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' defense wants to spend less time on the field in 2019 than it did a season ago, and by that standard the season opener against Jacksonville proved a qualified success. Yes, the Chiefs allowed 428 yards including 350…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill suffered a dislocated shoulder joint in the team's game against the Jacksonville Jaguar that required treatment at a trauma center in Jacksonville, according to the team's head athletic trainer…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- If the Steve Spagnuolo couldn't coach football – or hockey – for that matter, he thinks he would want to be an architect for one simple reason. “Because you build, an architect builds and then you see something at the end,”…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- It took winding journey during the past six months, but the Chiefs and wide receiver Tyreek Hill inked a three-year extension on Friday worth $54 million with reportedly $35.2 million guaranteed, including a $5.8 million signing…
Damien Williams finished the preseason as the Chiefs' unquestioned starter at running back, but all that changed last weekend with the addition of LeSean McCoy, who played the first four years of his career in Philadelphia with head coach Andy…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Chiefs safety Jordan Lucas And defensive tackle Xavier Williams are questionable for Sunday's season opener at Jacksonville, but the Jaguars face much greater injury concerns as they prepare to tangle with a revamped Kansas City…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Last month during training camp, Tremon Smith traded in his No. 39 white defensive jersey for a No. 20 red jersey on offense. But despite switching position groups, one team never left was the Chiefs' special teams. “Yeah, and…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Chiefs' first official practice of the regular season including all 53 active players working out in full as the team prepares to kickoff its season Sunday at Jacksonville. Only one starter appears on the injury report --…
The Rams and QB Jared Goff reaching agreement on a $134 million extension has a direct impact on the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes. While the deal doesn’t quite reach the record $139.1 million deal between Andrew Luck and the Colts, the $110 million…
