KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Head coach Andy Reid shuffled his coaching staff during the offseason, and rookie minicamp marked the new staff’s first time coaching as a group on the field. “I guess you’d say this is the first time they’ve coached somebody with a helmet on and that’s a plus,” Reid said. Gone are offensive coordinator Matt Nagy, assistant …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After 13 seasons in Kansas City that will one day lead to the club etching his name in the club’s ring of honor inside Arrowhead Stadium, linebacker Derrick Johnson said goodbye on Tuesday to the only NFL team he’s ever known. “I’m grateful I had the opportunity to spend 13 years in a place I love,” …
The Chiefs finished the 2017 season with a far-different lineup at inside linebacker than it started with in training camp. In July, the club remained uncertain of the recovery of Derrick Johnson and re-signed veteran Josh Mauga as a potential starter. Defensive coordinator Bob Sutton mixed and matched his inside linebackers through training camp and into the regular season. It …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said little about the officiating following his team’s 22-21 Wild Card loss to the Tennessee Titans, but the few words he did say spoke volumes about what he thought of a series of controversial calls that went against his team. “I can’t go there,” Reid said. “Everything I say, those …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If the Chiefs managed to rally from losing six of seven games in the middle of the season to make a productive playoff run, safety Eric Berry might find a few votes for team most valuable player without even stepping foot on the field. Berry proved his value once again on Sunday, stepping into the circle …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With 13 years in the NFL, linebacker Derrick Johnson spent much of that time as an every-down linebacker, still playing every defensive snap in five of Kansas City’s first nine games this year, but don’t expect to see that again as the Chiefs entering the closing stretch this season. “Right now the plan is to not …
The Kansas City defense has oscillated back and forth between the dark side and the light the last several weeks. One week they can’t stop the run but hold quarterbacks to limited success. The next week the focus turns to the run and quarterbacks turn into superstars. Balance. Defensive coordinator Bob Sutton and his unit must return balance to the …
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, …
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — In a game in which the Kansas City Chiefs pulled out a stunning 42-27 come-from-behind win over the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots on their coronation night, the play of the game turned out to be an innocuous 9-yard midway through the first quarter. That’s when Chiefs coach Andy Reid turned again to rookie running …
The Kansas City Chiefs have made some decisions about their inside linebacker group. In trading a 4th round pick to acquire Reggie Ragland from the Buffalo Bills, the Chiefs have taken a step in the right direction. General manager Brett Veach added an important tool to the defense that it didn’t have prior to Monday. Ragland is a classic 3-4 …
