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. — Special teams coordinator Dave Toub stands fairly pleased with Kansas City’s special teams unit fared through the first half of the season, but that doesn’t mean he cannot find room for improvement during the second half of the season. “Right now I think we’re doing okay,” Toub said. “There’s always things to improve on. I think …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City leaders bidding to bring land the NFL draft made their pitch league officials Wednesday, with Greater Kansas City Sports Commission president and CEO Kathy Nelson along with Chiefs president Mark Donovan leading the delegation. “Let’s draft KC,” Nelson tweeted after delivering the group’s presentation. “Presentation done. Fingers crossed.” Let’s DRAFT KC! Presentation done. Fingers …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tight end Martellus Bennett found an escape hatch out of Green Bay and slipped back into New England with the Patriots, but that move may not have happened if the Chiefs had put a waiver claim in on Bennett. And the Chiefs definitely considered it, head coach Andy Reid said. “We looked at that as a …
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 …
