ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Chiefs’ list of injured players at training camp grew by three on Tuesday. Cornerback Phillip Gaines (knee), WR Armon Binns (ankle), WR Jeret Smith (hamstring) all left practice with their respective injuries and did not return to the field. Gaines briefly left Monday’s practice after tweaking his knee, but was able to return and finish. …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Chiefs on Sunday added two players to the injured list. Wide receiver Junior Hemingway participated in a portion of practice before leaving with a back injury, according to a team spokesman. The Chiefs will evaluate Hemingway and likely have an update Monday. Undrafted rookie defensive end David Irving is also dealing with a back injury …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Chiefs are set to experience life without two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Dontari Poe, who is out indefinitely after undergoing back surgery on July 15. Poe’s absence could forecast doom for a run defense coming off a 2014 season where the unit ranked 28th against the run (127.2 yard allowed per game). Concerns heighten when …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – In the Chiefs first full-team practice of training camp on Saturday at Missouri Western State University, coach Andy Reid had his offense trying to entertain a large crowd of fans that settled into the seats around the practice field. On the second play of team work, with 11 against 11, quarterback Alex Smith dropped back and …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Chiefs will conduct training camp practices without defensive tackle Dontari Poe, who underwent back surgery on July 15. Poe, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, originally suffered a back injury on June 2 during organized team activities. The Chiefs held him out the final six OTA practices, but he returned for minicamp. Poe aggravated the back …
The latest call for Chiefs-related questions ahead of training camp required a two-part mailbag given the quality and depth of the inquiries. Part I touched on position battles, among other subjects, while Part II shifts focus to the defensive of the ball. @HerbieTeope #ChiefsDigest who do u see giving Dontari some rest at NT this season. Rakeem Nunez-Roches, Charles Tuaau, …
Kansas City’s defensive line will look for improvements in both pass rush and run defense in 2015. The line accounted for 14 of the team’s 46 sacks in 2014 and gave up an average of 127.3 yards per game, but the return of a key player should help. The Chiefs currently have 11 defensive linemen on the roster: 1. Defensive …
It is never too early to look ahead, especially when it comes to the decisions the Chiefs have in front of them surrounding contract-year players. The Chiefs have 29 players currently on the 90-man offseason roster entering the final year of contracts, according to the NFLPA database. Some of the players are eligible for unrestricted free agency based on accumulating …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – With minicamp in the books, the Chiefs have a month’s worth of downtime before kicking off training camp in late July. Rookies and select players report on July 28, veterans report on July 31, and then the Chiefs hold the first full practice on Aug. 1. The biggest question surrounding the Chiefs’ roster ahead of training camp …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs wide receiver Albert Wilson returned to the practice field Wednesday after sitting out the first day of mandatory minicamp. Wilson, however, was limited to the warm-up portion of practice and did not participate in team-related drills. The second-year pro originally suffered a hamstring strain on June 3 during organized team activities, and the Chiefs have taken it …