KANSAS CITY, Mo. – There will be new faces on the Chiefs offense in 2015, but two players come to immediate mind at important positions. Center Eric Kush, who enters his third season in the offense, still needs to earn the starting job left vacant when Rodney Hudson signed with the Oakland Raiders. But Kush has worked with the first-team …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs began the fourth practice of organized team activities (OTAs) Tuesday without two Pro Bowl defensive starters. Inside linebacker Derrick Johnson, who returns from last season’s Achilles injury, was present on the practice field without his helmet, but did not participate due to inflammation in his knee. Defensive tackle Dontari Poe participated in the stretching …
This edition of the mailbag tackles questions on the passing game and the offensive line, among other subjects, with the first week of voluntary organized team activities (OTAs) in the books. @HerbieTeope Will we see some deep passes this season from Alex Smith? How comfortable is he with Maclin this early? #ChiefsDigest — Kemberly Creager (@chiefsdiva69) May 29, 2015 It …
The Kansas City Chiefs concluded the third day of practice Thursday from the first set of organized team activities (OTAs), which began Tuesday. Up next, the second set of OTAs on June 2-4 before the Chiefs close out the final four days of 10 allowed OTA workouts on June 9-12. Here are takeaways from the first week of OTAs: CONTEXT IS …
KANSAS CITY, MO. – The Chiefs announced numerous moves Friday within the player personnel department. Arguably the biggest move surrounds Chris Ballard, who was promoted from director of player personnel to director of football operations. Ballard, who has 14 years of experience in NFL personnel, joined the Chiefs in 2013 and his name has surfaced around the league in the past …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs wrapped up the first week of organized activities (OTAs) the same way the first day began with a rotation on the offensive line. Donald Stephenson, who began the first OTA with the first-team offense at right tackle, moved to left tackle Thursday in place of Eric Fisher, who ran with the second team. But …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Thursday’s organized team activities (OTAs) gave the defensive secondary an opportunity to shine despite the cloudy skies over the Chiefs training facility. Cornerback Sean Smith paced the defense with two of the five interceptions observed against quarterbacks Alex Smith, Chase Daniel and Aaron Murray during 11-on-11 and 7-on-7 drills. Safeties Kelcie McCray and Daniel Sorensen, and …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The average age of the six players comprising the Chiefs tight end corps sits at 24.8, with an average years of NFL experience among them at 2.6 years. The Chiefs have a pair of fifth-year pros and 27-year-olds in Richard Gordon and Ryan Taylor, a third-year pro in in 25-year-old Travis Kelce, a second-year pro in 23-year-old …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A three-year apprenticeship has potentially reached its end if Eric Kush has anything to say about it. The 6-4, 313-pound Kush, who joined the Chiefs as the first of two sixth-round draft picks in the 2013 NFL Draft, sat behind center Rodney Hudson the previous two seasons. But the starting job is available with Hudson signing …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The updates on Chiefs safety Eric Berry since he was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in November 2014 have been encouraging. And arguably the most promising update arrived Tuesday following the Chiefs’ first practice of organized team activities (OTAs). “He has been through all of the treatments and now the doctor is going to sit down with …
