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. — Reducing a football team from 91 players to 53 in one day is never easy, and that was especially the case this year for Chiefs general manager Brett Veach and his staff. “As always, this time of year is a bittersweet time,” Veach said Wednesday during a Zoom press conference with reporters. “We’re certainly excited for …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For six months, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach has been optimistic regarding the club’s relationship with superstar Chris Jones, and he steadfastly maintains that positive outlook with the opening of the season in eight days and no signs of the defensive tackle’s holdout ending anytime soon. “I mean, listen, I’m certainly hopeful for that,” Veach said …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs added depth to their ailing cornerback group Wednesday by claiming Darius Rush off waivers from the Indianapolis Colts. Rush, a 2023 fifth-round pick for the Colts from South Carolina, fits the Chiefs’ model for cornerbacks with a 6-foot-2, 198-pound frame and lengthy 33 3/8-inch arms. He was recruited as a receiver but wasn’t moved …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It became increasingly clear in recent days that Chris Jones and the Chiefs would not resolve the stalemate between the two sides regarding a new contract extension for the All-Pro defensive tackle, and on Tuesday afternoon the Chiefs took the next step in pushing the standoff further down the road. The club placed Jones on the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs have until 3 p.m. central time Tuesday to reduce their roster from 91 players down to 53 to start the 2023 season. Defensive end Charles Omenihu will start the season on the suspended list, and he will not count toward the initial 53-player roster restriction. If Chris Jones does not report by 3 p.m., …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Over the course of the next three days, the Chiefs must reduce their roster from 91 players down to 53, and there won’t be many easy decisions for general manager Brett Veach and his staff. The process starts in earnest Sunday morning, head coach Andy Reid explained, when his coaching staff performs their grading of Saturday’s …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The third preseason game each year provides an opportunity for NFL roster bubble candidates to bolster their cases for jobs during the upcoming campaign. After Saturday’s 33-32 victory over Cleveland, Chiefs receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette and running back La’Mical Perine can safely say they made persuasive arguments. “I feel like I definitely made it hard for them,” …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fewer than five days from now the Chiefs must whittle a roster of 91 players down to 53 to start the regular season, and there are as many as a dozen roster decisions that should be resolved after the club faces the Cleveland Browns at noon Saturday at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. The biggest looming …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — No, there’s not a quarterback controversy involving Patrick Mahomes for the Chiefs. But there might be one brewing among 12th-year-veteran Blaine Gabbert and third-year understudy Shane Buechele. And head coach Andy Reid did nothing to dispel the competition after Monday’s practice. “Those two are real close, they’re real close in there,” Reid said. “So they’re competing, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs made a swap of receivers on their roster Monday, signing free agent Juwan Green and waiving Kekoa Crawford. The 6-foot, 187-pound Green entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2020 and has spent time with Atlanta, Detroit and Tennessee. This spring Green played for the XFL’s Seattle Sea Dragons where he ranked …
