KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs signed rookie fullback Toben Opurum to the practice squad, the Chiefs announced on Saturday. Opurum, a University of Kansas product, returns three days after the team waived him. The former Jayhawk served on the practice squad the first two weeks of the regular season. To make room for Opurum, the Chiefs waived …
Week Three’s Kansas City Chiefs-Philadelphia Eagles matchup ranked as the highest-rated Thursday Night Football broadcast in NFL Network history, the NFL announced on Friday. The game, won 26-16 by the Chiefs, was watched by an average of 9.4 million viewers and delivered a 6.0 US HH rating, according to the news release. Making the number even more impressive is it didn’t include …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs offensive line surrendered five sacks against the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night, pushing the season total of sacks allowed to 10 and nine in the last two games. The sacks are a concern when considering quarterback Alex Smith has dropped back to pass 71 times in the last two weeks. Chiefs coach …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs are 3-0 for the first time since 2010 after Thursday night’s 26-16 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, but this run feels much different from three seasons ago. The 2010 season masked the front office deficiencies that would rear its head before general manager John Dorsey and coach Andy Reid arrived. This time around …
PHILADELPHIA – It wasn’t always pretty, but the Kansas City Chiefs are 3-0 in coach Andy Reid’s first season after beating the Philadelphia Eagles, 26-16, in Reid’s return to the City of Brotherly Love. “It’s a good win, coming off a short week the way they went about their business of preparing for a good football team,” Reid said during …
PHILADELPHIA – The spotlight forever shines on NFL players, but the glare is brighter when a player is the No. 1 pick overall. Enter Kansas City Chiefs right tackle Eric Fisher, the team’s top selection in April’s NFL Draft. Fisher more often than not found himself being pushed around on national TV and had a bad holding penalty against the …
PHILADELPHIA – The Kansas City Chiefs are down to two healthy tight ends for Thursday night’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Starter Anthony Fasano, who entered Thursday as doubtful with a sprained ankle, and his primary backup, Travis Kelce (knee) are inactive. Backups Sean McGrath, who joined the Chiefs a day after the team set the initial 53-man regular season …
Football fans on average give a lot to a sport they adore and now the NFL wants to recognize that passion. The NFL on Thursday announced the launching of “Together We Make Football – Your Story,” a call to fans to share stories of how they were touched by the game and why they love it. The league’s initiative is designed …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – There’s no denying the excitement and buzz in Kansas City or Philadelphia leading to Thursday night’s contest between the Chiefs and Eagles. Local sports talk radio shows in Kansas City have hosted Philadelphia media and vice versa in recent days. Fans of both teams have taken to social media in anticipation of the game. And the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It’s not often grown men cry in public, but emotions flowed on Wednesday night during the special screening of “Derrick Thomas: A Football Life” at Arrowhead Stadium. A glance around the audience when the lights came on reflected men and women wiping damp eyes. No. 58 meant a lot to his teammates, his coaching staff, his …
