Author: Matt Derrick
Matt Derrick is the lead beat writer and publisher of Chiefs Digest. He joined Chiefs Digest in 2013 and became lead beat writer in 2016. He resides in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Chiefs are proposing a change to overtime rules to allow both teams possession in overtime. Here's what head coach Andy Reid said about the subject at the NFL Scouting Combine. "They’re talking about them and we’ll see how all that rolls," Reid…
INDIANAPOLIS -- If the NFL Draft is akin to opening up presents on Christmas day, the NFL Scouting Combine might equal the excitement of Black Friday for a football personnel junkie like Chiefs general manager Brett Veach. "There’s a lot going on, so…
INDIANAPOLIS -- Chiefs general manager Brett Veach hears the rumors too, and on Thursday he confirmed the Chiefs have engaged in potential trade discussions for linebacker Justin Houston. "Obviously I've seen it myself out there and listen, Justin…
INDIANAPOLIS -- Chiefs head coach Andy Reid appeared at the NFL Scouting Combine on Wednesday, and much of the attention focused on new defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo and his staff. “All the coaches he's been familiar with and worked with in…
INDIANAPOLIS -- A painful and bothersome right heel limited Chiefs safety Eric Berry to just three games during the 2018 campaign, but the 30-year-old veteran defender doesn't plan to have offseason surgery, head coach Andy Reid said Wednesday. "I…
INDIANAPOLIS -- Newly minted Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury didn't think his opportunity in the NFL would arrive this quickly, but working with the likes of Patrick Mahomes, Baker Mayfield and Case Keenum made it clear he wanted to work…
INDIANAPOLIS -- When Mike Mayock took over as the new general manager of the Oakland Raiders, the first thing he did involved a transformation, and it had nothing to do with his own roster. "I had them take all the blinds down and everything else,…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- It was 53 years ago that Emmitt Thomas arrived in Kansas City, and after 13 seasons as a Hall of Fame players and coaching on the sidelines for 40 years including the last nine with the Chiefs, the 75-year-old Thomas decided to…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- General manager John Dorsey provided Kareem Hunt his start in the NFL by selecting him in the third round of the 2017 draft, and now Dorsey offers another opportunity to the former Chiefs running back, signing him Monday to a…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- New Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo arrived in town Monday to begin sifting through the club's roster, and general manager Brett Veach believes he should find plenty of valuable assets as he transitions the defense to…
