Scott Pioli Loves Old Linebackers, Signs Zach Thomas

Scott Pioli is bringing a little bit of that New England flavor to Kansas City, it started with the trade that netted him Mike Vrabel, and now he has signed another older LB in Zach Thomas. Terms of the contract were not revealed.

Thomas turns 36 in September, but he has made seven trips to the Pro Bowl in his 13 NFL seasons. His most recent Pro Bowl season came in 2006 with Miami, but Thomas started 14 games last year in his first season with Dallas.

A former fifth-round pick by Miami out of Texas Tech in 1996, Thomas immediately became a starter for the Dolphins. He has been extremely durable, missing only 24 games in his career because of injury, the only exception being 2007 when Thomas played only 5 games and ended the season on IR due to reoccuring migraines.

According to NFL.com, Thomas has 1,076 career tackles to go along with 20.5 sacks and 17 Ints, 4 of which he returned for TD's.