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. — 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 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire, the club’s first-round selection in the 2020 NFL Draft, won’t have the fifth-year option in his rookie contract exercised, a league source told Chiefs Digest on Tuesday. The deadline for teams to pick up the fifth-year option for first-round choices in the 2020 NFL Draft expires at 3 p.m. central time …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs general manager Brett Veach didn’t find a trade to his liking in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft on Thursday night but the market changed dramatically in the following days. “You got to take calculated risks,” Veach said. “And I think you saw that. We took a stab to get up there in …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With the departure of starting tackles Orlando Brown Jr. and Andrew Wylie, the Chiefs expected to target offensive tackle early in this the 2023 NFL Draft, and in Friday night’s third round they found their man. The Chiefs chose Oklahoma tackle Wanya Morris with the 92nd overall selection in the draft. General manager Brett Veach moved …
