Top 5 KC Chiefs By The Decade: The 90’s

Will Shields #68 of the Kansas City Chiefs (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Number 2: Will Shields

The most decorated interior offensive lineman in NFL history, Will Shields should’ve been a first ballot Hall Of Fame selection when he became a finalist in 2012.

He was selected in the third round, (74th overall) by the Chiefs in the 1993 NFL Draft. The Chiefs front office knew that they had a great player coming in, but there is no way they could have anticipated what Shields was going accomplish in his long, illustrious NFL career.

Shields played in 231 consecutive games, including playoffs, in his 14 seasons, something that is completely remarkable if you think about how much of a beating a person takes in the trenches. He made his first Pro-Bowl in 1995 and he never looked back, making the AFC team 12 years in a row and started in all of them.

He’s tied with Champ Bailey and Randall McDaniel for most Pro-Bowls played.

He’s an 8x All Pro selection (1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006) which is an even higher honor than the Pro-Bowl and was named to the All Decades team of the 2000′s. He blocked for a 1,000 yard rusher five times, and a 4,000 yard passer five times as well before he announced his retirement in April of 2007.

Shields is arguably the greatest Chief of all time and the 2nd best player for the Chiefs during the 90’s.