KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs waived Rakeem Nunez-Roches on Thursday, two days after the defensive lineman posted his goodbye message to them on social media. The moves comes less than two weeks after he re-signed with the team for the 2018 season. The Chiefs attempted to find a trading partner willing to pick up the fourth-year lineman, but his …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs officially confirmed the signing of five undrafted free agents who attended the team’s rookie minicamp over the weekend on a tryout basis while also waiving running back Akeem Hunt and claiming tight end Alex Ellis on waivers. The team parted ways with six players, including Hunt. The club waived Hunt with a failed physical …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs signed the first of their 2018 draft picks on Monday, inking sixth-round cornerback Tremon Smith to a rookie deal. Smith received a four-year contract worth $2.6 million dollars, per a league source. The contract includes a signing bonus of roughly $150,000. The contract averages to around $653,000 per year. The contract carries a cap …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Football seemed like a breeze for wide receiver Byron Pringle during the the past two seasons at Kansas State, but his trials off the field make this weekend’s rookie minicamp a first triumph in what he hopes is a long NFL career with the Kansas City Chiefs. “I take this opportunity as a blessing coming from …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Head coach Andy Reid shuffled his coaching staff during the offseason, and rookie minicamp marked the new staff’s first time coaching as a group on the field. “I guess you’d say this is the first time they’ve coached somebody with a helmet on and that’s a plus,” Reid said. Gone are offensive coordinator Matt Nagy, assistant …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If any question existed about who ranked as the strongest player on the Florida State football last year, Chiefs rookie defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi confidently ended the debate during the opening of the team’s rookie minicamp. “I was,” said Nnadi, who measures in at 6-foot-2 and 316 pounds and can squat lift 750 pounds and bench press …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The team that reports to St. Joseph for training camp in July appears primarily set in place for the Chiefs, and general manager Brett Veach feels good about where his team stands after this weekend’s NFL draft. “I’m excited about the roster,” Veach said during a post-draft conference call Monday. “We feel good about it. I …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs emerged from the 2018 NFL draft with a defense-heavy class that ticks off almost all the team’s needs entering offseason workouts, and each of the six prospects offer reasons for hope and worry for their long-term success in the league. There’s plenty of reasons to believe why each pick fits one of the team’s …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs closed out a nearly all-defense draft in Saturday’s sixth round, selecting Central Arkansas cornerback Tremon Smith and Tennessee lineman Kahlil McKenzie. The Chiefs traded both of their remaining seventh-round picks in exchange for the right to select McKenzie, who is the son of Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie. The younger McKenzie played defensive …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs continued searching for help improving their porous defense with the addition of Texas A&M safety Armani Watts. Area scout Willie Davis repeated another common theme among this year’s draft class, hammering home on the toughness of the 5-11, 2015-pound safety. “He’s not the biggest kid but he’s instinctive,” Davis said. “He knows where to …
