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. – Although the deadline for NFL clubs to designate franchise players is still just under 24 hours away, and free agency doesn’t officially open for another eight days, the Chiefs on Monday tipped their hand when it comes to a couple of their biggest offseason decisions. First came word the Chiefs won’t use the franchise tag on …
The Chiefs received a report card on Wednesday from the NFL Players Association, and it’s safe to say this grade won’t go on the refrigerator in the team facility. The club received the fourth-worst overall grade from the NFLPA survey that ranked teams on categories such as facilities, training and strength staff, travel, food and nutrition, and treatment of families. …
Arguably there’s no bigger misnomer in the NFL than the “offseason.” Just 13 days after celebrating at Union Station, the Chiefs’ front office and coaching staff land in Indianapolis for the NFL Scouting Combine, meaning the 2023 season is already underway. No better time to catch up on some of your questions — I challenged you all to ask me …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Less than a week after the offensive coordinator position for the Chiefs became vacant, there’s no surprise the new occupant of the office is a familiar face The Chiefs on Friday afternoon officially announced the promotion of Matt Nagy to offensive coordinator. To no one’s surprise, he fills the void left earlier this week when Eric …
Arguably there’s no bigger misnomer in the NFL than the “offseason.” Just 13 days after celebrating at Union Station, the Chiefs’ front office and coaching staff land in Indianapolis for the NFL Scouting Combine, meaning the 2023 season is already underway. No better time to catch up on some of your questions — I challenged you all to ask me …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There’s no big ball dropping at 3 p.m. central time on March 15 yet for NFL teams the beginning of the new League Year is much more impactful than anything that happens at midnight on New Year’s Eve. The start of the new League Year means a new salary cap and the official launch of free …
GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Chiefs will carry six wide receivers and three tight ends in Sunday’s Super Bowl showdown against the Philadelphia Eagles, while running back Clyde Edwards Helaire is on the inactive list for the final game of the season. With no game-day designations entering Sunday, all seven players on the inactive list are healthy scratches. The full Chiefs …
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — When Hotchy Kiene landed in the Arizona desert in 1994, the Kansas City, Mo., native didn’t have any friends to watch Chiefs football with him. Now he has almost 3,000 of them, and a lot of them will be watching Super Bowl LVII alongside him at Pub Rock Live, the home away from Arrowhead for many Chiefs …
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Chiefs made their final roster moves ahead of the Super Bowl by elevating wide receiver Marcus Kemp and interior offensive lineman Austin Reiter from the practice squad for Sunday’s game against Philadelphia. Kemp was expected to be elevated given the Chiefs’ need for insurance at the receiver position with JuJu Smith-Schuster and Kadarius Toney battling injuries …
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid takes his squad into Super Bowl LVII with a roster as healthy as he could expect for the final game of the season with all 53 of his players putting in a full practice on Friday with no game-day injury designations. “They all practiced, everybody practiced,” Reid told pool reporter …