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.
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 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs surrendered 417 yards to Oakland quarterback Derek Carr in last week’s loss to the Raiders, and that futility combined with the return of cornerback Steven Nelson promoted the Chiefs to shakeup up their secondary in Monday night’s 29-19 win over the Denver Broncos. Kenneth Acker earned his first start of the season, taking over at …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs added reinforcement to their maligned secondary Monday afternoon by activating cornerback Steven Nelson from injured reserve. Nelson could make his 2017 season debut as early as Monday night against the Denver Broncos. Nelson battled a groin injury during much of training camp and the preseason. He did play in three of the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The first wave of reinforcements for the Chiefs could arrive Monday against the Denver Broncos, with center Mitch Morse likely to return to the starting lineup with right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and cornerback Steven Nelson game-day decisions. The only dark cloud looking on the team’s injury report hovers around the knee of linebacker Justin Houston. The …
