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. — In just 13 days, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach in his staff will bunker down in the warroom at One Arrowhead Drive for the 2024 NFL Draft, and between now and then there will be thousands upon thousands of mock drafts projecting who will be selected by each club. This is one of them. As I …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs will continue calling Arrowhead Stadium the club’s home for 25 more years — and up to 15 years more — based on the summary of the new lease terms and development agreement reached with the Jackson County Sports Complex Authority. The clubs are holding a press conference at 3 p.m. Wednesday to discuss the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It took longer than conventional wisdom suggested but late Thursday evening the Chiefs jumped into the free agent market for wide receiver, landing Marquise Brown on a one-year deal worth a maximum of $11 million. The contract includes $7 million in base salary and signing bonus along with incentives that could punch the deal up to …
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 …
