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. — The Chiefs emerged from the 2018 NFL draft with a defense-heavy class that ticks off almost all the team’s needs entering offseason workouts, and each of the six prospects offer reasons for hope and worry for their long-term success in the league. There’s plenty of reasons to believe why each pick fits one of the team’s …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs closed out a nearly all-defense draft in Saturday’s sixth round, selecting Central Arkansas cornerback Tremon Smith and Tennessee lineman Kahlil McKenzie. The Chiefs traded both of their remaining seventh-round picks in exchange for the right to select McKenzie, who is the son of Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie. The younger McKenzie played defensive …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs continued searching for help improving their porous defense with the addition of Texas A&M safety Armani Watts. Area scout Willie Davis repeated another common theme among this year’s draft class, hammering home on the toughness of the 5-11, 2015-pound safety. “He’s not the biggest kid but he’s instinctive,” Davis said. “He knows where to …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs finished out an all-defensive night during the second and third rounds of the NFL draft, adding Clemson linebacker Dorian O’Daniel. General manager Brett Veach said the draft continues his initiative to add more toughness to the defense. “How these guys are going to approach the process and what they’re going to bring on Sunday,” …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If any doubts remained that the Chiefs needed a replenishment in their defensive front seven, the club’s first two selections of the 2018 draft silenced that debate. The Chiefs made their second draft-day trade Friday evening, moving up in the third round in selecting Florida State defensive lineman Derrick Nnadi. The move followed the Chiefs trading …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs expected to make defense a priority in the 2018 NFL draft, and the club did just that, moving up in the second round to select Mississippi defensive lineman Breeland Speaks. Head coach Andy Reid watched every snap from the 22-year-old’s redshirt junior season at the urging of general manager Brett Veach. “He has a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The first round of the NFL draft unleashed a few surprises but none of them involved the Kansas City Chiefs, who watched from the sidelines without a first round selection. General manager Brett Veach admitted he felt tempted to move back into the first round. He said he had dialogue with teams between the 27th and …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The NFL draft kicks off Thursday, April 27, and here’s a quick run down of everything Chiefs fans need to know about the draft. How to follow the draft For the first time the NFL draft moves to broadcast television, with FOX simulcasting NFL Network coverage on Thursday and Friday nights and ABC picking up ESPN …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs enter this week’s NFL draft with eight selections but aside from the players the team collects this week, the real question focuses on how many of those draft picks the club actually uses over the next three days. General manager Brett Veach has shown a willingness to make moves to get the players that …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City’s 2018 schedule ranks as either the 14th easiest or the 10th most difficult based on last season’s results, depending upon on the choice of measurement. Opponents on the Chiefs’ 2018 schedule compiled a .492 winning percentage during the 2017 season. That ranks as the 19th most difficult in the league. But the number crunchers …
