Former Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Brandon Flowers signed a one-day contract with the team on Thursday. He initially retired from football in 2017 but has ceremonially retired as a Chief.
Flowers began his pro career in 2008 as a second-round draft pick out of Virginia Tech. He went on the play six incredible seasons with the Chiefs from 2008 to 2013 and was voted to the Pro Bowl following his final season in Kansas City.
During those six years, Flowers totaled 373 tackles and three sacks and returned 17 interceptions for 344 yards and three scores.
Flowers’ most memorable play during his Chiefs tenure was during the 2011 season in a road game against the Oakland Raiders.
After exchanging an interception off of Oakland QB Carson Palmer for a 58-yard score, Flowers celebrated the pick-six by putting one foot on the ball and flexing his arms at the Oakland crowd. The score was the final nail in a 28-0 victory for the Chiefs and was the 6th interception thrown by the Raiders that day.
Flowers joins former teammate Jamaal Charles as the second player from the Chiefs’ 2008 draft class to retire with the team.
Kansas City decided to move on from Flowers following the 2013 season, which was a contract year for him. He eventually signed on with the San Diego Chargers, where he made 113 tackles and four interceptions over three seasons.
Flowers is easily one of the more underrated cornerbacks to ever play for Kansas City. Probably because the six seasons he played for the Chiefs were while the franchise was in a rebuilding stage. Still, he was a shutdown corner that made plenty of highlight plays alongside teammate Brandon Carr. While the teams he was a part of didn’t see much success as a unit, Flowers usually played a role whenever they did.
