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. — Chiefs Center Mitch Morse and safety Eric Murray will not play Sunday against Oakland. Morse suffered a setback with his sprained left foot during last week’s loss to the New York Jets. He appeared in the locker room Thursday wearing a walking boot. Murray suffered a high ankle sprain in Week 12 against Buffalo and will …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. –The Kansas City Chiefs ended the saga of linebacker Dee Ford’s back injury, placing the 26-year-old pass rusher on injured reserve, scuttling a frustrating season for the fourth-year linebacker that lasted parts of just six games. Ford picked up 13 tackles on the season, including two sacks along with a forced fumble and a pass broken up. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Four Chiefs did not practice Wednesday due to injuries, with the status of center Mitch Morse perhaps the biggest quandary facing the team as it prepares to meet the Oakland Raiders Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. Morse re-injured his left foot Sunday against the New York Jets. A sprained left foot suffered in Week 2 against the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters received a one-game suspension for his meltdown against the New York Jets on Sunday, but the suspension came not from the NFL but rather head coach Andy Reid, who said he made the difficult decision in the team’s best interests. “I like Marcus Peters so that’s a difficult thing to do,” Reid …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The NFL’s My Cause My Cleats campaign allows players to wear custom-design shoes during this weekend’s game, with the footwear later auctioned off with proceeds going to charitable causes. Chiefs long snapper is actually wearing two different cleats Sunday against the New York Jets, honoring two important parts of his life on the field. Winchester’s first …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs linebacker Dee Ford, safety Eric Murray and running back Charcandrick West won’t play Sunday against the New York Jets, according to head coach Andy Reid. “Everybody else practiced and has a chance to be ready to go,” Reid said. The team also listed linebacker Tamba Hali and wide receiver Albert Wilson as questionable, but it …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It took just eight games as a Kansas City Chief for kicker Harrison Butker to notch the franchise record for most consecutive field goals, but the rookie seems more relieved to have the record-breaking kick behind him than ready to break out the champagne. “It feels good,” Butker said. “I’ve been kicking well so I’m happy …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With the Chiefs mired in a three-game losing streak and the team dropping five of its last six games behind a struggling offense, head coach Andy Reid reiterated Monday that he plans to keep rolling with Alex Smith as his quarterback. “Yeah, Alex is my guy,” Reid said. Reid makes the case that the offense’s woes …
The Buffalo Bills seemed like the perfect palate cleanser for the Kansas City Chiefs — a struggling team heading in the wrong direction coming in to face an angry team and the Arrowhead mystique. So what went wrong and what can the Chiefs do next? Let’s take your questions and see what can be figure out going forward. Andy is …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — No one would blame Chiefs linebacker Reggie Ragland delivered a little extra effort against the Buffalo Bills, the team that drafted him in 2016 and dealt him to Kansas City before he even played an NFL game, but that’s not the linebacker’s style. “Anytime you play against another grown man who wants to hit you in …
