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. -- When the NFL Draft takes the spotlight in the spring of 2023, Kansas City will bask in its glow. The league's owners awarded that year's draft to the city on Wednesday, culminating nearly five years of planning, lobbying and…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said he's in no hurry to mete out any judgement involving Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill so long as an investigation remains ongoing by the Kansas Department for Children and Families regarding to…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- NFL rookie minicamps can collapse into chaos beneath an avalanche of mistakes and misunderstandings, but Chiefs head coach Andy Reid sounded surprisingly delighted with the first days of work put in by the 2019 draft class,…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Four players from their tryouts during rookie minicamp caught the Chiefs' attention and landed spots on the 90-man roster. Wide receiver Rashard Davis, running back Marcus Marshall, cornerback Herb Miller and safety Andrew Soroh…
Chiefs cornerback Rashad Fenton, selected in the sixth round of last week’s draft, can play inside or out and has experience playing multiple coverages at South Carolina.
Darwin Thompson, the former Utah State running back drafted by Kansas City in the sixth round of last week’s draft, explains why he’s a fit for the Chiefs’ offense and where het gets his renowned contact balance.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Chiefs revealed the jersey numbers for last week's NFL Draft selections on Saturday morning along with the rosters for this weekend's rookie minicamp, including college free agents and tryout players. The club also announced…
Keenan Allen fired shots at the Chiefs defensive back group, seemingly unafraid of stirring up a hornets' nest and creating bulletin board material for a division rival. “Since you asked, it was brought up today in the locker room,” Allen said when…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Chiefs entered the NFL Draft unsure about the status of star wide receiver Tyreek Hill, yet they knew two things for certain – they wanted a wide receiver, and they loved Georgia's Mecole Hardman. General manager Brett Veach…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- It took a flurry of phone calls from coaches, scouts and general manager Brett Veach himself, but the Chiefs wrapped up the NFL Draft with what they believes lines up as a promising crop of college free agents. “I'm looking at…
