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.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The NFL’s new dynamic kickoff faced its first serious challenge in Saturday night’s Chiefs-Jaguars contest. While the officials eventually got the call right on the field the question remains if the rule needs some tweaks. With 26 seconds left in the first half, Jacksonville’s Cam Little sent a kickoff toward returner Deneric Prince, who let the …
Chiefs wide receiver Hollywood Brown sustained a posterior sternoclavicular joint injury in his shoulder during the team’s preseason opener at Jacksonville, a development that puts the beginning of his 2024 season in doubt. “They’ve taken him to the hospital,” head coach Andy Reid said after the game. “They’ll check him out, and they’re working on that as we speak.” Brown …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Fours Chiefs returned to action Sunday after brief absences with injuries, but that list did not include linebacker Nick Bolton or receiver Kadarius Toney. Bolton (elbow) and Toney (ankle) both last practiced July 31, marking three practices they have missed so far. Both players worked on the sidelines and in the training tent during Sunday’s practice. …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The pads have been on for four training camp practices, and while there are still 10 workouts to go on the campus of Missouri Western State University, it’s an ideal time to a big-picture look at projecting the Chiefs’ 53-player roster. Heading into camp the biggest questions focused on the battle for the starting left tackle …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Athletic trainers were busy at Chiefs practice Wednesday as five players left the workout early due to injuries, including linebacker Nick Bolton and wide receiver Kadarius Toney. Head coach Andy Reid said Bolton banged his left elbow while Toney injured his ankle. Also leaving practice Wednesday was offensive tackle Chukwuebuka Godrick (ankle), offensive guard McKde Mettauer …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs wide receiver Justin Watson and cornerback Nazeeh Johnson exited training camp practice via a cart on Wednesday, yet both players appeared to have dodged major injury concerns. Watson has a minor foot issue and is expected to return to action in a few days, a source tells Chiefs Digest. Johnson left practice for precautionary reasons …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Two-time Super Bowl champion Joshua Williams enters his third year in the NFL knowing exactly what he wants. How he plans to get it might seem unorthodox. The Chiefs return 10 of 11 of their defensive starters from last season, the only departure being cornerback L’Jarius Sneed signing a free agent deal with Tennesee. Williams makes …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Chiefs opened their first full-squad workout of training camp without starting strong safety Justin Reid, who has been placed on the non-football injury list with a quad issue. The Chiefs also signed free agent tight end Izaiah Gathings to a contract. He takes the roster spot of fellow tight end Gerrit Prince, who was waived …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Even with Patrick Mahomes on the field for Kansas City’s opening practice of training camp, all eyes fixated on rookie Xavier Worthy on Wednesday, and the first-round wide receiver made an impression early. After jamming a finger on his left hand on his opening target from Mahomes during a 7-on-7 passing drill, Worthy finished his first …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Chiefs rounded out their roster before the first practice of training camp with the addition of wide receiver Kyle Sheets while also officially placing five players on the physically unable to perform and non-football injury lists. Sheets, a 6-foot-3, 217-pound consensus Division II All-American last season at Slippery Rock, initially signed as an undrafted free …
