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 took another step toward filling the void left by the absence of linebacker Derrick Johnson with Justin March-Lillard returning from injured reserve and resuming practice with the team, but the move also closes the door on the potential return of running back Jamaal Charles. Defensive coordinator Bob Sutton said March-Lillard looked fine …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs designated linebacker Justin March-Lillard to return from injured reserve, a move which also spells the end of the season for running back Jamaal Charles. The move allows March-Lillard to rejoin the team for practice for up to three weeks before activated to the 53-man roster. The linebacker’s return adds much-needed depth to …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce appreciated his second-straight Pro Bowl nomination, but he made it abundantly clear that a trip to Orlando, Fla. for the game interferes with other plans he has the following weekend in Houston. “I feel like I’ve kind of been there and I’ve got my eyes on a different prize,” …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chris Harris Jr. remembers finishing high school with all-state honors without college scholarship offers flowing in, and he remembers wrapping up a heralded college career at Kansas overlooked for an invite to the NFL combine and bypassed again on draft day. “That motivated me a lot,” Harris said. “Just not having any offers coming out of high school …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs linebacker Justin Houston sat out practice with the team Wednesday, with swelling on his left knee where Houston had offseason surgery on his anterior cruciate ligament. Coach Andy Reid said the team just wants to back off on work for Houston. He called the problem common for players recovering from injuries similar to the All Pro …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Berry won selection to this fifth NFL Pro Bowl, and one of his fellow teammates will be rookie wide receiver and return specialist Tyreek Hill. Berry and Hill along with cornerback Marcus Peters and tight end Travis Kelce will represent the Chiefs in the annual postseason all-star game. Peters and Kelce …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs lost to the Tennessee Titans 19-17 at Arrowhead Stadium Sunday, and on a day of near misses any number of a dozen or more plays could have changed the final result. But no play has been dissected and discussed as much as De’Anthony Thomas’ 4-yard run to the goal line with about 4 minutes, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The 158 yards rushing tallied by the Kansas City Chiefs in their 19-17 loss to the Tennessee Titans belies a problem that plagued the team much of the season and spelled disaster on Sunday. The team’s much-vaunted run game has lost its swagger, and not even coach Andy Reid is certain how to recover it. “I …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The 19-17 loss to the Tennessee Titans stings, but the re-emergence of wide receiver Jeremy Maclin as a key cog in the Kansas City Chiefs offense must certainly ease the burden for coach Andy Reid. “I think he had a pretty good day,” Reid said. “There’s always a few pluses in a bad result. I thought …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs posted plenty of their own marquee come-from-behind wins this season, but now they know how it feels on the other side, surrendering a 14-point first-half lead and a 10-point halftime margin in a 19-17 home loss to the Tennessee Titans as the team’s offense suffered another second-half slump. “I though we were …
