ALFONSO BOONE #70

Position	Defensive End
Height	6-3
Weight	305
Years Experience	8
Birthdate	1/11/1976
Hometown	Saginaw, MI
College	Mt. San Antonio Junior College
Current status	Active
Games Started	33
Games Played	98

Pro Career

Vastly underrated defensive lineman makes the move to defensive end in his second campaign with Kansas City in 2008 … Unheralded performer joined the Chiefs as an unrestricted free agent from Chicago on March 20th a year ago … Started 15 contests at right defensive tackle position last season, but is expected to take over the left DE spot vacated when DE Tamba Hali moved to right DE … Versatile performer could still work at an interior defensive line post if called upon … Arguably one of the NFL’s best free agent acquisitions in 2007 who rapidly developed into one of the season’s most pleasant surprises for Kansas City … Moved into the starting lineup for the first game of the season and became a dominant force in the middle of the Chiefs defensive front … Made a smooth transition to Kansas City after playing in a similar scheme with Chicago … Playoff-tested performer owns five games of postseason experience, including Super Bowl XLI with the Bears … Has played in 98 regular season games (33 starts), producing 184 tackles (127 solo) with 13 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks (-77.5 yards), 11 passes defensed, eight QB pressures, a forced fumble and three fumble recoveries … Also owns a blocked FG and a blocked PAT … Has played in five postseason contests, registering four tackles (two solo).

Transactions: Signed a four-year contract with Kansas City as an unrestricted free agent from Chicago (3/20/07) ... Signed a five-year renegotiated contract with Chicago (8/19/02) ... Signed a three-year contract with Chicago (11/21/00) from Detroit’s practice squad … Added to Detroit’s practice squad (8/29/00) ... Released by Detroit (8/28/00) ... Signed a three-year contract with Detroit (7/17/00) ... Entered the NFL as a seventh-round selection (253rd overall) of Detroit in the 2000 NFL Draft.

2007

Kansas City: Started 15 games at right defensive tackle and was inactive for one contest … Posted 31 tackles (27 solo) with a stop for loss, a sack (-11.0 yards), eight QB pressures, one fumble recovery and three passes defensed … Collected a career-high seven tackles and a sack of Matt Schaub at Houston (9/9) ... Recovered a WR Bernard Berrian fumble at Chicago (9/16) ... Registered two tackles apiece vs. Minnesota (9/23) and vs. Jacksonville (10/7) ... Contributed two tackles and three QB pressures vs. Cincinnati (10/14) ... Enjoyed perhaps his finest outing of the season vs. Green Bay (11/4) when the Packers were forced to adjust their protection because of his penetration. Posted five tackles and had three QB pressures, including a hit on QB Brett Favre which led to an errant pass that was intercepted by CB Benny Sapp … Was inactive vs. Tennessee (12/16) with a head injury suffered at Denver (12/9) ... Registered two tackles and a QB pressure at Detroit (12/23).

2006

Chicago (2000-06): Saw action in 83 games (18 starts) ... Registered 153 tackles (100 solo), 10.5 sacks (-66.5 yards), eight passes defensed, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries … Added one blocked field goal and a blocked PAT … Also saw action in five postseason games, recording four tackles (two solo).

2006: Played in 12 games, starting four contests at left defensive tackle … Produced 35 tackles (24 solo), including three stops for loss and 2.0 sacks (-13.0 yards) ... Had a sack of Jon Kitna vs. Detroit (9/17) ... Recorded six tackles at Arizona (10/16) ... Collected five tackles vs. Minnesota (12/3) ... Amassed four tackles at St. Louis (12/11) ... Credited with five tackles vs. Tampa Bay (12/17) ... Registered four tackles and a sack of Jon Kitna at Detroit (12/24) ... Played in three playoff games, recording two tackles (one solo) ... Had one tackle in an NFC Wild Card Game vs. Seattle (1/14/07) ... Saw action as a reserve in the NFC Championship Game vs. New Orleans (1/21/07) ... Posted one tackle in Super Bowl XLI vs. Indianapolis (2/4/07).

