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.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Just a month ago, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid expressed optimism that All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones would be in attendance when the team opened training camp but he set a different tone Tuesday as quarterbacks and rookies check into the dormitory at Missouri Western State University. “I don’t know that,” Reid said when asked about …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Wide receiver Tim Brown made it all the way to the Pro Football Hall of Fame but he never attended a game at his hometown Texas Stadium until he was a player in the NFL. “I grew up in Dallas and the Cowboys were very good during the mid-’70s and late-’70s,” Brown said. “I never stepped …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Things have changed just a bit since the summer of 1983 when 18-year-old Allen Wright headed to his first training camp working as an equipment manager for the Chiefs. “The size of the staff probably is the biggest part of it,” said Wright, who on Wednesday supervised the packing for the 40th training camp road trip …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In just two weeks the Chiefs’ rookies and quarterbacks will step on the practice fields at Missouri Western State University to open training camp. That’s when the work begins in earnest on whittling down a roster of 90 players to the 53 who will make the initial squad on Aug. 29. Yet the structure of the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The reigning Super Bowl champions will begin the trek to defend their title on July 23 when the Chiefs full squad embarks on the beginning of training camp at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph. The schedule includes a total of 19 practices, 17 open to the general public and two reserved for season ticket …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs closed out their mandatory minicamp on Thursday by agreeing to terms with the final unsigned member of their 2023 draft class while also adding another receiver to the fold The club officially signed second-round draft choice Rashee Rice. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed. Rice is the final member of the team’s …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs all but concluded their offseason program on Thursday with the final of 12 full-squad workouts. The only item on Thursday’s agenda for the final day of the mandatory minicamp is the infamous conditioning test (more on that below). Wednesday’s practice again took part in front of several hundred season ticket members who were invited …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dave Toub remembers all too well the nightmare of muffed punts, poor execution and missed kicks that defined the Chiefs’ special teams unit during the 2022 regular season. Following the team’s Week 3 loss at Indianapolis, Toub lined up against the wall of the club’s press room and asked, “Is this the firing squad?” This season, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A week ago Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo sat down with his “fab five,” the team’s five defensive backs selected in the 2022 NFL Draft, and he came to a realization about their progress from a season ago. “They’re like light years ahead,” Spagnuolo said Thursday after the team wrapped up its sixth organized team practice …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fewer than three years ago, Patrick Mahomes signed a 10-year, $450 million contract extension that made him the highest-paid player in the NFL. After a flurry of new contracts for star quarterbacks, including recent deals for Lamar Jackson and Jalen Hurts, that $45 million per year now ranks No. 7 for the annual average value. Does …
