德韦恩·鲍（Dwayne Bowe）信步走出堪萨斯酋长队的更衣室，他的队友麦克尔·班尼特（Michael Bennett）友善地拍了拍了他，边和他握手边说：“欢迎你加入我们。”鲍刚刚和酋长队达成了一份5年期的合同。

　　来自路易斯安那州立大学的外接手鲍是球队的头号新秀，不过他因伤还不能上场。主教练赫姆·爱德华兹（Herm Edwards）表示，鲍将单独练习，直到他足够健康可以参加训练为止。

　　爱德华兹说：“只有在确定鲍的腿伤不会影响到他的时候，我们才会让他出现在训练场上。从那时开始，问题的关键将变成他能学得多快。”鲍已经缺席了训练营前10天的训练，他将不会参加酋长队第一场对阵克利夫兰的季前赛，不过应该能够赶上8月16日球队主场对阵迈阿密海豚的比赛。

　　鲍告诉记者：“教练说我已经落后许多了，但橄榄球就是橄榄球。你出现球场上，接到传球，在场上东奔西跑，让自己进入最佳状态。这需要花上几天，到时候我就会做好准备。”

　　酋长队当然也希望这样，在第一轮选择了鲍后，他们希望他能加强球队的接球手位置，毕竟艾迪·肯尼逊（Eddie Kennison）已经34岁了。接球手们在训练营期间饱受接球脱手的苦恼。

　　鲍将和老将萨米·帕克（Samie Parker）、罗德·加德纳（Rod Gardner）以及小将杰夫·韦布（Jeff Webb）、克里斯·汉农（Chris Hannon）等展开竞争。

　　爱德华兹表示他将不会把首发位置交给鲍：“他有潜力成为先发球员，不过当我考虑首发阵容时，决定让接球手们采用3~4人的轮换方式，希望他们能够保持体力。”

　　鲍在路易斯安那州立大学打了3年主力，2006赛季他通过65次接传球完成了了990码，并有12次达阵。他身体强壮，将成为酋长队传球战术中传球达阵的目标。他说：“这些都在我的意料之中。一旦我出现在比赛场上并投入到进攻中去，我确定能赢得先发位置。”

　　酋长队的主席卡洛·佩特森（Carl Peterson）希望双方能够迅速达成一致。他说：“好消息是合同终于搞定了，而坏消息则是我们用了太长的时间。我很高兴德韦恩最终来到了训练营。”

原文 

RIVER FALLS, Wis. (Aug. 6, 2007) —— Dwayne Bowe strolled out of the Kansas City Chiefs locker room to a good-natured jab from new teammate Michael Bennett.

"Nice of you to join us," Bennett said while slapping hands with Bowe, who ended his holdout and agreed to a five-year contract with the Chiefs.

Bowe, a wide receiver from LSU and the team's top draft pick, will begin camp on the physically unable-to-perform list. He will work out individually until he is in good enough shape to participate in team drills, Chiefs coach Herm Edwards said.

"We've got to make sure that we get him through that first period of training camp where his legs are underneath him so he can go out and compete," Edwards said. "From there, it's just a matter of how quickly he learns."

Bowe, who missed the first 10 days of camp, is not expected to play in Kansas City's first preseason game at Cleveland this weekend, but should be ready when the Chiefs host to Miami on Aug. 16, Edwards said.

"Coach said I'm like 200 reps behind, but football is football," Bowe told reporters. "You go out there and catch the ball and run around, get in the groove. That takes a couple days, and then I'll be ready to go."

The Chiefs are certainly hoping so, having drafted Bowe in the first round with the idea that he can improve a group of receivers whose most reliable target, Eddie Kennison, is 34 years old. The unit has been plagued by dropped passes during training camp.

Bowe will be competing for playing time in a group that includes veterans Samie Parker and Rod Gardner, along with youngsters Jeff Webb and Chris Hannon.

Edwards said he isn't going to hand a starting position to Bowe.

"He has the potential (to be a starter). But when I look at starters, those receivers, to me, are going to play in this system on a rotation, with three or four of them. We want to keep them fresh," Edwards said. "He's going to play outside some and in the slot some," Edwards said. "No different than he did in the spring."

Bowe, a three-year starter at LSU who had 65 catches for 990 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2006, is a big, physical receiver who should become an attractive red zone target in Kansas City's passing scheme.

"Most definitely, that's on my mind," Bowe said. "Once I get out there and get going with the offense, I'm sure I'll earn a spot."

Chiefs president Carl Peterson said he wished the two sides could have reached an agreement sooner.

"The good news is that the contract is done, but the bad news is that it took so long," Peterson said. "I'm glad to finally get Dwayne into camp."