Mon 3/19/12 6:16 PM

The Chiefs declined to tender exclusive rights free agent QB Tyler Palko, sending him to unrestricted free agency. They'll move forward with Brady Quinn behind Matt Cassel. Palko might have been the least effective NFL quarterback to take the field in 2011. The 28-year-old posted a 2:7 TD-to-INT ratio with an eighth turnover on a lost fumble, and a YPA under 6.0. Palko will struggle to find an NFL job this offseason unless new Steelers OC Todd Haley gives him a look as a third-stringer.