KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Linebacker Tamba Hali did not practice with the Chiefs on Tuesday following reports the club planned to remove the linebacker from the physically unable to perform list, leaving head coach Andy Reid tight-lipped about plans for the veteran pass rusher. “I’m not even dealing with it,” Reid said. “(General manager) Brett Veach is dealing with all …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs surrendered 417 yards to Oakland quarterback Derek Carr in last week’s loss to the Raiders, and that futility combined with the return of cornerback Steven Nelson promoted the Chiefs to shakeup up their secondary in Monday night’s 29-19 win over the Denver Broncos. Kenneth Acker earned his first start of the season, taking over at …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The first wave of reinforcements for the Chiefs could arrive Monday against the Denver Broncos, with center Mitch Morse likely to return to the starting lineup with right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and cornerback Steven Nelson game-day decisions. The only dark cloud looking on the team’s injury report hovers around the knee of linebacker Justin Houston. The …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs cornerback Steven Nelson could rejoin his teammates for practice this week and return to the club’s secondary next Monday night against the Denver Broncos, providing a welcome sight for head coach Andy Reid. “Not that the other guys haven’t done a good job in there and that we won’t need him.” Reid said. “We need …
After watching Oakland Raiders Derek Carr march his team up and down the field Thursday night for more than 500 yards of offense and pulling out a victory with no time remaining on the clock, Kansas City safety Eric Murray experienced a swirl of emotions. “Just a lot of surprise, a lot of anger the way the game ended,” Murray …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. But what happens when fooled a third time? That’s the question the Chiefs defense must ask itself after Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell torched the team for the third time in just more than a year. “They say to not take anything personal, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs found itself out hustled and out manned in 19-13 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, and yet the team still found itself one play away from forcing the game into overtime or even winning outright. One play early in the fourth quarter seemed to turn the tide once and for all, however, and …
The Kansas City Chiefs can make a case for two players in the race for league MVP through the first five games of the season, and both quarterback Alex Smith and Kareem Hunt kept their hot streaks in tact during the team’s 42-34 win at the Houston Texans, extending their unbeaten start to 5-0. “It’s a great feeling,” Hunt told …
The Kansas City Chiefs rolled to fifth-straight win opening the season with a 42-34 victory over the Houston Texans, but the victory came at a significant cost with wide receiver Chris Conley likely out for the season with a ruptured Achilles tendon and tight end Travis Kelce entering the league’s concussion protocol. Head coach Andy Reid suggested the prognosis for …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The NFL draft never unfolds in a predictable fashion, and given different circumstances Chiefs rookie quarterback Patrick Mahomes may very well have found himself lining up behind center Sunday night for the Houston Texans with Deshaun Watson backing up Alex Smith in Kansas City. “I had a visit there and it went well,” Mahomes said about …