KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Ten days of organized team activities (OTAs) and three days of mandatory minicamp left Chiefs coach Andy Reid feeling good with the team ahead of training camp. “All in all, we finished up the offseason program,” Reid said Thursday. “I was happy with the progress we made, saw some good things.” One of those areas that …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Marcus Cooper hasn’t experienced meaningful snaps at safety in quite some time. But the Chiefs are giving the fourth-year cornerback a healthy dose of repetitions at the position through nine days of organized team activities (OTAs). “I played a little bit in high school,” Cooper said on the last time he played safety. “It’s been a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith spotted wide receiver Rod Streater open near the left sideline during 11-on-11 drills on the first day of organized team activities (OTAs). Smith threw a dart and the play initially looked like a sure completion, but cornerback Steven Nelson, who was a few steps away at the right cornerback position, wouldn’t allow …
The Kansas City Chiefs begin Phase Three of the offseason workout program Tuesday with the first of 10 days of organized team activities (OTAs) at the team’s training facility. OTAs, which are voluntary, are scheduled for May 24-26, May 31-June 2 and June 7-10, and then followed by a three-day mandatory minicamp on June 14-16. The Chiefs can run team-related …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs’ draft board should be set by now, leaving last-minute strategy meetings before the 2016 NFL Draft kicks off Thursday night. While the Chiefs have seven total picks this year, one course of action sure to draw discussion between general manager John Dorsey and his staff during the draft surrounds working around not having a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles is coming along well in his rehabilitation from an October 2015 surgery to repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. “I’m in the stage (where I’m) back running right now,” Charles said Monday, the first day of the Chiefs’ voluntary offseason workout program. “Basically just trying to get …
The Kansas City Chiefs face a challenging offseason at the cornerback position with a lack of experience. Marcus Peters, the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, accounted for half of the 16 interceptions totaled by the Chiefs in 2015. But the top three cornerbacks on the current roster combine for four years of experience if Sean Smith tests the market …
The best approach when viewing a roster before the start of free agency and the NFL Draft is like Gumby – be flexible when considering additions and subtractions will occur. Teams are allowed a maximum of 90 players on an offseason roster and the Kansas City Chiefs currently have 78 players, including 17 signed to reserve/future contracts. Six players return from injured …
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Wide receiver Jeremy Maclin is active for Saturday’s game against the New England Patriots. Maclin, who suffered a high-ankle sprain in last weekend’s game against the Houston Texans, did not practice the past week and entered the game designated as questionable. Starting outside linebackers Justin Houston (knee) and Tamba Hali (thumb, knee) are active against the Patriots. …
HOUSTON – The Chiefs will have a healthy defense for the first round of the playoffs against the Houston Texans. Starting outside linebackers Justin Houston (knee) and Tamba Hali (thumb, knee) are active and will see action Saturday. This will mark Houston’s first game since missing the final games of the regular season after sustaining a hyperextended knee in Week …