Chiefs coach Andy Reid isn’t one to talk a lot during press conferences even when he is in a good mood. Now imagine what it’s like when Reid is in a bad mood. Reporters got a taste of that disposition following the Chiefs’ 38-28 loss to the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on Monday Night Football. A visibly upset …
Records were made to be broken and Chiefs inside linebacker Derrick Johnson finally got the one he pursued. The 11th-year pro entered Monday night’s game against the Green Bay Packers with 955 tackles and needed five tackles to surpass Gary Spani’s club record of 999 tackles. Johnson, who spent the 2014 season on injured reserve after rupturing an Achilles tendon …
Chiefs offensive lineman Jeff Allen (knee) is active for Monday night’s game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Allen, who suffered the knee injury in the preseason opener, makes his return to the lineup after being inactive the first two regular-season games. With Allen available for action, offensive lineman Jah Reid is inactive. Reid started the first two …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Forget for a minute the Green Bay Packers have reeled off 10 straight wins, including the playoffs, at Lambeau Field. Also put aside Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has thrown 43 touchdowns with no interceptions while posting a 124 passer rating in the past 18 home games, a stretch where Rodgers threw the ball 545 times. The …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The sports cliché of “talent and opportunity” applies to second-year wide receiver Albert Wilson. The 5-9, 200-pound Wilson has the talent to succeed in the Chiefs offense, evidenced in the final four games of the 2014 season where he posted 12 catches for 209 yards to lead all Chiefs wide receivers during that stretch. That four-game …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Eric Fisher will start at right tackle Monday night against the Green Bay Packers, Chiefs coach Andy Reid announced Saturday after practice. Reid said Fisher “did a nice job” in practice during the week, and the Chiefs officially designate him as probable with an ankle injury on the final injury report. The head coach also doesn’t …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs are at full strength heading into Monday night’s game against the Green Bay Packers. All eight players listed on final injury report put in a full practice Saturday and are designated as probable, meaning a virtual certainty the player will be available for normal duty. The full list includes offensive lineman Jeff Allen (knee), …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The sight of wide receiver/punt returner De’Anthony Thomas putting the ball on the ground was common through the first two games. The explosive Thomas muffed a punt in the season opener against the Houston Texans, and then lost a fumble in Week 2 against the Denver Broncos. Thomas’ issues with securing the ball are out of …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs currently list free safety Eric Berry second on the depth chart behind Husain Abdullah. But the designation doesn’t matter because it was Berry who started in Week 2 and saw action on 71 of 73 total defensive snaps against the Denver Broncos. So is that a good sign Berry has officially returned to the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – There were no major changes Friday to the Chiefs injury report from Thursday. Offensive lineman Jeff Allen (knee), right tackle Eric Fisher (ankle), tight end Demetrius Harris (foot), linebacker Josh Mauga (Achilles), left tackle Donald Stephenson (ankle), wide receiver De’Anthony Thomas (calf), running back Charcandrick West (Achilles) and wide receiver Albert Wilson (shoulder) practiced fully for …
