Chiefs DE Allen wants to be traded  | |  The Kansas City Star reported that the team rejected the request, and Chiefs general manager Carl Peterson told the newspaper that the club plans to tender Allen on March 1, the deadline for teams to submit qualifying offers to restricted free agents.
Chiefs spokesman Bob Moore could not immediately confirm the report Sunday.
However, Moore said, "It's my understanding that we have no intentions of trading Jared Allen."
Allen, whose contract expires this week, has 271/2 sacks in three years with the Chiefs. But he earned a base salary of $425,000 in the final year of his contract -- well below the salaries of most other starting defensive ends.
"His production has outpaced everyone else on the defensive line exponentially," Harris said.
Harris confirmed that the sides were still far apart on a long-term deal, but declined to offer specifics.
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