Joe has learned from a reliable source who covers the Kansas City Chiefs that Bucs director of pro personnel Mark Dominik is still in the running for the general manager position with the Chiefs.

After former Chiefs general manager Carl Peterson resigned before the end of the season, the Chiefs’ brain trust, including owner Clark Hunt, had Dominik on the initial list of candidates. When the Chiefs front office recently shrunk the list to 10, Dominik made the cut.

Though Hunt is in the process of interviewing Patriots general manager Scott Pioli, it’s hardly a lock that Pioli will get the job.

Dominik has roots and history in the Kansas City area. He graduated from the University of Kansas, which is nearly a suburb of Kansas City. Dominik also worked for the Chiefs in their college and pro personnel departments prior to joining the Bucs front office in 1995. He has been Bucs director of pro personnel for the past seven seasons and his contract is set to expire with the Bucs.