Austin Willis is wearing shorts, sneakers and a windbreaker jacket – the Emporia State logo over his heart offering a hint of his identity – while waiting in the lobby of an IHOP restaurant in Emporia, Kan. He rises and smiles upon greetings, extending a warm handshake before a hostess leads a party of two to the privacy of a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs held an annual local Pro Day workout Friday at the team’s training facility in advance of the NFL Draft. NFL teams are allowed to bring in draft prospects who are from the metropolitan area for a workout, in accordance with NFL rules. These players do not count against the 30 pre-draft visits teams are …
The NFL will descend on Chicago in less than four weeks for the annual draft. This mock draft is not meant for accuracy; rather it is intended to find the best immediate impact for the team and fits the skillset of each player. 1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: QB Jameis Winston, Florida State Tampa Bay has a lot of directions they …
The Chiefs are fully engaged in checking out prospects ahead of the 2015 NFL Draft, which starts April 30 and ends May 2. And the team’s focus shifts from school Pro Day workouts to private individual player workouts at schools, a maximum of 30 player visits to the Chiefs training facility and the local Pro Day workout on April 10. Note the below …
From a teenager to a young man, Randall Evans has grown a lot since leaving Miami five years ago in pursuit of NFL dreams that landed him in Manhattan, Kan. The 23-year-old’s firm hand shake and body language reflect confidence; his eyes display maturity and intelligence; the words flow from his mouth in articulate fashion; and his memory is a bottomless …
Chiefs general manager John Dorsey and his scouting department have spent three offseasons overhauling the roster, with only 12 players remaining from prior regimes. Those players are: Running backs Jamaal Charles and Cyrus Gray; wide receiver Junior Hemingway; offensive linemen Jeff Allen and Donald Stephenson; defensive linemen Allen Bailey and Dontari Poe; outside linebackers Tamba Hali and Justin Houston; inside linebacker Derrick Johnson; strong safety Eric Berry; and punter Dustin …
The Kansas City Chiefs find themselves in a position of luxury, not necessity, at wide receiver before the NFL Draft. The free-agent signing of Jeremy Maclin and re-signing of Jason Avant provide the Chiefs established veterans with proven production in coach Andy Reid’s West Coast offense. Maclin and Avant will allow general manager John Dorsey to not have the pressure …
LAWRENCE, Kan. – The months since the 2014 regular season ended have been virtually nonstop for former Kansas Jayhawks inside linebacker Ben Heeney. The native of Hutchinson, Kan., played in the East-West Shrine Game, attended the NFL Scouting Combine, and then capped it off Wednesday with Kansas’ Pro Day. Heeney was among 15 former Jayhawk players working out in front …
Former Kansas State wide receiver Tyler Lockett proved records are made to be broken. The dual-threat Lockett, a native of Tulsa, Okla., established a whopping 17 school records by the time he concluded an accomplished four-year career in Manhattan, Kan. Among the records set by Lockett include receptions (249), yards receiving (3,710), receiving touchdowns (29), 100-yard receiving games (17), kickoff-return …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The worst-kept secret is now official with the NFL announcing Monday night the Chiefs were awarded four compensatory picks. The Chiefs have a third-round pick (98th overall), two fifth-round picks (172nd and 173rd) and a sixth-round pick (217th) to add to six selections, giving the team a total of 10 picks for the upcoming NFL Draft. Kansas …
