Author: Matt Derrick
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. — The NFL trade deadline arrived Tuesday afternoon with the Chiefs surprise sellers at the end, sending cornerback Rashad Fenton to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for a conditional seventh-round draft choice. The Chiefs wasted no time in filling Fenton’s spot on the 53-player roster, activating cornerback Trent McDuffie from injured reserve. McDuffie’s 21-day window to practice …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Newly acquired wide receiver Kadarius Toney provides the Chiefs with another option for the team’s high-octane offense. Still, head coach Andy Reid expects it to be a gradual process working with the former first-round draft selection into the team’s rotation. “We’ve got one football and we’ve got a few guys that we like to get the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With the NFL trade market heating up ahead of the deadline on Nov. 1, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach jumped into the fray on Thursday in landing former first-round wide receiver Kadarius Toney from the New York Giants in exchange for two 2023 draft choices. The Chiefs sent a conditional 2023 third-round choice (compensation for Chicago …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After scoring three touchdowns including the first two rushing scores of his NFL career, Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman pointed toward his teammates when asked what made him most proud in Kansas City’s 44-23 romp over San Francisco. “First you should go to the OL and the O,” Hardman told reporters after the win. “Orlando Brown, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs Linebacker Willie Gay Jr. has a “pretty good chance” of playing against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday after a four-game absence, according to head coach Andy Reid. “He’s brought good energy and he’s taken all the reps,” Reid said on Friday. “He’s done a nice job.” Gay finished serving his four-game suspension for violating …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs head coach Andy Reid provided left guard Joe Thuney and defensive end Mike Danna with rest days on Wednesday in hopes of having both players ready to go this weekend at San Francisco. “Mike Danna won’t practice, although he’s doing better we’re just going to hold him out, and then Thuney fits into that same …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nick Lowery held the record for the longest field goal made in Chiefs’ franchise history for more than 40 years. Matthew Wright held the record for less than six days. Harrison Butker made a triumphant return to action against Buffalo on Sunday, kicking for the first time after a four-game absence to hit a 62-yard field …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs face the NFL’s top-passing offense on Sunday, and they will do so without two key members of their secondary with cornerback Rashad Fenton and safety Bryan Cook ruled out on Friday by head coach Andy Reid. The club has the option of activating rookie cornerback Trent McDuffie from injured reserve but Reid say’s leaning …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs made a series of roster moves on Wednesday morning, with the likelihood of a couple more to come before Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. The Chiefs promoted defensive tackle Taylor from the practice squad to the active roster, where he takes the place of defensive end Benton Whitley, whom the club placed on …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chris Jones made what at first glance seemed a game-changing play for the Chiefs with just more than a minute to go in the first half against the Las Vegas Raiders Monday night – and it was, just not for the reasons as it first appeared. Lining up opposite Raiders right tackle Jermaine Eluemunor on third-and-8, …
