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 have until 3 p.m. CDT Tuesday to reduce their 90-player roster down to 53 to begin the NFL season. But the days and hours until then are just the beginning as the team assembles its Week 1 lineup. You can find my final 53-player roster projection here. There remain decisions to be made, deals …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs have until 3 p.m. Tuesday to whittle down the 90 players remaining on the club to 53 for their initial roster of the 2025 season, and many difficult decisions remain for general manager Brett Veach and his staff. Players had their last chance to impress in Friday night’s preseason finale, a 28-27 loss to …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Friday night’s preseason finale against the Chicago Bears is the final opportunity for the 90 players on the Chiefs’ roster to make their final impression on the front office and coaching staff to make the team’s initial 53-player roster. There are a couple of rules to keep in mind when building a 53-player roster. A new …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Skyy Moore era is over in Kansas City after the club shipped the fourth-year wide receiver to the San Francisco 49ers in an exchange of 2027 late-round draft picks. The 49ers will receive Moore along with Kansas City’s 2027 seventh-round draft choice. The Chiefs, in exchange, will receive San Francisco’s 2027 sixth-round draft choice, a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Former first-round edge rusher Felix Anudike-Uzomah landed on season-ending injury reserve after suffering a hamstring injury in Friday night’s preseason loss to the Seattle Seahawks. “Felix strained that hamstring, most likely he’s going to go on IR here, so this evening or this afternoon,” Coach Andy Reid said Monday before the team’s practice. The Chiefs signed …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs plan to take a long, hard look at their youth talent Friday night when they take on the Seattle Seahawks in their second preseason outing, and the toughest roster battles may be finished before the night ends. A big reason why Head Coach Andy Reid is departing from past precedent and sitting many of …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Since the Chiefs put the pads on for the first time Sunday, one consistent has remained along the offensive line. Jaylon Moore is the man on the move, “the sixth starter” as Andy Reid has often described in past seasons, the best and most versatile lineman on his bench. “He’s a good football player, you know, …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — This time last year, Kareem Hunt was back in his hometown of Cleveland, anxiously awaiting an opportunity with no idea what role fate would play. “I was, you know, hanging out with my family, taking my boat out every day and just, working out, staying in shape, man, waiting on the call,” Hunt said after practice …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Last year at this time, Isiah Pacheco felt on the brink of a breakout. He finished the 2023 regular-season with the third and fourth 100-yard rushing games of his career in his final three games. He rushed for 313 yards and three touchdowns en route to the Chiefs’ triumph over San Francisco in the Super Bowl. “Came …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — When the Chiefs take the field for their first training camp practice Tuesday morning, the jockeying will begin. Slightly more than 30 of the 90 players on the field have little to no concerns of making the roster, assuming they remain healthy. For the more than 50 other players, it’s a career-in-the-balance sprint to prove in …
