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 and the 31 other NFL teams must pare down their rosters from 90 players to just 53 before 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon. That means 1,184 will hit the waiver wire, receiver their outright release or join the teams’ reserved lists within 48 hours of Thursday’s preseason finales. The Chiefs already began shortening …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kicker Cairo Santos returned to the line on part-time basis, kicking extra points and field goals while backup Sam Ficken handled kickoffs. Santos missed his first kick, an extra point try, but proved perfect the rest of the way. He converted three extra points along with a 48-yard field goal. He appeared to show head coach …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes connected with wide receiver Demarcus Robinson on a 28-yard touchdown pass as the Chiefs cruised to a 30-6 win over the Tennessee Titans at Arrowhead Stadium in the preseason finale for both teams. Head coach Andy Reid liked what he saw from Mahomes in a dress rehearsal as the team’s starting quarterback. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs started preparations for paring down their roster from 90 players to 53 by Saturday with the release swing tackle Jah Reid. Reid’s release comes one day after the team acquired offensive lineman Cam Erving in a trade from the Cleveland Browns. Reid’s release gives another clear sign the club projects Erving filling …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A standing-room only crowd fills the sideline bleachers and the hill overlooking the end zones at the practice fields for the opening of training camp for the Kansas City Chiefs, and the tall, lanky young man from Wisconsin watches intently as Alex Smith, a 13-year NFL veteran, steps forward and fires a pass toward the end zone, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — New Chiefs general manager Brett Veach continues wheeling and dealing, this time picking up former first-round draft pick Cameron Erving from the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in next year’s draft. The 6-foot, 5-inch, 313-pound Erving struggled to find a home in Cleveland. The Browns drafted the Florida State offensive lineman with …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict picked up a five-game suspension from the NFL for a hit on Chiefs’ fullback Anthony Sherman, shining a spotlight on new rules and points of emphasis for the 2017 season. The rule approved by NFL owners during the offseason awards defenseless player protection to receivers running pass routes from behind and …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach made another move to bolster their depth at inside linebacker, acquiring Reggie Ragland from the Buffalo Bills in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2019 draft. The team released linebacker Josh Mauga to clear roster space for Ragland. Buffalo selected the 6-1, 247-pound Ragland with the 10th selection …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Looking around the Kansas City Chiefs running back room, C.J. Spiller knows exactly what makes him different from teammates like Kareem Hunt and Charcandrick West. “Experience,” Spiller said. “Being around this thing going on to eight years, obviously that stuff helps,” Spiller said. The Chiefs signed Spiller in February, and one reason became clear four days …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kareem Hunt’s excitement on draft night soared so how high he couldn’t remember who from the Kansas City Chiefs called him to tell him they selected him in the third round, his eyes watering from making his dream come true. One day shy of the four-month anniversary of that moment, and Hunt finds himself realizing another …
