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 started preparation Wednesday for their Week 6 trip to visit the Washington Football Team on with six players scheduled to sit out practice. That doesn’t even include running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire, whom the club placed on injured reserve Tuesday, which means he will be out a minimum of three weeks. Wide receiver Tyreek Hill …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Willie Gay may see his first action of the season on Sunday night against the Buffalo Bills after the Chiefs activated the second-year linebacker from injured reserve ahead of Saturday afternoon’s roster deadline. The club made room for Gay on the 53-player roster by waiving linebacker Darius Harris. The team also promoted defensive end Demone Harris …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs defensive Chris Jones sat out practice on Wednesday, with head coach Andy Reid providing his veteran pass rusher with additional time off as he nurses a wrist injury sustained in Week at Baltimore. “I think it’s a distraction for him, so we’re trying to give him time to let it go today,” Reid said on …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It might have gone unnoticed amidst the Chiefs defense allowing 30 points and a season-high 358 passing yards on Sunday to the Philadelphia Eagles but head coach Andy Reid didn’t miss it. He saw an improvement in the team’s pass rush, as evidence by second-year defensive end Michael Danna’s two sacks in the second half. “I …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An eerie silence filled the hallway outside the Chiefs’ locker room following the team’s 30-24 loss to the Chargers. The Chiefs (1-2) find themselves looking up from the bottom of the AFC West, a position they haven’t been since Week 6 of the 2015 season. But it’s not a position of panic for quarterback Patrick Mahomes …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs head coach Andy Reid felt ill following his team’s loss to the Chargers Sunday and left Arrowhead Stadium via an ambulance, as first reported by the NFL Network. A team spokesperson said the 63-year-old Reid was being examined out of precaution but “everything right now looks fine.” Late Sunday evening the club issued a statement …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After missing all three preseason games and the Week 1 opener against the Cleveland Browns, Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark sat out Friday’s practice in preparation for the Los Angeles Chargers with yet another hamstring injury. Clark suffered the injury during practice on Thursday, and head coach Andy Reid noted it’s a separate injury from the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There was no mistaking the increased intensity on Wednesday as the Chiefs defense lined up for its “pride drill,” the opening sequence to virtually every practice for coordinator Steve Spagnuolo. The first-, second- and third-team defenses alternately line up in formation and simulate an interception, with coaches throwing balls into the secondary and everyone swarming to …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Less than 24 hours after the Chiefs’ 36-35 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, head coach Andy Reid found himself searching for fundamental fixes on both sides of the football. “I’ve got to make sure that our team is playing better than that it is right now, and we’ll get there,” Reid said Monday. “We’ve got the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sunday night’s matchup against the Baltimore Ravens marks the fourth-straight season the Chiefs have faced dual-threat quarterback Lamar Jackson, and once again the team reached into its deep supply of speedy athletes and former quarterbacks for help in preparing for the matchup. Running back Jerick McKinnon took reps at quarterback this week with the Kansas City …
