KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Saturday offers the first chance to evaluate the 2015 roster in game-type situations as the Chiefs kick off the preseason with a road game against the Arizona Cardinals. Most eyes will fall rookie cornerback Marcus Peters, the team’s first-round pick, or wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, who signed a five-year, $55-million free-agent deal in March. Starters, however, …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Chiefs open the preseason Saturday night with a road contest against the Arizona Cardinals. Don’t blink, however, because the starters are set for a token appearance, a norm for NFL exhibition games. “The ones will go for a quarter,” coach Andy Reid said Wednesday. “The twos will go for the second quarter and half of the third, …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Chiefs are suddenly thin at the inside linebacker position. Linebackers Josh Mauga and rookie D.J. Alexander left Wednesday’s practice and did not return. “Mauga’s heel was bothering him,” coach Andy Reid said. “So we just held him out, let him do some warm-ups, try it, see how it felt. It was tight, so we just …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Any concerns over Chiefs safety Eric Berry’s conditioning and ability to absorb contact were alleviated Sunday. The Chiefs have taken it easy on Berry, who returned to football just eight months after being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, in recent padded contact drills. But Berry participated in the arguably the most physical training camp practice through eight …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Let the public overreaction and analyzing begin. The Chiefs on Friday night released the initial depth of training camp ahead of the Aug. 15 preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals. Keep in mind the depth chart is always fluid leading to the regular season. More importantly, there are plenty of battles yet to be settled with training …
The Chiefs had an off day Thursday, but are back in action Friday through Wednesday before taking two days off leading to the first preseason game on the road against the Arizona Cardinals on Aug. 15. Here is a look back on the first week of training camp, which included three days of rookie/quarterback workouts (July 29-31) and five days …
Training camp paves the path to the first round of roster cuts from 90 to 75 occurs Sept. 1, followed by cuts from 75 to 53 on Sept. 5. The establishment of the 10-man practice squad can begin Sept. 6. With those dates in mind, here is an initial prediction on the Chiefs’ 53-man roster – based on spring practices …
The Chiefs linebacker corps has been a consistent presence over the past two seasons, and three original starters from 2013 – Tamba Hali, Justin Houston and Derrick Johnson – remain at their respective positions. Hali, Houston and Johnson have been a key component in the Chiefs’ ability to apply pressure, with Houston (22) and Hali (6) accounting for 28 of the …
The NFL is forever about talent and opportunity, and perhaps no group of players best captures that spirit like undrafted rookie free agents. Their path to the final roster won’t be easy, of course, but the Chiefs’ 2015 class of college free agents will have a chance to prove they belong and with history on their side. The Chiefs began the first week …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – From the outside to inside positions, the Chiefs linebackers were viewed as a strength entering the 2014 season. The outside linebackers, anchored by Justin Houston and Tamba Hali, flourished last season. Houston earned All-Pro honors and a third straight Pro Bowl selection after leading the league with 22 sacks, while Hali earned a fourth straight Pro …
