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 cornerback Steven Nelson could rejoin his teammates for practice this week and return to the club’s secondary next Monday night against the Denver Broncos, providing a welcome sight for head coach Andy Reid. “Not that the other guys haven’t done a good job in there and that we won’t need him.” Reid said. “We need …
The Kansas City Chiefs gutted through two games in five days, and while they failed to come away with a victory, the 10 days of rest and recovering before meeting the Denver Broncos on Monday night at Arrowhead Stadium could allow head coach Andy Reid to add several key faces back to his starting lineup. The coach indicated Friday center …
After watching Oakland Raiders Derek Carr march his team up and down the field Thursday night for more than 500 yards of offense and pulling out a victory with no time remaining on the clock, Kansas City safety Eric Murray experienced a swirl of emotions. “Just a lot of surprise, a lot of anger the way the game ended,” Murray …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. But what happens when fooled a third time? That’s the question the Chiefs defense must ask itself after Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell torched the team for the third time in just more than a year. “They say to not take anything personal, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs found itself out hustled and out manned in 19-13 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, and yet the team still found itself one play away from forcing the game into overtime or even winning outright. One play early in the fourth quarter seemed to turn the tide once and for all, however, and …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs will be without another key offensive player against the Pittsburgh Steelers with wide receiver Albert Wilson out with a sprained knee. He joins starting center Mitch Morse and right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif on the team’s in active list. The Chiefs also lineup without receiver Chris Conley, who the team placed on injured reserve Saturday …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The NFL’s No. 2 offense churned out yards through five undefeated weeks with a young wide receivers group, and now the Kansas City Chiefs host the Pittsburgh Steelers with Chris Conley out for the season and Albert Wilson and Tyreek Hill battling injuries. “I feel like we’ve done a great job of doing our job and …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Injuries to Chris Conley and Albert Wilson prompted the Chiefs to shuffle their wide receiver group Saturday, placing Conley on injured reserved and promoting Marcus Kemp from the practice squad. The team also downgraded Wilson’s status to questionable for Sunday’s game against Pittsburgh. Conley sustained a ruptured Achilles and must undergo season-ending surgery. Wilson suffered a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The bruised and battered, and undefeated, Kansas City Chiefs finally found good news on the injury front with linebacker Justin Houston and tight end Travis Kelce returning to action in time for Sunday’s home game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The team listed center Mitch Morse, right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif receiver Chris Conley (Achilles) and safety Steven …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Talks between the Kansas City Chiefs and Missouri Western State University to keep the club’s training camp in St. Joseph, Mo., remain positive, according to team and university sources, suggesting the club plans to return for at least the 2018 season. Missouri Western and the Chiefs hold mutual one-year options for both the 2018 and 2019 seasons. Both …
