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 Chiefs rolled to a 36-10 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, clinching the AFC West division title for a sixth-straight season and strengthening their bid toward earning the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoff picture. Winning the AFC West has become commonplace for head coach Andy Reid but he says he doesn’t take …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Wide receiver Tyreek Hill cleared NFL COVID-19 protocols on Saturday and will play for the Chiefs versus the Steelers but the club will not have tight end Travis Kelce, linebacker Nick Bolton and right tackle Lucas Niang. The club added Kelce, Bolton and Niang to the active roster on Saturday but the trio did not clear …
The Chiefs will be without defensive lineman Chris Jones and wide receiver Josh Gordon when they visit the Los Angeles Chargers Thursday night after the pair were placed on the COVID-19 reserve list earlier this week. The club also added cornerback Charvarius Ward to the team’s injury report with an illness, listing him as questionable for the game less than …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs were on a bye week when the NFL announced the team’s Week 13 game against Denver would move from a noon kickoff to the Sunday Night Football slot in prime time. It’s a minor change that still causes head coach Andy Reid to make one adjustment in his staff’s schedule. “Normally you try to …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs face a roster decision Monday afternoon on offensive lineman Kyle Long, who must be placed on the active 53-player roster or shut down for the season by 3. p.m. central time. Long started the season on the physically unable to perform list after suffering a tibial plateau fracture during an offseason OTA workout in …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu on Thursday gave a strong endorsement for his friend former college teammate Odell Beckham Jr. but stopped short of using his bully pulpit to advocate for the wide receiver to sign a free-agent deal with Kansas City. “I don’t know if I’m necessarily campaigning but anytime you can add talent to the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NFL trade deadline saw Chiefs general manager Brett Veach swing two deals, acquiring edge rusher Melvin Ingram from the Pittsburgh Steelers and sending veteran offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif to the New York Jets. The Chiefs acquired Ingram in exchange for a sixth-round draft choice. In return for Duvernay-Tardif, the club acquired veteran tight end Daniel …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs host the New York Giants for Monday Night Football in Week 8, and they will do so without linebacker Anthony Hitchens and defensive tackle Khalen Saunders. Chris Jones, who missed practice Thursday and Friday for personal reasons, returned to a full work load on Saturday and expects to play Monday night. Jones is also …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu on Saturday addressed comments he made on social media yesterday, including a reply on Instagram in which he called Chiefs fans “one of the most toxic fan bases in all of sports.” “That was a mistake on my part,” Mathieu said. “Obviously I haven’t had the season I wanted to have. I …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs defense accomplished one goal in a 27-3 loss to Tennessee, holding the league’s leading rusher Derrick Henry to a modest 86 yards on 29 carries, and no one played a bigger role in that achievement than rookie linebacker Nick Bolton, who recorded a combined 15 total tackles including four behind the line of scrimmage. …
