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 Chiefs general manager John Dorsey and head coach Andy Reid have multiple ways they can go in the first round, and could use help at wide receiver, guard, defensive line, outside linebacker and cornerback. Kansas City also finds itself short a Top 100 pick with the loss of a third-round pick, so the need to regain an additional pick could …
This mock draft takes a more traditional route and attempts to predict what each team will do rather than necessarily the best fit. 1. Los Angeles Rams: QB Jared Goff, California The Rams go with the quarterback who can contribute immediately. Goff will have some growing pains in reading defenses and having his footwork right on his accuracy, but he appears to find …
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 …
MANHATTAN, Kan. – With his Pro Day workout over, Morgan Burns caught his breath and stepped away from football in late March to embark on a week-long mission. The purpose of the journey proved close to Burns’ heart and it took him halfway around the globe on a 15-hour flight to East Asia to educate others on his devotion. “We …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – John Dorsey enters his fourth NFL Draft with the Chiefs since becoming the general manager in 2013 and this is the time of year he carries extra enthusiasm. “We’re six days closer to the draft and from a personnel guy like myself, that’s an exciting time,” Dorsey said Friday. “You have an exciting time to better …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs held a predraft visit Tuesday with University of Manitoba defensive lineman David Onyemata, a source informed The Topeka Capital-Journal and ChiefsDigest.com. The source spoke on the condition of anonymity because the Chiefs don’t announce predraft visits. The 6-3, 300-pound Onyemata, a native of Lagos, Nigeria, didn’t start playing football until arriving in Canada in …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NFL on Monday denied the Chiefs’ appeal for violating the anti-tampering policy, signaling the Chiefs will enter the draft without a third-round pick. The NFL, however, made a concession with monetary penalties, reducing the team’s fine from $250,000 to $200,000 and coach Andy Reid’s fine from $75,000 to $60,000. All other portions of the penalty, …
