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 becoming a tradition in Kansas City. Every March the Chiefs mark the beginning of the new league year by converting Patrick Mahomes roster bonus money into a signing bonus to carve out additional salary cap space. Tuesday the Chiefs converted $27 million of the $34.9 million roster bonus due to Mahomes this year into a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Monday may have been the first day of the negotiating window for pending NFL free agents, but with the number of deals reached and money committed it’s clear the floodgates of free agency have officially opened. The Chiefs, however, were mostly quiet on the first day of the negotiating window in which teams can negotiate with …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs kickstarted free agency season earlier during the past few days in retaining defensive tackle Chris Jones and linebacker Drue Tranquill, but general manager Brett Veach and his staff have more work to do this week in putting together a 90-player roster starting the 2024 offseason. NFL free agency officially begins at 3 p.m. central …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs have retained another key veteran, and in this case a mainstay of their special teams unit for the past decade. Long snapper James Winchester has agreed to terms on a new with Kansas City, a source tells Chiefs Digest. The terms of the new deal were not immediately available. Winchester expects to sign the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Just more than 37 hours before Chris Jones could have tested free agency for the first time in his career, the All-Pro and the Chiefs reached terms on a record-breaking deal for the defensive tackle. The five-year agreement reached Saturday night includes $95 million in guaranteed money, as initially reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. While the …
INDIANAPOLIS — On the field, the Kansas City Chiefs are the back-to-back Super Bowl champions, but inside their facility players rank the team 31st in the league on the NFL Players Association club report card issued Wednesday. That’s a drop of two spots in the rankings from last year’s inaugural report card in which the club ranked 29th. This year …
INDIANAPOLIS — The Chiefs made their first major move toward building their 2024 roster and reconfiguring their wide receiver room Wednesday by releasing wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling. The move saves the Chiefs $12 million in cap space. Valdes-Scantling was slated to earn $11.56 million in base salary next season, the final year of a three-year, $30 million deal he signed …
INDIANAPOLIS — Chiefs general manager Brett Veach has another week before deciding whether to use the franchise tag on pending free agents Chris Jones or L’Jarius Sneed. But on Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine, Veach offered hints at his course of action when asked if Sneed would be the team’s likely target. “I think we’ll see,” Veach said. “I …
LAS VEGAS — Even after joking last month that he’s old but not old enough to retire, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was short, sweet and direct to the point Monday morning when asked if he will return as the team’s head coach for the 2024 season. “Yep, yep,” Reid said in the light of day following his team’s electrifying …
LAS VEGAS — When Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Chris Jones arrived at Allegiant Stadium dressed in black for Super Bowl LVIII, it appeared the trio of Chiefs’ captains had collaborated in fully embracing the dark side and making Kansas City a wretched hive of scum and villainy. But Mahomes says it wasn’t a coordinated decision to appear as America’s …
