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 first 10 days of training have gone a long way toward answering questions about the 2019 Chiefs, but there's still a long way to go before the team puts together its 53-player roster for Week 1 of the season at…
Chiefs DE Frank Clark will be giving away free backpacks with school supplies to needy elementary school students on Wednesday. He mentioned he wants to find ways to give back to people in need in Kansas City, and he’s started fulfilling that…
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Chiefs rookie wide receiver Mecole Hardman absorbed one of the nastiest hits in training camp on Sunday, and moments later showed his toughness by getting right back in the action. “We're in training camp, you get hurt, so you got…
Deon Yelder at No. 2 tight end followed by Blake Bell doesn't entirely match what training camp reps and coaches comments. It's a close competition, but more often than not Bell gets the first reps behind Travis Kelce with the No. 1 offense and more…
Rookie CB Mark Fields gets single out by Bleacher Report as an undrafted free agent turning heads, but he's not the one I would single out. WR Cody Davis andH-back hybrid John Lovett have flashed, and CB Herb Miller is listed ahead of Fields on the…
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Defensive end Frank Clark, the biggest offseason acquisition for the Chiefs' defense, sat on practice Monday with a sore wrist, but head coach Andy Reid said there's no cause for worry. “We just held him back, he's going to be…
Spencer Ware's ankle surgery leading the Colts to place him in the inactive PUP list may have cost the Chiefs a compensatory selection in the 2020 draft. As Over the Cap's Nick Korte points out, if the Colts as expected reach an injury settlement…
Rookie safety Juan Thornhill shows strong ball skills, high-end speed and quick instincts. Fully expect Thornhill to win the free safety starting job, which allows Tyrann Mathieu to play closer to the line of scrimmage and casts Daniel Sorensen as…
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Chiefs running back Damien Williams missed his fifth-straight practice on Saturday with a hamstring injury, and head coach Andy Reid expressed disappointment his expected starter in the backfield has missed so much of training…
Gonzalez hasn't ingratiated himself to Chiefs fans in the recent past as he tries to honor both his time in Kansas City and Atlanta, but Gonzalez still takes pride in his roots to KC and owns large swaths of the team's record book…
