"Carl D. Peterson" grew up in Long Beach, California/Long Beach, California, and is an alumnus of University of California, Los Angeles/UCLA. He is best known as the former president, general manager, and chief executive officer of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. Peterson served in those roles from 1989–2008 and hired four head coaches for the Chiefs during his tenure: Marty Schottenheimer, Gunther Cunningham, Dick Vermeil, and Herman Edwards.

Peterson is a principal with Miami Dolphins’ owner Stephen M. Ross/Stephen Ross of FanVision, an in-stadium fan technology device serving 12 NFL teams and two Division IA universities. Three Bowl Championship Series/BCS Bowl Games also employed FanVision's in-stadium technology in January 2011.

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I need to know what we think we might be able to get with our draft choices -- particularly our first-day draft choices. Once I can determine that with my personnel people, then I'll make a decision if it's worth continuing to pursue for a first-day draft choice, which I'm sure is what Matt wants.

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I like to think, if you look at our roster, there are some good, young, talented players at every position. You try to look ahead there, but sometimes you just have to make decisions.

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I would hope that people in Kansas City particularly never question the integrity of this guy right here [Green]. What he's done on the field and off the field, more important, and his family speak volumes about the integrity of Trent Green.

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Mike Maslowski has been an extremely important player for this franchise since '99. He has grown with the Chiefs from his days as an NCAA Division III player, through NFL Europe, to starting linebacker and the most prolific tackler in a single season for this team. I don't think it's a coincidence that our defense began to decline when we lost Mike to injury in 2003.

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I guess that's what the NFL is. It's always about change and we certainly have had some changes the past few weeks, few days, few hours.

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He was the highest rated guy on our board — without any question. We were looking for defensive backs and players who can set the tone.

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It's just a situation where he's run out of time on PUP active status. He had some more surgery done on that knee. They took out a plate and screws. Both (head coach Dick Vermeil) and I saw it and it was pretty substantial. I don't know how he moved around with that.

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If we had to start today, right now, the doctor would not clear him for contact. But we don't have to start today.

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We'd like to think that's a position that has some depth and quality. There are going to be some in the first or second round which you would hope could come in and help immediately.

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