KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Teams often utilize the later rounds of the NFL draft to take flyers on players and the Chiefs are no different. But the Chiefs’ second of two picks in the fifth round caused heads to turn. A day after Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt said character matters, the team sent mixed signals with the selection …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – With three picks in the fourth round, the Chiefs addressed depth at key positions on both sides of the ball and took a chance on a player that comes with off-field concerns. The selections of Cincinnati offensive guard Parker Ehinger (105th overall) and Minnesota cornerback Eric Murray (106th overall) are safe selections. But the Chiefs took …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs traded their second of two second-round picks (59th overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for Tampa Bay’s third-round pick (74th overall) and fourth-round pick (106th overall). With a move into the third round after starting the draft without a third-round pick, the Chiefs selected Notre Dame cornerback KeiVarae Russell, who became the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NFL Draft is likely to move from Chicago, the city that has hosted the event the past two years. And Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt wouldn’t mind if Kansas City played host to the annual selection process. “Absolutely,” Hunt said Friday. “I think we’ve all seen the event that the draft has turned into …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After trading out of the first round Thursday night, the Chiefs entered the fray on Day Two of the NFL Draft and went defense with the selection (37th overall) of defensive lineman Chris Jones out of Mississippi State. “Right now I’m very excited, a lot of mixed emotions, man,” Jones said Friday in a conference call …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – With the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft in the books, Chiefs general manager John Dorsey shifts focus Friday night to the second round. Dorsey has ammunition, of course, after trading out of the first round Thursday night to gain an extra second-round pick (37th overall) from the San Francisco 49ers to go along with …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs moved out of the first round Thursday night by trading the 28th overall pick and a seventh-round pick (249th overall) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the 49ers’ second- (37th overall), fourth- (105th overall) and sixth-round pick (178th overall). “We thought it best within the organization to move back to acquire some …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs’ draft board should be set by now, leaving last-minute strategy meetings before the 2016 NFL Draft kicks off Thursday night. While the Chiefs have seven total picks this year, one course of action sure to draw discussion between general manager John Dorsey and his staff during the draft surrounds working around not having a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs could be in the market for a guard after shaking up the roster two days before the NFL Draft. The Chiefs released veteran guard Paul Fanaika, a source familiar with the move confirmed Tuesday afternoon with The Topeka Capital-Journal and ChiefsDigest.com. The release was eventually listed on Tuesday’s NFL Transactions report. The 6-5, 327-pound Fanaika joined …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs on Monday announced the signing of veteran wide receiver Mike Williams. While the Chiefs did not disclose terms, Williams signed a one-year deal, a source confirmed Monday evening with The Topeka Capital-Journal and ChiefsDigest.com. The 6-2, 212-pound Williams, who turns 29 on May 18, was out of football in 2015 after being suspended the …
