KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs are adding another weapon to their high-octane offense, reaching terms on a contract with free-agent running back Le’Veon Bell, according to the NFL Network. Terms of the deal were not immediately available. Bell became a free agent when the New York Jets released the 28-year-old Bell. He rushed for 74 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With the NFL season continuing with a flurry of scheduling changes due to COVID-19 positive test results, the Chiefs will now have an unusual Monday kickoff in the late afternoon at Buffalo in Week 6. The game, originally scheduled for Thursday night Oct. 15, will now move to Monday, Oct. 19 with a 4 p.m. kickoff. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs offense dug deep in their playbook Monday night with a series of trick plays and misdirection, all capped off with a 2-yard touchdown pass to left tackle Eric Fisher in the team’s 34-20 win over the Baltimore Ravens. Head coach Andy Reid said the Chiefs installed the play during training camp, and “there’s nothing …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It didn’t take long Monday night for Patrick Mahomes to etch his name in the NFL record books once again, becoming the fastest quarterback in league history to surpass the 10,000-yard passing mark. Mahomes completed a 13-yard pass to tight end Travis Kelce with less than 1 minute remaining in the first quarter. Mahomes finished the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs head coach Andy Reid confirmed that wide receiver Sammy Watkins is in the league’s concussion protocol and won’t practice Thursday as the Chiefs prepare to battle the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night. “More neck right now than the other part,” Reid said after Watkins took a hit to the helmet from Chargers linebacker Denzel Perryman …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs placed defensive tackle Khalen Saunders on injured reserve Saturday, while also elevating defensive tackle Braxton Hoyett from the practice squad for Sunday’s contest at the Los Angeles Chargers. Saunders suffered an elbow dislocation during the team’s Week 1 win over the Houston Texans. The injury expects to keep Saunders on the sidelines for approximately …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn doesn’t mince words about his intense feelings toward Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy when the two squared as players in the NFL throughout the 1990s. “He was a fierce competitor of mine when we played against each other,” Lynn said Thursday as his team prepares to host the Chiefs on Sunday. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs started their Super Bowl defense Thursday night with 19 starters who own championship rings from last season but it turned out players who only joined the team in April made huge contributions in a 34-20 opening win over the Houston Texans. First-round draft pick Clyde Edwards-Helaire scored on a 27-yard touchdown run and tallied …
In two meetings at Arrowhead Stadium last season, the Chiefs and the Houston Texans lit up the scoreboard, combining for 137 points in the two matchups in contest filled “Be Where Your Feet Are” In the words of Patrick Mahomes’ college baseball coach, Tim Tadlock, now more than ever is the perfect time to focus and “be where your feet …
The Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Texans meet for the sixth time in six seasons on Thursday, and that familiarity creates an intriguing matchup for the NFL’s season opener. The Texans own two wins in the series, including a 31-24 victory at Arrowhead Stadium last October. But the Chiefs own the two most critical victories, a 30-0 shutout in …
