KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Official word on Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles’ knee injury will have to wait. Coach Andy Reid told reporters during a Monday afternoon press conference that Charles was undergoing an MRI, results pending. “Nothing has changed from what I mentioned yesterday,” Reid told reporters. “We’ll just get clarification today on exactly what it is, whether it’s …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs are bringing in a veteran running back for a look on the heels of Jamaal Charles’ knee injury. Free-agent running Ben Tate will work out for the Chiefs on Tuesday, a source familiar with the situation confirmed Monday morning with ChiefsDigest.com and The Topeka Capital-Journal. Adam Teicher of ESPN.com reported the news of Tate’s …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs’ first touchdown of the game against the Chicago Bears was an example of defensive teamwork. Facing a second-and-11 on his own 8-yard line early in the first quarter, Bears quarterback Jay Cutler took a snap in shotgun formation and prepared to pass. Defensive tackle Jaye Howard, however, burst through the offensive line to hit …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The worst fears surrounding running back Jamaal Charles and the Chiefs without one of the NFL’s top running backs are potentially coming true. “Preliminary reports, it probably looks more like a torn ACL than anything,” coach Andy Reid said Sunday during his postgame media session. “He’ll have an MRI on it tomorrow and we’ll see how …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs wide receiver Albert Wilson (shoulder) is inactive against the Chicago Bears. Wilson entered Sunday as questionable on the injury report after being limited in practice the entire week will miss a second straight game. Rookie wide receiver Chris Conley, who had two catches for 53 yards in Week 4, will start in Wilson’s place. Rookie …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – There is no way to sugarcoat the Chiefs’ three-game losing streak. The issues are numerous on both sides of the ball, from allowing 19 total sacks on offense to a defense surrendering a league-worst 31.2 points per game on the season. Arguably the biggest surprise, however, focuses on a defense currently ranked at or near the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs officially ruled starting inside linebacker Josh Mauga (groin, Achilles) out for Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears. Mauga, who suffered the injury in Week 4, missed a third straight day of practice Friday. Rookie inside linebacker Ramik Wilson is the top candidate to replace Mauga in Week 5 and would make his first NFL …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Seventy-two is a number that won’t go away anytime soon. The figure represent the total amount of sacks Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith, who has gone done 18 times through four games, is currently on pace for. And there are concerns whether Smith can survive a full 16-game schedule given the number of hits. For his part, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs are reeling after losing three straight games and sit alone at the bottom of the AFC West division, where the Denver Broncos (4-0) continue to rule supreme. Instead of panicking entering Week 5, the Chiefs (1-3) prefer to view the past four games as the first quarter of a 16-game campaign. The team’s focus …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 2008 NFL Draft is widely regarded as the deepest class at the running back position in recent history. And rightfully so when considering 2008 produced the likes of Jamaal Charles, Matt Forte, Darren McFadden, Chris Johnson, Jonathan Stewart, Ray Rice, Rashard Mendenhall, Felix Jones, Peyton Hillis, Tim Hightower, Justin Forsett, among others. Charles and Forte, …
