KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs placed safety Eric Berry on injured reserve and confirmed the signing of Steven Terrell, the former Seattle Seahawks safety waived by the Chiefs on the final day of cuts following the preseason. The 26-year-old Terrell played 32 games over the last three seasons for the Seahawks, primarily on special teams. He started …
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The celebration of the Chiefs 42-27 win over New England was nearly underway when an injury to one of the team’s biggest defensive stars put a damper on the biggest night for Kansas City football in years. Safety Eric Berry went to the turf with just under 5 minutes remaining in the game and the Chiefs up …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — An injury to Kansas City Chiefs kicker Cairo Santos has the team pondering its options for Friday night’s preseason opener against the San Francisco 49ers in the even the veteran cannot kick. “We’ll just monitor it, see how he does,” head coach Andy Reid said. “We’ve got some other kickers that are here to come in. …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The eruption ignited last weekend by linebacker Tamba Hali’s comments about his playing time and team leaders participating in offseason workouts cooled Friday, with Hali and his teammates sending the message that there are no hard feelings among the veterans. “I’m a competitor, Hali said. “I want to compete. It’s not about starting, it’s not about …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs dramatic offseason took another hairpin turn days before the opening of training camp with defensive end Tamba Hali questioning his playing time and the team’s player leadership in a series of tweets and an appearance on a podcast. “I think it’s important, especially if you’re on our team and you’re one of …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs spent voluntary offseason training activities without more than one-third of its starting defense on the field but that picture changed with the opening of this week’s mandatory three-day minicamp. “Just being away from the game a little bit and just focusing more on training smarter,” safety Eric Berry said in explaining his absence during …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A not-so-random act of kindness from Eric Berry put a spotlight on the Chiefs safety thanks to a Facebook post gone viral. Berry recently attended an event in Knoxville, Tenn., where he attended college. He noticed three homeless persons on the street and approached them, asking them if they were hungry and wanted something to eat. “I’ve …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Linebacker Dee Ford joined the growing list of veteran Chiefs sitting out during the team’s voluntary organized training activities. Ford appeared during the first four workouts but did not join the team on the field for practice Wednesday or Thursday of this week. Coach Andy Reid issue a strong rebuke for fans and media placing any …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Offseason training activities are optional for NFL players, and Chiefs coach Andy Reid underlined and punctuated that fact during his Thursday press conference following the third day of the team’s workouts. “It’s voluntary,” Reid said. “They can be here or not be here. It’s up to them.” Reid used the word “voluntary” eight times, sometimes as …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A new six-year, $78 million contract certainly made it easier for safety Eric Berry staying in Kansas City, but the All-Pro says his reasons for re-signing with the Chiefs had little to do with money. “You can try to put a price tag on different things, but you can’t account for chemistry,” Berry said during a …