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.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Tyreek Hill's claim as the fastest player in the NFL got a boost on Sunday not once but twice as the Chiefs playmaker posted the top two speeds on plays during the team's 38-28 win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Hill hit 21.78…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Chiefs' 38-28 Week 1 win over the Los Angeles Chargers provided the first true glimpse at the team's depth, particularly on the defensive side of the ball, and how head coach Andy Reid's team may handle substitution patterns…
The season opener for the Chiefs expected to serve as the coming out party for quarterback Patrick Mahomes, but it quickly turned into a confirmation of wide receiver Tyreek Hill as one of the league's elite playmakers in the team's 38-28 win over…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Chiefs have a chance to put themselves on track for a third-straight AFC West title in the season opener, facing the team considered the most likely to challenge them for supremacy in the division, the Los Angeles…
The Chiefs raced out to a 14-3 lead on the Los Angeles Chargers in Sunday's season opener and never really faced a challenge in a 38-28, but Los Angeles quarterback Philip Rivers says drops and misfires from his offense cost his team a big…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- It served as no surprise that the return of safety of Ron Parker to the Chiefs' defensive backfield this week elicited a feeling of relief from teammates old and new alike. “They welcomed me back with open arms,” Parker said. “It…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Chiefs will likely open the season the same way they spent almost the entire 2017 season with safety Eric Berry on the sidelines. Head coach Andy Reid ruled Berry labeled Berry doubtful with a sore heel, but he appears…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Cam Erving can't remember whether it happened in the second or third grade, but he remembers it as the first time he wanted to prove someone who doubted him wrong. A teacher asked him what job he wanted when he grew up, and he…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Chiefs sent contradictory messages this week on who will start at left guard, listing Andrew Wylie as the starter on the unofficial depth chart Monday, then inking Cam Erving to two-year contract extension on Tuesday. But on…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Chiefs safety Eric Berry hasn't practice since Aug. 11 with a sore heel, and he while he won't practice Wednesday head coach Andy Reid refused to rule his veteran leader in or out for Sunday's opener against the Los Angeles…
