards with a TD to earn first-team All-Pac 10 Conference honors. Poole was a standout prep player at Christ the King High School in Middle Village, New York.

Horton (5-11, 182) spent 2007 with the Houston Texans, but was placed on injured reserve with a fractured arm prior to the start of the regular season and did not see any game action. He originally entered the NFL as a free agent in 2004 with Green Bay. He saw duty in 13 contests over two seasons with the Packers, recording 13 tackles (nine solo) and adding 22 special teams stops. Horton also appeared in one postseason contest in 2004.

The Ahoskie, North Carolina native spent the 2003 campaign with the Canadian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts, but did not see any action. He competed in 32 games during three seasons at North Carolina A&T after transferring from North Carolina and was a prep standout at Hertford County High School in Ahoskie, North Carolina.