KANSAS CITY, Mo – The Chiefs had to make room on the roster with Monday’s signing of offensive lineman Tavon Rooks. And the team accomplished the mission Tuesday morning by announcing the waiving of wide receiver Da’Rick Rogers and offensive tackle Kelvin Palmer. The moves put the Chiefs’ offseason roster at 89 players, leaving one available spot to reach the league …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs shook up the roster Monday, a day before the start of mandatory minicamp. The Chiefs signed offensive lineman Tavon Rooks, according to his agent Richard Koppelman of KLASS Sports. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 6-5, 300-pound Rooks entered the league in 2014 out of Kansas State as a sixth-round pick of …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs begin a final set of workouts Tuesday through Thursday before taking a month-long break in preparation for training camp. The three-day mandatory minicamp concludes the offseason workout program and affords coach Andy Reid a final look at his players in shorts and helmets with no contact. The past three weeks of organized team activities …
Questions on what happens financially to outside linebacker Justin Houston if there is a regular-season holdout to players practicing in shorts during organized team activities, among other subjects, discussed in this edition of the mailbag. @HerbieTeope How does the tag work for #50 if he holds out several games? Is his $ docked/game missed or receive full $ if there …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs coach Andy Reid appeared pleased with what his team accomplished in the final week of organized team activities. “It’s been a good week of work,” Reid said Friday. “We got four good practices in, the guys are competing, they’ve got good energy. We’re excited for next week to get here.” The “next week” Reid mentioned …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs concluded voluntary organized team activities Friday, and now enter the home stretch of Phase III of the offseason workout program. Up next, the mandatory three-day minicamp on June 16-18 to pick up where the team left off with the final OTA workout. “I think we’ll just continue to progress from where we’re at right …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs have consistently mixed personnel groupings on the offensive line since the start of organized team activities. That shouldn’t come as a revelation because coach Andy Reid said on the first day of OTAs he would do just that and has stayed true to his word. But observers of Wednesday’s OTA practice could have easily …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs wrapped up organized team activities Friday without running back Jamaal Charles. But there is no reason for concern surrounding Charles’ absence. “It’s a voluntary camp,” coach Andy Reid said. “Jamaal was excused; he has a camp today.” Defensive lineman Vaughn Martin (ankle) and wide receiver Albert Wilson (hamstring) did not practice, while offensive lineman …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Second-year cornerback Phillip Gaines has come a long way since the 2014 season. Gaines, who didn’t log a defensive snap until Week 7, commands attention through eight sessions of organized team activities for good reason. The Chiefs’ third-round pick of the 2014 NFL Draft has made plays all over the field by breaking up passes or hauling …
Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif did not participate in Thursday’s organized team activity because of an illness, according to a team spokesman. Duvernay-Tardif, a second-year pro, practiced fully during the previous eight OTAs. Second-year outside linebacker Dee Ford missed Thursday’s workout for personal reasons, the team said. Wide receiver Albert Wilson, who hasn’t practiced fully since suffering a hamstring injury …
