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 Kansas City Chiefs released defensive tackle Roy Miller, two days after the veteran lineman was arrested on a charge of battery in a domestic incident involving his wife in Florida. “We did release Roy and we’re going to move on from that,” head coach Andy Reid said following Miller’s release. “I can’t really talk about …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Roy Miller was arrested early Saturday morning on a battery charge related to a domestic incident in Duval County, Fla. Miller appeared in court Saturday afternoon and released on his own recognizance. His next is set for Nov. 28 at 9 a.m. The judge hearing the case Saturday said the alleged …
DALLAS — Just seconds after the last notes of “The Star-Spangled Banner” concluded and flag holders quickly folded the 100-yard wide Stars and Stripes on the AT&T Stadium field, Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters bounced out of the tunnel behind the team’s bench, an apparent compromise that brought an end to his sitting on the bench during the national anthem …
DALLAS — Tamba Hali is a football player, and the last 10 months feeling healthy enough to play but forced to watch his Kansas City Chiefs teammates from the sidelines proved one of the more difficult battles of his 12-year career. “Even when we win, I feel like my job is to force fumbles, get sacks and when I don’t do …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In a whirlwind around 72 hours, Kansas City linebacker Tamba Hali went from the physically unable to perform list on to the active roster, and appears ready to reinforce the Chiefs’ dinged up pass rush. Hali’s return comes at a time that linebacker Dee Ford misses his third game of the season and linebacker Justin Houston …
Once Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Tamba Hali returned to the practice field for the club this week, the team wasted no time putting him back on the active roster on Saturday afternoon, just in time for Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys. The placed cornerback D.J. White on waivers to accommodate Hali on the roster. The team returned Hali to …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Linebacker Dee Ford and wide receiver Albert Wilson will not play Sunday, leaving the Kansas City Chiefs in a numbers crunch at two key positions against the Dallas Cowboys. The team’s linebacker group has the most questions of any on the team, with Justin Houston also listed as questionable against Dallas. But head coach Andy Reid said …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tamba Hali is apparently back, for real this time, for the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs announced on Twitter Thursday afternoon in the middle of the team’s practice that Hali returned to practice. The 12-year veteran did not appear on the field during the stretching and the first two segments of practice open to the media. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Harrison Butker’s first month as an NFL kicker started with the dark cloud of a missed kick but finished with nothing but the sunny skies of 18 straight field goal successes and honors as the AFC special teams player of the month for October. Those 18 field goals in October set a record for most field …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Linebacker Tamba Hali did not practice with the Chiefs on Tuesday following reports the club planned to remove the linebacker from the physically unable to perform list, leaving head coach Andy Reid tight-lipped about plans for the veteran pass rusher. “I’m not even dealing with it,” Reid said. “(General manager) Brett Veach is dealing with all …
