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. — It’s nearly the midpoint of the Chiefs’ training camp with eight practices down, and when the club returns to work on Saturday they will have just four more workout sessions before heading to Chicago next Saturday for their preseason opener. And with left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. and freshly signed free-agent defensive Carlos Dunlap both now …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — In an NFL career entering its 13th season, Carlos Dunlap had been a free agent for all of 22 days until this offseason. Two contract extensions with Cincinnati and a trade to Seattle meant he never reached free agency until 2021 when the Seahawks released him in a salary-cap move on March 8 and resigned him …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay picked off two passes last season but it’s the ones that got away that were on his mind after Wednesday morning’s training camp practice. “Cowboys, Broncos, I feel a couple of other teams I can say,” Gay said. “I feel like if I make those opportunities and make a play, that’s like …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — When Chiefs head coach Andy Reid walked off the practice field Monday morning, the fish wasn’t in the boat yet. The fish, in this case, is Orlando Brown Jr. The fish is on the boat, now, however. Brown reported to training camp in St. Joseph Monday and is ready to sign his one-year franchise tender of …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — At a quick glance, it’s easy to take a quick glance at Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark and not recognize him. His trimmer than when you last saw him at the end of the AFC Championship game in January, his hair shorter and a different color. “A little bit, a little of this, a little of …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The script for the Chiefs’ defense hasn’t changed but it’s a new cast of characters for coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, who is charged with directing a young and retooled lineup and blending it with mainstays from a show with division titles, two AFC crowns and a Super Bowl ring in the trophy case. “There’s quite a number …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has a group of largely young and inexperienced pass rushers under his charge, so adding 12-year veteran defensive end Carlo Dunlap is seemingly the ideal fit for a lineup in need of production and depth. “I’m always happy to add big, long guys, right, that have experience, that played in the …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Football players wear tape on their wrists for stability and injury protection. For Chiefs safety Justin Reid, the tape on his wrists also delivers motivation and inspiration. Before Wednesday’s practice, Reid scrawled two messages on his wrists — “Finish @ the ball” on the right wrist and “Communicate Backpedal” on the left side. It’s reminders to …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs starting running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire started training camp on Tuesday on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list alongside with defensive tackle Cortez Broughton. The club did not immediately identify the reason for either player landing on the PUP list. Head coach Andy Reid meets with the media on Wednesday morning following the team’s first …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The seats in the Hall of Fame Room at Spratt Stadium were spaced six feet apart but otherwise Chiefs president Mark Donovan’s press conference officially opening the club’s 2022 training camp highlighted all the reasons why fans should expect a traditional experience after two seasons imacted by COVID-19. “We keep saying, ‘back to normal,” Donovan said. …
