KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The ball fluttered through the air, thrown with a bit of loft so it could fly over the defensive coverage. It appeared the pass was going to be too long, looking like just another June incompletion for an NFL offense prepping for the 2016 season. Last year, the ball would have hit the ground first. That …
Christopher Deshun Jones, Jr. Defensive tackle from Mississippi State University Selection No. 37, obtained from San Francisco in first-round trade. Personal Born: July 3, 1994 in Houston, Mississippi. Parents: Chris Jones Sr. and Mary Woodhouse. He has two sisters. Physical picture 6-foot, 5 7/8 inches 311 pounds 5.03 seconds in 40-yard dash. 86 seconds over 20 yards. 69 seconds over …
The magical football journey of the 2015 Chiefs came to an end Saturday evening at Gillette Stadium, the home of the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots. The 11-game winning streak for Andy Reid’s team was brought to a jarring halt by Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, Julian Edelman and the rest of the postseason veterans that fill the Patriots …
Offensive, defensive and special teams keys for the Kansas City Chiefs (12-5) in Saturday’s divisional round game in the AFC playoffs against the New England Patriots (12-4) starting at 3:35 p.m. CT at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Ma. OFFENSE Offensively, the Chiefs have not been running on all cylinders over the last month-plus. They’ve had just enough production to not …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Football is a game of collisions. Always has been, always will be. When bodies collide, bodies are hurt or injured. Those descriptions may sound similar, but in the National Football League they have very different meanings. Every player that will take part in this weekend’s divisional round of the playoffs is hurt after six months of …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In the NFL, a team does not win 11 straight games and advance in the league’s playoffs on just the performances from 22 starters. In the Chiefs’ playoff victory over the Houston Texans, there were quite a few background players from the roster that played major roles in the 30-0 shutout. Here are three: –Kicker Cairo …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs offensive coordinator Doug Pederson interviewed on Sunday with the Philadelphia Eagles for their head coaching position. The soon to be 48-year old Pederson spent time with the Eagles as a player (1999) and an assistant coach (2009-12) on Andy Reid’s coaching staff. He joined Reid on his move to Kansas City in 2013, becoming the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – This coming Saturday’s meeting between the Chiefs and New England Patriots will not be the first time Andy Reid has gone head-to-head against Bill Belichick in the NFL postseason. Reid’s Eagles played Belichick’s Patriots in Super Bowl XXXIX, with New England beating Philadelphia 24-21 in Jacksonville on Feb. 6, 2005. It was the third of the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Wide receiver Jeremy Maclin does not have a torn ACL in his right knee. That’s what an MRI exam Sunday morning. What Maclin does have is a high ankle sprain, and his status for Saturday’s game against the New England Patriots remains very much in doubt. The Chiefs say his ability to play is “day-to-day.” That’s …
In a season where the Kansas City Chiefs have done so many things that earlier teams could not accomplish, the 2015 squad added another moment to the history books Saturday afternoon at NRG Stadium in Houston. Coach Andy Reid’s team rode a strong defensive performance to a 30-0 victory over the Houston Texans in an AFC wildcard round game. The …
