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FILE - In this Dec. 26, 2010, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel (7) and center Casey Wiegmann (62) gesture at the line of scrimmage before the snap during the first half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans in Kansas C Ed Zurga, File, Associated Press
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FILE - In this Dec. 24, 2011, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Kyle Orton takes the snap from Chiefs center Casey Wiegmann (62) in the first quarter during an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders in Kansas City, Mo. Casey Weigmann's ir Reed Hoffmann, File, Associated Press
By Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Casey Wiegmann will make his 175th straight start when the Chiefs face the Denver Broncos on Sunday, adding to an iron man streak of consecutive snaps that already stands at 11,102.

Both are the longest active streaks by NFL offensive linemen.

It might also be the end of the streak for the laconic Iowa farm boy.

The 38-year-old Wiegmann contemplated retirement last season and he is clearly considering life after football.

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If Sunday's game is the end, a streak on par with Brett Favre's consecutive starts by an NFL quarterback or Cal Ripken Jr.'s consecutive starts in baseball will finally come to a close. If Wiegmann has anything to say about it, that will happen with very little fanfare.

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