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Every year it happens. A rookie comes onto the team and he's competing with a veteran player at the same position.

The First Downs for Down Syndrome Foundation and the Chiefs linemen began their 20th season of partnership with the 16th Annual Huddle Time charity auction at Mestizo restaurant in Leawood, Kansas.

The Kansas City Chiefs are hoping that the injury bug that bit them early and often in 2011 will leave them alone in 2012.

Rookie sits outGuard Jeff Allen, the Chiefs’ second-round draft pick, did not practice Thursday.

On Wednesday, the Kansas City Chiefs signed second-round pick Jeff Allen , fifth-round draft pick DeQuan Menzie and former Mizzou Tiger tight end, Martin Rucker to contracts.A Thursday, they announced the signing of third-round offensive tackle and Kansas City native, Donald Stephenson , to a four-year rookie contract.

Last week , I introduced Arrowhead Addict readers to Joe Landers' A approach to forecasting NFL success, or rather I should say the likelihood thereof, of a NFL draft prospect based on that prospect's NFL Combine performance.

Chiefs second round draft pick Jeff Allen has made the DIRECTV All-Value Team as chosen by NFL Draft guru Michael Lombardi.

The team's website confirmed that offensive lineman Rich Ranglin, formerly of the Kansas City Command and San Jose SaberCats in the Arena Football League, has signed with the Chiefs.

The Kansas City Chiefs announced at the tail end of last week that they signed half their draft class , four of eight picks from the 2012 NFL Draft.

Have a Chiefs question for the Star's Kent Babb? Send your question to chiefsblog@kcstar.com , and he'll answer some of them in a weekly mailbag blog.

We're moving on with our six questions for every Kansas City Chiefs 2012 NFL Draft pick.