2005

Appeared in 16 games with one start … Registered 22 tackles (11 solo), with two behind the line, 1.5 sacks (-10.0 yards), and three passes defensed … Also blocked a field goal and a PAT … Notched two tackles and blocked a K Remy Hamilton PAT attempt vs. Detroit (9/18) ... Blocked a K Paul Edinger 32-yard FG attempt vs. Minnesota (10/16) ... Had half of a sack of Anthony Wright vs. Baltimore (10/23) ... Totaled four tackles and a sack of Jake Delhomme vs. Carolina (11/20) ... Collected a season-high five tackles as a starter when the club opened with five defensive linemen at Minnesota (1/1/06) ... Saw action as a reserve in an NFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Carolina (1/15/06).

2004

Played in 12 games with two starts at nose tackle … Recorded 18 tackles (11 solo), including two for loss, as well as 2.5 sacks (-13.5 yards) and one pass defensed … Was inactive with a knee injury at Minnesota (9/26), vs. Philadelphia (10/3), vs. Washington (10/17) and at Tampa Bay (10/24) ... Totaled 1.5 sacks of Daunte Culpepper vs. Minnesota (12/5) ... Collected two tackles and a sack of David Carr vs. Houston (12/19).

2003

Saw duty in 16 games with six starts at left defensive tackle … Totaled a career-high 39 tackles (30 solo) with two behind the line, a sack (-8.0 yards) and three passes defensed … Posted five tackles at San Francisco (9/7) ... Registered six tackles and deflected a pass that was intercepted by teammate DE Alex Brown in a starting role vs. Oakland (10/5) ... Produced four tackles in a starting role vs. Detroit (11/9) ... Recorded three tackles and a sack of Marc Bulger vs. St. Louis (11/16) ... Collected five tackles at Denver (11/23).

2002

Appeared in 16 games with five starts … Amassed 28 tackles (22 solo), including three stops for loss … Added 1.5 sacks (-5.0 yards), one forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass defensed … Produced four tackles and forced a QB Michael Vick fumble at Atlanta (9/15) ... Had one tackle in his first career start in place of an injured DT Ted Washington vs. New Orleans (9/22) ... Posted two tackles and recovered a QB Joey Harrington fumble in a starting role in place of Washington at Detroit (10/20) ... Registered five tackles with two behind the line at Minnesota (10/27) ... Amassed five tackles and a career-high 1.5 sacks of Rob Johnson in a starting role vs. Tampa Bay (12/29).

2001

Played in 11 games and was inactive for five contests … Recorded 11 tackles (two solo), 2.0 sacks (-17.0 yards) and one fumble recovery … Recorded a tackle in his first NFL game at Cincinnati (10/21) ... Had two tackles and recovered a QB Brad Johnson fumble vs. Tampa Bay (12/16) ... Registered two tackles and a sack of Joey Harrington at Detroit (12/30) ... Tallied two tackles and a sack of Mark Brunell vs. Jacksonville (1/6/02) ... Posted two tackles in an NFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Philadelphia (1/19/02).

2000

Was inactive for five games … Signed by Chicago from Detroit’s practice squad on November 21st … Was inactive for the final five games of the season.

College Bio

Began his collegiate career at NAIA Central State in Wilberforce, Ohio in ‘95 … Transferred following his freshman season when the school dropped its football program … Sat out two seasons before enrolling at Mt. San Antonio Junior College in Walnut, California in ‘98 … Was allowed to play only two seasons with the Mounties because his five-year college eligibility clock started in ‘95 and continued to run even when he did not play football … Started 10 games as a sophomore in ‘99, recording 15.0 tackles for loss, 17.0 sacks, five forced fumbles and four fumbles recoveries … Named the ‘99 Mission Conference Defensive Player of the Year … Recorded 15.0 sacks and 15.0 tackles for loss as a freshman in ‘98 … Earned first-team Junior College Grid Wire All-America and all-conference honors.

Personal Bio

• A prep standout at Arthur Hill High School in Saginaw, Michigan.

• Full name: Alfonso D. Boone.

• Married, wife Sarah.