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.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- When the Chiefs' first-team defense takes the field for team drills at training camp, the 11 starters combine for 54 years of NFL experience with nary a rookie in sight, and that's just the way defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo…
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…
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…
Interesting exercise determining the best players at each position in the AFC West. The Chiefs won 11 of the 25 positions and the Chargers had the top player at nine, underscoring why these two clubs should vie for the division title with the Broncos…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
