KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs opted for bolstering a thin linebacking corps in Friday night’s second round of the NFL draft, choosing Mississippi State’s athletic Willie Gay Jr. with the No. 63 overall selection. Head coach Andy Reid said the Chiefs feel they landed a first-round talent in a player who may have fallen down some team’s draft boards …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs doubled down on offense in the first round of the NFL Draft, landing LSU RB Clyde Edwards Helaire with the No. 32 choice of Thursday’s first round. Now general manager Brett Veach turns to other needs as the team enters night two with selections near the end of the second and third rounds. Kansas …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Early Thursday evening, more than two hours before the NFL Draft started and more than six hours before the Chiefs went on the clocks for their first selection, general manager Brett Veach made the call. He told head coach Andy Reid and club chairman and CEO Clark Hunt LSU running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire would be his …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As the scouting process for the NFL Draft reaches its pick, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach gives head coach Andy Reid a group of players to evaluate. When Veach handed off the tape of LSU running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire, he invoked the name of a favorite player from Reid’s past in Philadelphia. “I told coach, I …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In the AFC West it’s all about keeping up with the Joneses – or rather the Mahomeses – so perhaps it’s no surprise that the Chiefs’ divisional rivals targeted offense in Thursday’s opening round of the 2020 NFL Draft. “I think teams certainly, they got to score some points against us,” Chiefs general manager Brett Veach …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With the NFL Draft looming in just one week, the Chiefs appear no closer to finalizing a long-term deal with defensive tackle Chris Jones. But general manager Brett Veach on Thursday said dialogue continues between the club and Jones’ agents Michael and Jason Katz. “We’ve had a lot of discussions with Chris and the Katz brothers …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Normally this time of year Chiefs head coach Andy Reid would be in his office, evaluating players for the upcoming draft, entertaining potential free agents and breaking down film with his coaching staff. This year he finds himself working alone in his basement, connecting with the football world virtually with the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting business as …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs reached agreements Tuesday night with fan favorites Mike Pennel and Anthony Sherman to return for the 2020 season on one-year deals. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero first reported the agreement between the Chiefs and Pennel, while Terez Paylor of Yahoo Sports first broke word of Sherman returning to the club. Pennel arrived in Kansas City …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The NFL released its list of compensatory selections in the 2020 NFL Draft but the Chiefs won’t hold one of the additional choices awarded to teams based on free agents lost during the 2019 offseason. That leaves the Chiefs sitting with five selections in this year’s draft, one in each of the first five rounds. The …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Recent tradition dictates the defending Super Bowl champions kickoff the following NFL season at home on Thursday night, and the path now appears wide open for the Chiefs to do just that in September. The Kansas City Royals on Wednesday announced they are moving their home game against the Oakland Athletics originally scheduled for Thursday, Sept. …
