KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Wednesday produced the Chiefs’ largest injury report of the season with 17 players listed ahead of Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders. Safety Eric Berry is the only player without an injury, as Berry missed practice to see a cancer specialist in Atlanta for a routine checkup, which had been planned for months. Berry was diagnosed with …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs survived the war of attrition along the offensive line in Week 12 and should have the bodies to fill the starting five in Week 13. Depth, on the other hand, becomes the bigger issue. Already down guard Ben Grubbs, who missed a fourth straight game with a neck injury, against the Buffalo Bills, the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs coach Andy Reid offered a message of caution Monday afternoon surrounding outside linebacker Justin Houston’s knee injury. The head coach said after Sunday’s game that Houston, who went down in the first quarter against the Buffalo Bills, suffered a “knee sprain” on the same knee injured during a playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts on …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NFL is forever about the next man up and arguably no team epitomizes that philosophy while winning like the Chiefs. That approach was once again put to the test Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. Already utilizing Spencer Ware, the third running back on the depth chart, the Chiefs faced a potential disaster when three starting …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The environment at Arrowhead Stadium rivaled a stereotypical Seattle day: bleak and clammy. The Chiefs’ (6-5) offense contradicted the weather and was red hot for the majority of the afternoon, and Kansas City outlasted the Buffalo Bills (5-6), 30-22. The precipitation and cold weather may have kept some fans home, as Arrowhead was a little over three-quarters …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs returned off the bye and hit the practice field Monday morning ahead of Week 10’s game against the Denver Broncos. But the team was without starting left guard Ben Grubbs, who remains sidelined with a neck injury. “We’re just taking Grubbs day-by-day here, we’ll just see,” coach Andy Reid said. “He’s making progress. We’ll …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Plenty has gone right during the Chiefs’ two-game winning streak, a span that saw the Chiefs outscore opponents 68-23 heading into the bye. The defense played a large role, logging eight sacks and four interceptions the past two games. But it is difficult to ignore an area on offense where the Chiefs totaled 344 yards rushing in Weeks …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs will rotate the offensive line another week, but this time around isn’t based on performance. Starting left guard Ben Grubbs (neck) has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions in London. Grubbs, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, did not practice Wednesday and was not on the field Thursday during the portion of …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Coach Andy Reid had plenty of praise to pass along Monday, a day after the Chiefs’ 23-13 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Reid mentioned the coaching staff, the game plan, the team executing and the fan support during his opening remarks with media members. During the question-and-answer portion of the press conference, Reid specifically mentioned a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Offensive lineman Jeff Allen didn’t take long to realize he was back. The fourth-year pro was part of a shakeup on Sunday that saw three position changes on the Chiefs offensive line against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Eric Fisher moved from right tackle to left tackle in place of Donald Stephenson, Laurent Duvernay Tardif returned to right guard …