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. — Sitting atop the AFC with a 7-2 mark midway through the season is an ideal perch for Chiefs head coach Andy Reid but at the same time, it’s not a performance with which he’s completely satisfied. “There’s plenty of things we can work on,” Reid said Monday as his team regrouped following the bye week in …
Shake it off, Tony Gonzalez. Travis Kelce is now on top. With his catch for 7 yards in the fourth quarter against Miami, Kelce reached 10,941 yards receiving during the regular season in his NFL career. That moves Kelce to the top spot on the franchise’s all-time leaderboard for receiving yards, bypassing Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez with …
Despite a lower back contusion that limited him during the week, Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay will play Sunday when the Chiefs take on the Miami Dolphins in Frankfurt, Germany. Both Gay and linebacker Darius Harris, who was signed Tuesday off the Las Vegas Raiders practice squad, are on the game-day roster. The club will be without starting middle linebacker Nick …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay returned to practice on Thursday in a limited role but his availability for Sunday’s game in Germany against the Miami Dolphins remains unclear. With Nick Bolton already on injured reserve, the Chiefs could be down two starting linebackers against the Dolphins. Both defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo and special teams coordinator Dave Toub …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An illness will prevent Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire from traveling to Germany with the club Thursday evening, and he’s been ruled out for the team’s game against the Miami Dolphins in Frankfurt in Week 9. Edwards-Helaire played in each of the team’s first eight games including one start, averaging just more than eight snaps per …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With injuries to starting linebackers Nick Bolton and Willie Gay, the Chiefs turned to a familiar face Tuesday for reinforcements, signing Darius Harris of the Las Vegas Raiders practice squad. Harris joined the Chiefs an undrafted free agent from Middle Tennessee State in 2019 and spent parts of four seasons with the club. He spent the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Flag football will debut in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, and count Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt as a fan of the sports opportunity on the global stage. “I was really excited when I heard the news about flag football being approved for the Los Angeles Olympic games that are coming up,” Hunt said. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Once upon a time, the NFL trade deadline would pass with barely a whimper but that’s no longer the case, especially after last year’s deadline day saw a record 11 swaps involving 13 players across the league. The deadline arrives at 3 p.m. central time Tuesday, Oct. 31, and it’s only reasonable to presume the Chiefs …
Five turnovers, 17 points off turnovers and 0-of-3 in the red zone — Chiefs head coach Andy Reid had no trouble rattling off the reasons for his team’s 24-9 loss at Denver Sunday. He also had no problem taking the blame for the team’s 16-game winning streak against the Broncos coming to an end. “I take full responsibility for it,” …
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is active for Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos despite the onset of flu symptoms on Saturday, and he will have one of his favorite targets back in the lineup as well. There was never any doubt Mahomes intended to play Sunday even after the Chiefs added him to their injury report with an illness. Mahomes …
