KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs filled depth in the final three rounds of the 2015 NFL Draft. The two picks in the fifth-round were used on inside linebacker D.J. Alexander (172nd overall) and tight end James O’Shaughnessy (173rd overall). The Chiefs finished with the selection of defensive lineman Rakeem Nunez-Roches in the sixth round (217th overall) and seventh round resulted …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Inside linebacker was a glaring need entering the 2015 NFL Draft. The Chiefs, after all, only had Derrick Johnson, Josh Mauga, James-Michael Johnson and JoJo Dickson on the roster. The quartet now has company after the Chiefs added much-needed depth with the fourth-round selection (118th overall) of Georgia inside linebacker Ramik Wilson. “He’s big, he’s fast …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs watched 10 wide receivers go off the board before springing to action in the third round. Kansas City sent the 80th overall pick and a sixth-round pick (193rd overall) to the Minnesota Vikings to move up four slots to Minnesota’s 76th overall slot. The Chiefs used the pick on Georgia wide receiver Chris Conley. “I …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs went the offensive line route in the second round with the selection of Missouri offensive lineman Mitch Morse. The 6-5, 305 pound Morse, the 49th overall selection of the NFL Draft, offer the Chiefs flexibility and can be interchangeable along the line based on his college playing career. “He can play multiple positions,” Chiefs general …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs filled a need with the selection of cornerback Marcus Peters in the first round, and can now shift attention to other areas on the roster. One area could be wide receiver, a position group that saw six prospects go off the board on Day One of the NFL Draft: Amari Cooper to the Raiders, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – New Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters didn’t mesh well with a new coaching staff at the University of Washington in 2014. Peters reportedly had run-ins with a staff led by head coach Chris Petersen, missed team meetings and received a suspension during his college career. While the issues ultimately led to Peters’ dismissal from the Huskies football team in …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs could have gone a variety of directions with the 18th overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft. Inside linebacker, cornerback, offensive line or wide receiver made sense if the team went with either position. But the Chiefs eventually chose to take a chance on former Washington cornerback Marcus Peters. “I think he has probably got …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs backup quarterback Tyler Bray appears to be doing well on the road to recovery from a torn ACL suffered in January. Bray, who underwent surgery shortly after the injury, took to Instagram on Thursday night to post a video of himself jogging on a treadmill with the caption: “Finally able to jog/run.” Finally able to jog/run. A …
No more Pro Day workouts, private workouts, team visits and a million head-spinning mock drafts. Months of speculation surrounding draft prospects effectively ends Thursday night with the arrival of one of the league’s most-anticipated offseason events. The 2015 NFL Draft is finally here. This year’s draft moves from New York and will take place at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs have exercised the fifth-year option on defensive tackle Dontari Poe. The transaction, which will pay Poe a base salary of $6.14 million in 2016, officially appeared in the NFLPA database Wednesday morning. The news of the transaction was first reported by Albert Breer of NFL Media on April 24. Terez Paylor of The Kansas City …
