KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Free agency for older veteran players offers a period of uncertainty as teams often look to get young. Wide receiver Jason Avant, who turns 33 on April 20, understands the reality while he prepares to become an unrestricted free agent when the NFL’s new calendar year begins Wednesday afternoon. “We’ll see as the offseason rolls on,” …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A week of speculation surrounding the vacant Philadelphia Eagles head coaching job officially ended Monday afternoon. Former Chiefs offensive coordinator Doug Pederson has been hired as Philadelphia’s new head coach, the Eagles announced Monday. Pederson was linked as the leading candidate last week, but the Eagles couldn’t hire him until after the Chiefs were out of the playoffs, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Philadelphia Eagles are expected to hire Chiefs offensive coordinator Doug Pederson as head coach, according to numerous media reports. Eagles beat writer Les Bowen of The Philadelphia Daily News was the first to report the news. The Eagles and Chiefs have not confirmed the anticipated move, but that doesn’t come as a surprise because the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs offensive coordinator Doug Pederson recently interviewed for the vacant head coach position with the Philadelphia Eagles. And Pederson appeared pleased with the results. “Gosh, it went great,” Pederson said. “It was a great opportunity to see (Eagles executive vice president of football operations) Howie (Roseman) again and Mr. (Eagles owner) Jeffrey Lurie and the chance …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs offensive coordinator Doug Pederson interviewed on Sunday with the Philadelphia Eagles for their head coaching position. The soon to be 48-year old Pederson spent time with the Eagles as a player (1999) and an assistant coach (2009-12) on Andy Reid’s coaching staff. He joined Reid on his move to Kansas City in 2013, becoming the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs made it look simple down the stretch of the regular season en route to clinching a postseason berth. But the ease of second half, which featured a franchise-record 10 straight wins, paled in comparison to the first six games. Arguably the lowest point of the Chiefs’ campaign arrived after Week 6’s loss to the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The spotlight always falls on the quarterback in the NFL. The strength of its unblinking glare has melted the careers of many men that played the position. Others have crashed from the attention, then learned how to survive and deal with the unique pressures presented to the team’s offensive leader. It’s never more visible than in …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Second-year offensive lineman Zach Fulton has been a jack of all trades in 2015, starting three games at right guard, two at left guard and one at center. He could get a second start at center on Saturday if Mitch Morse, who is dealing with a concussion, can’t play. And Fulton, who also started at center …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 2015 season provided a series of career firsts for Chiefs offensive lineman Jarrod Pughsley. He was elevated from the practice squad to the 53-man roster on Dec. 8, marking the first time on an active roster since he entered the league in 2014 as an undrafted free agent out of Akron with the Dallas Cowboys. Less …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Even in this day and age of spread offenses and record-shattering performances throwing the football, a team’s success and failure on game day still comes down to the big uglies on the line of scrimmage. Without a strong performance from the offensive line, there isn’t a quarterback alive that can be effective as it’s just about …
