KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Thursday that the club has released quarterback Matt Cassel.
Cassel (6-4, 230) played in 48 games (47 starts) with Kansas City (2009-12). In four seasons with the club, he accumulated 9,549 yards on 854 completions (54.7 pct.) with 59 touchdowns and 44 interceptions for a 77.5 rating. Prior to joining the Chiefs, Cassel spent four seasons in New England (2005-08). His career numbers include 1,203 completions on 2,044 attempts (58.9%) for 13,495 yards with 82 touchdowns and 57 interceptions for an 80.4 rating.
Cassel was originally acquired by the Chiefs in a 2009 trade that brought him along with linebacker Mike Vrabel to Kansas City from New England in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. The Chatsworth, Calif., native, entered the NFL as a seventh-round pick (230th overall) of the Patriots in the 2005 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at USC and prepped at Chatsworth High School in Chatsworth, Calif.
