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 preseason games are over and final roster cuts loom on Tuesday, and the die is now cast by the 80 players contending for spots on the Chiefs’ initial 53-player roster of the 2021 season. General manager Brett Veach and his staff must whittle move 27 players off the roster before 3 p.m. central time Tuesday. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chad Henne’s throw spiraled through the hot, humid air during Monday’s practice, with the heat index at 107 degrees. The ball arrived just a tad behind Daurice Fountain but that didn’t deter the Chiefs wide receiver. He reached out with his left arm and snagged the ball with one hand, pulling in the catch and racing …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With the second preseason game in the books and training camp in the rear view mirror, the roster picture for the Chiefs is coming more in focus with a few grey areas remaining. As we look at this roster projection of the preseason, we’ll be using the same format that NFL teams such as the Chiefs …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs returned home on Monday following their training camp at Missouri Western State University and their second preseason game at Arizona on Friday, but they did so without defensive end Chris Jones in attendance. Jones sat out Monday morning’s walkthrough and afternoon practice due to an illness, which head coach Andy Reid says was not …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The rebuilt Chiefs’ offensive line gets its first test Saturday night in the preseason openers against the San Francisco 49ers, and Orland Brown Jr. is more eager than most to make his statement in his Kansas City debut. “I’m just super excited to get out there and do my job to the best of my abilities,” …
ST JOSEPH, Mo. — With temperatures soaring into the 80s and a heat index in the mid-90s, sweat dripped down the face of Chiefs rookie center Creed Humphrey. With the offense in the midst of a drive designed to test mental and physical limits, Humphrey had one simple message on his mind. “Don’t really let anything else distract you,” Humphrey …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The moment Trey Smith learned he would open Chiefs training camp as the right guard with the No. 1 offense could not have been less dramatic. “When we walked on the field,” Smith said of the moment he learned of his starting nod. “Whenever just (offensive line) coach (Andy) Heck told us to lineup for the …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — When Jarran Reed signed as a free agent with the Chiefs during the offseason, the opportunity to play inside next to his friend Frank Clark was one reason, but it was a bigger attraction that lured him to Kansas City. “It’s a team that’s based on winning and it’s based on hard work, and I wanted …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Chiefs safety Juan Thornhill left training camp practice on Monday with a groin injury. The severity of the injury wasn’t immediately known, although Thornhill did walk under his own power back up the hill toward the locker room. The 25-year-old safety suffered the injury near the end of the first team period during the morning workout. …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The worst kept secret of the offseason for the Chiefs is the notion that Chris Jones will see more time as an edge rusher along the defensive line, but he says that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s changing positions. “I’m not a real D-end,” Jones said after practice on Thursday. “(Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo) is going to …
