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. -- Despite the modern reputation of the NFL as a passing league, when teams lose the rushing battle by a lopsided margin, it normally still doesn't end well. Yet Kansas City head coach Andy Reid seems to have found a way to defy the…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Patrick Mahomes turned just 24 on Tuesday, and his career-highlight reel already includes enough mind-boggling throws that fans can argue for hours over the best one, but the quarterback has his own personal favorite. That honor…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Eric Fisher appears likely to miss his first start due to injury since his rookie season, ending a streak of playing in 87-straight regular games. Fisher is heading to Philadelphia for a visit Dr. William Meyers, who specializes…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Chiefs and KSHB-TV announced a new six-year partnership on Tuesday which will make the local NBC affiliate the home for exclusively programming from the club including broadcasting the club's preseason games. KSHB and sister…
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid says the team considers offensive linemen Cam Erving one of their starters as the sixth guy off the bench, and in Sunday's 28-10 win over the Oakland Raiders, they needed Erving to assume that role. Erving discusses coming…
Chiefs wide receiver Demarcus Robinson is loved by his teammates for the little things he does on the field, but on Sunday head coach Andy Reid got to give him credit for the big plays he made in a 28-10 win over the Raiders. There’s nobody that…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Patrick Mahomes put in a full day's work at practice Wednesday, his left ankle heavily taped after rolling his ankle in Sunday's win over Jacksonville, and he downplayed any lingering effects in preparation for this week's trip to…
Statement on Tyreek Hill from Rick Burkholder, Chiefs head athletic trainer and vice president of sports medicine and performance: "So the last time I met with you guys I told you we would give you an update on Tyreek Hill. At that time he was in in…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Chiefs recently completed contract renegotiation with left tackle Eric Fisher and linebacker Anthony Hitchens that free up cap space for the 2019 season, and now we know the numbers on those deals. The Chiefs created…