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.
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…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- If Patrick Mahomes wasn't officially the toast of the National Football League already, Saturday's NFL Honors program certainly cemented his status with the 23-year-old quarterback walking away with both Most Valuable Player and…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Just less than 60 years after the Chiefs franchise drafted Johnny Robinson as one of their first selections in the augural AFL draft, the legendary safety finally received the news Saturday afternoon he waited so long to hear –…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Chiefs took the first step toward assembling their 90-player offseason roster on Tuesday, signing nine of their practice squad players to reserve/future contracts. Quarterback Chase Litton headlines the group of players signed…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Less than 48 hours after the Chiefs' Super Bowl bid came to an end after yielding 37 points to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game, the team announced defensive coordinator Bob Sutton has been relieved of his…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Chiefs knew New England head coach Bill Belichick had a secret up his sleeve to tame their high-powered offense, but they didn't expect the Patriots to get in their face and push back against the school-yard offensive…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The conclusion of the Chiefs' season in Sunday night's AFC Championship solidified their draft position in the 2019 NFL draft, awarding the club the No. 29 overall selection in the first round and each subsequent round. The Chiefs…
