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. – Quarterback Alex Smith and the Kansas City Chiefs offense showed a different look in beating the Oakland Raiders, and he hopes his team keep up its appearance against the New Orleans Saints Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. “We had different types of looks, different types of runs and passes, how many guys touch the football and Sunday …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs cornerback Phillip Gaines returned to practice Thursday, providing optimism the team may have one of its key secondary defenders against the high-powered New Orleans Saints passing attack visiting Arrowhead Stadium Sunday. Gaines left the team’s week six game against Oakland after developing inflammation in his surgically repaired left knee. It’s the latest temporary setback for …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Justin Houston’s return to practice for the Chiefs provided a highlight for the team, but season-ending injuries to two defensive starters and uncertainty with a third puts the Chiefs into shuffle mode in preparations for the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. The team placed defensive lineman Allen Bailey and inside linebacker Justin-March Lillard …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Quarterback Alex Smith built his brand as an athletic quarterback with wheels, scrambling out of the pocket away from pressure for big gains or using the run-option to keep defenses honest, but this season he has just 15 yards rushing through five games. It’s a mystery even to Smith himself. “I don’t know, it’s tough,” Smith said. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – No one could miss the smile on Justin Houston’s face as he strolled through the Kansas City Chiefs locker room Wednesday ahead of his first practice with the team this season. Coach Andy Reid looked pretty pleased to get his All-Pro linebacker back on the field, too. “I joked with him today, he probably didn’t sleep …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs placed two defensive starers on injured reserve Tuesday, defensive end Allen Bailey and linebacker Justin March-Lillard, among a flurry of roster moves that also sent running back Knile Davis to Green Bay for an undisclosed draft pick. Bailey sustained a shoulder injury during Kansas City’s 26-20 win over Oakland. March-Lillard suffered a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs sent running back Knile Davis to the Green Bay Packers Tuesday in exchange for a conditional late-round draft pick, according to multiple media reports. The team has yet to confirm the transaction. Davis played sparingly for the Chiefs on offense through the first four games, playing just nine snaps at running back. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs took the field Sunday prepared to battle both the Oakland Raiders and the elements, but neither opponent posed much of a challenge for the Chiefs in a 26-10 victory. Coach Andy Reid’s offense pounded the ball on the ground 40 times with just 24 pass plays, on the way to tallying 406 …
Running back Jamaal Charles continued expanding his workload in his second game back in his recovery from knee surgery last October. The All-Pro back carried nine times for 33 yards and touchdown while also catching two passes for 14 yards Sunday against the Raiders. “It was just great to see him in the end zone,” coach Andy Reid said Monday, …
Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid kept saying through the first four game of the season that if his team’s offense stopped digging itself into a hole with turnovers, penalties and other mistakes, all would be well. The Chiefs’ 26-10 victory at Oakland proved him right. “We’d been kind of shooting ourselves in the foot,” Reid told reporters in his …
