Jovan Belcher

Jovan Allen Belcher

Position: LB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 228 lbs.

Born: July 24, 1987 in West Babylon, NY
Died: December 1, 2012 in Kansas City, MO
College: Maine   (school history)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 19 (4927th overall since 1950)

• 6/17 paullebowitz.com: The Costas Factor: I’ll preface this by saying I agree with Bob Costas’s premise that the overt celebrations in baseball when there’s a walkoff...

• 4/12 KC Kingdom: The Kansas City Chiefs Are Strongest At Linebacker: The two biggest components to building a team from a 2-14 record into a winner are recognizing and evaluating talent and skills,...

• 2/6 FootballPerspective.com: NFL Retired Numbers, Player Deaths, and the Stories Behind Them: The table below lists every retired number for each of the 32 franchises. It also lists each player’s career AV (starting...

• 1/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jovan Belcher update : An autopsy shows former Kansas City Chiefs LB Jovan Belcher shot his girlfriend nine times before he killed himself. The autopsy...[+] report says Kasandra Perkins was shot in the neck, chest, abdomen, hip, back, leg and hand. Belcher and Perkins had an infant daughter, and their families are fighting for custody of her.

• 12/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jovan Belcher texted he would shoot girlfriend : Former Kansas City Chiefs LB Jovan Belcher reportedly sent a text message to his secret girlfriend saying he 'would shoot' Kasandra...[+] Perkins, just months before he killed her and later took his own life, according to the police report. Belcher texted the other woman that he 'would shoot' the 22-year-old mother of his three-month-old daughter 'if she didn't leave him alone.' According to the police report, the secret girlfriend, also 22 years old, believed Belcher was joking.
• 12/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: NFL | Some players have turned guns in : In the wake of former Kansas City Chiefs LB Jovan Belcher's murder-suicide, at least seven NFL players have turned in their guns...[+] to team security.
• 12/7 KC Kingdom: A Profound Message Born From Jovan Belcher’s Actions: Perhaps you’ve noticed but I’ve been rather silent regarding the actions of Jovan Belcher on Saturday morning. It’s...
• 12/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Counseling mandatory for GM, HC: Kansas City Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel, linebackers coach Gary Gibbs and general manager Scott Pioli, who all witnessed former...[+] LB Jovan Belcher's suicide, are among a small group of Chiefs who must attend mandatory counseling, according to Troy Vincent, the NFL's vice president of player engagement. Initial stages of counseling will continue through early next week, with follow-up sessions for individuals and groups scheduled throughout the next three months, or longer if needed.
• 12/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jovan Belcher's mom made 911 call : Former Kansas City Chiefs LB Jovan Belcher's mother begged her son's dying girlfriend to stay alive while frantically asking for...[+] an ambulance shortly after the linebacker shot the mother of his three-month-old daughter, according to a recording released Wednesday, Dec. 5, of the emergency call. 'She's still breathing but please hurry,' Cheryl Shepherd said on the recording of her call with Kansas City emergency dispatchers. 'I don't know how he (inaudible), they were arguing, please hurry.' Shepherd is heard encouraging Kasandra Perkins to stay alive.
• 12/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Clark Hunt releases statement: Kansas City Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt issued a statement Saturday, Dec. 1, concerning the shooting incident and suicide...[+] involving LB Jovan Belcher. 'The entire Chiefs family is deeply saddened by today's events, and our collective hearts are heavy with sympathy, thoughts and prayers for the families and friends affected by this unthinkable tragedy. We sincerely appreciate the expressions of sympathy and support we have received from so many in the Kansas City and NFL communities, and ask for continued prayers for the loved ones of those impacted.'
• 12/1 Lombardi Ave: KC Chiefs player’s suicide shocks football nation, puts game in perspective: The Kansas City Chiefs have won just one game this season, a huge disappointment from the expectations the team had heading into...
• 12/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jovan Belcher involved in shooting : Kansas City Chiefs LB Jovan Belcher was involved in a shooting involving at least one other person outside the team's facility...[+] Saturday, Dec. 1, according to a source.

• 9/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Four miss practice: Kansas City Chiefs DE Allen Bailey (ankle), LB Jovan Belcher (groin), S Kendrick Lewis (shoulder) and DT Anthony Toribio (ankle)...[+] did not practice Thursday, Sept. 6.

• 7/29 Stripe Hype: Week in Review: Blakes Breakdown of the AFC West:   This is a division in which any of 3 teams can win. The Chiefs, when healthy have shown what they can do. They have the...
• 7/24 Stripe Hype: Blakes Breakdown of the AFC West:   This is a division in which any of 3 teams can win. The Chiefs, when healthy have shown what they can do. They have the...
• 7/23 Stripe Hype: Blakes Breakdown of the AFC West:   This is a division in which any of 3 teams can win. The Chiefs, when healthy have shown what they can do. They have the...
• 7/23 Stripe Hype: Blakes Breakdown of the AFC West:   This is a division in which any of 3 teams can win. The Chiefs, when healthy have shown what they can do. They have the...

• 3/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jovan Belcher signs tender: Kansas City Chiefs restricted free-agent LB Jovan Belcher has signed his one-year tender offer and will make $1.97 million this...[+] season.
• 3/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jovan Belcher receives tender offerThe Kansas City Chiefs have placed the second-round tender on restricted free-agent LB Jovan Belcher....[+] The Kansas City Chiefs have placed the second-round tender on restricted free-agent LB Jovan Belcher.

• 1/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Expected to look for upgrade at ILB: The Kansas City Chiefs are expected to look to add at inside linebacker this offseason to improve the position next to LB Derrick...[+] Johnson. LB Jovan Belcher started at the position this season and finished second on the team in tackles but that is not stopping the team from looking for more linebackers.

• 2/17 Arrowhead Addict: 2011 Free Agency Preview: One of the biggest influences on the NFL Draft is Free Agency.  In that free agency period a need in the draft can disappear...
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• 1/20 Arrowhead Addict: Merlin’s Magic: End Season Draft Needs Review Edition: It’s been awhile since I updated Addicts on the Kansas City Chiefs draft needs I do over on DraftTek.com. With no more games...

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