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. — To the victor belong the spoils, and after Patrick Mahomes, Chris Jones and even head coach Andy Reid and general manager Brett Veach received pay bumps for the team’s back-to-back Super Bowl triumphs, Monday was Travis Kelce’s day for the spoils. The 34-year-old tight end signed a restructured contract featuring a $4 million raise and $17 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The remodeling of the Kansas City receiver room continued in Thursday night’s first round of the 2024 NFL Draft as the Chiefs moved up four spots to No. 28 in nabbing fleet-footed playmaker Xavier Worthy. Worthy made a name for himself at this year’s NFL Combine when he set a new event record with a 4.21-second …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After exploring the 2024 NFL Draft board in the first Chiefs Digest mock draft and trading up for a receiver in version 2.0, now it’s time to see what a left-tackle-or-bust draft might look like for Kansas City. This draft is different from the first two in that a draft simulator wasn’t used. The exercise was …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Make no mistake, the back-to-back Super Bowl champion Chiefs are hoping to run it back in 2024 — and beyond — with the same triumvirate of Andy Reid, Brett Veach and Mark Donovan in charge of the club. The team announced Monday evening contract extensions for the head coach, general manager and team president respectively. No …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — We’re less than a week away from the NFL Draft, and we’re deep in mock draft season. In the Chiefs Digest mock draft 2.0, it’s time to get aggressive. For this mock draft, we’re sticking with the Pro Football Focus simulator because I want some consistency from mock draft 1.0, and I want to make some …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs will bring back all but one member of their assistant coaching staff from the group that led them to a win in Super Bowl LVIII, with the only changes coming on the defensive side of the football. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid announced at the NFL Combine that outside linebackers coach Ken Flajole had …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In just 13 days, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach in his staff will bunker down in the warroom at One Arrowhead Drive for the 2024 NFL Draft, and between now and then there will be thousands upon thousands of mock drafts projecting who will be selected by each club. This is one of them. As I …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs will continue calling Arrowhead Stadium the club’s home for 25 more years — and up to 15 years more — based on the summary of the new lease terms and development agreement reached with the Jackson County Sports Complex Authority. The clubs are holding a press conference at 3 p.m. Wednesday to discuss the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It took longer than conventional wisdom suggested but late Thursday evening the Chiefs jumped into the free agent market for wide receiver, landing Marquise Brown on a one-year deal worth a maximum of $11 million. The contract includes $7 million in base salary and signing bonus along with incentives that could punch the deal up to …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s becoming a tradition in Kansas City. Every March the Chiefs mark the beginning of the new league year by converting Patrick Mahomes roster bonus money into a signing bonus to carve out additional salary cap space. Tuesday the Chiefs converted $27 million of the $34.9 million roster bonus due to Mahomes this year into a …
