KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Things have changed just a bit since the summer of 1983 when 18-year-old Allen Wright headed to his first training camp working as an equipment manager for the Chiefs. “The size of the staff probably is the biggest part of it,” said Wright, who on Wednesday supervised the packing for the 40th training camp road trip …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Preparing for three and a half weeks away from home is stressful enough but imagine holding the responsibility for 90 football players plus another 185 coaches and staff members. That’s the life of Chiefs equipment director Allen Wright as the team packed its trucks for the ride to St. Joseph on Tuesday. “You know how you …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Moving equipment to St. Joseph, Mo., for training camp proves no simple task. The boxes stacked to the ceiling along the wall inside the dock area of the Chiefs training facility or the cargo containers outside the door for loading on a semi-truck offer proof. But thankfully for the team, equipment manager Allen Wright brings decades …