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. — 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 …
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Patrick Mahomes has a simple mantra he delivers to his teammates in the huddle every day he steps on to the practice: “Let’s be great today.” On Thursday night at the NFL Honors, it was Mahomes’ turn to be recognized for his greatness as the league presented him as the Most Valuable Player for the 2022 season. …
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Chiefs delivered good news on the injury front Thursday for receiver Kadarius Toney but the addition of cornerback L’Jarius Sneed to the team’s injury appears more jarring than worrisome coming just three days before Super Bowl LVII. Sneed was present and participating in Thursday’s one-hour, 40-minute practice, according to the pool report from Conor Orr. Sneed …
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — With the bulk of the pomp and circumstance of Super Bowl week behind them, the Chiefs stepped up their preparations with a 93-minute practice Wednesday in which nearly all of the active roster participate in full roles. Only wide receiver Kadarius Toney was limited on Wednesday. He’s been dealing with an ongoing hamstring issue much of the …
PHOENIX — At the strike of 5:30 p.m. in Kansas City on Wednesday, it will be 96 hours until the kickoff for Super Bowl LVII but it’s also a mere 78 days until commissioner Roger Goodell opens the 2023 NFL Draft. He’s looking forward to the show, plus “great barbecue.” “I can’t wait,” Goodell said during his Super Bowl press …
PHOENIX — L’Jarius Sneed cleared the final stage of NFL’s concussion protocol Monday, ensuring the Chiefs secondary will have its most experienced cornerback back in the lineup for Super Bowl LVII on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles. Sneed declared himself clear of the league’s concussion protocol during the Super Bowl Opening Night festivities. “I’m feeling great,” said Sneed, who played …
