- Bill Maas
Infobox NFLretired
|caption=
position=Defensive Tackle
number=69
birthdate=birth date and age|1962|3|2Newtown Square ,Pennsylvania
debutyear=1984
finalyear=1993
draftyear=1984
draftround=1
draftpick=5
college=Pittsburgh
teams=
*Kansas City Chiefs (1984-1992)
*Green Bay Packers (1993)
stat1label=Sacks
stat1value=40
stat2label=Touchdowns
stat2value=2
stat3label=Safeties
stat3value=2
nfl=MAA553722
highlights=
* 2xPro Bowl selection (1986, 1987)
* 2xAll-Pro selection (1986, 1987)
* 1984NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
HOF=
CollegeHOF=William Thomas Maas (born
March 2 ,1962 inNewtown Square ,Pennsylvania ), is a formerAmerican Football defensive tackle who played for theKansas City Chiefs (1984-1992), and theGreen Bay Packers (1993). Maas was selected to thePro Bowl in 1986 and 1987. In 1984 Maas was named The NFL Rookie of the Year by theAssociated Press . He currently works as a commentator forFox Sports .From 1998-01, he served as studio anchor and game analyst forNFL games. Last season he reported games for the network.On
July 6 ,2007 , Maas was arrested for drug and weapons possession after a traffic stop inEast Peoria, Illinois . He was released from jail two days later.cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=2929839|title=Former NFL player Bill Maas arrested|date=2007-07-08|publisher=Associated Press|accessdate=2008-06-06]On
September 5 ,2007 , Maas was questioned and released following an incident atKansas City International Airport in which authorities reportedly found a loaded9mm Glock in a bag brought by the former football player to the airport before attempting to board a plane. The gun was confiscated at a screening station and Maas was taken to the airport police station for questioning, at which point he claimed to have picked up the wrong bag before coming to the airport. The incident is still under investigation. [cite news | url = http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/262614.html | title = Former Chief detained by airport police | publisher =The Kansas City Star | date =2007-09-06 | accessdate = 2007-09-06 ]References
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