Chiefs assistant head coach Brad Childress told a Chicago radio station it took the full season before rookie quarterback Patrick Mahomes showed a comfort level taking snaps underneath center. “For us to get Pat in that situation where he could play from underneath center, obviously he’s more comfortable in the shotgun, it took 16 games, it took that much time …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Head coach Andy Reid move swiftly to fill the role of offensive coordinator vacated by Matt Nagy leaving for the Chicago Bears, promoting running backs coach Eric Bieniemy to the role. “I’m a big fan of his,” Reid said last week of Bieniemy. “I’ve got good coaches and I’ve said before I think he’s a phenomenal …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chicago Bears announced the hiring of Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy as their new head coach on Monday, initiating a shuffle among the leadership of the team’s offensive for the third-straight season. Nagy came to Kansas City in 2013 along with head coach Andy Reid. The 39-year-old Nagy served as quarterbacks coach from 2013-15 under …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said little about the officiating following his team’s 22-21 Wild Card loss to the Tennessee Titans, but the few words he did say spoke volumes about what he thought of a series of controversial calls that went against his team. “I can’t go there,” Reid said. “Everything I say, those …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs take on the Tennessee Titans Saturday without defensive lineman Rakeem Nunez-Roches, but wide receiver Albert Wilson will suit up for the Wild Card playoff round. Nunez-Roches left last week’s game against Denver with an sprained ankle and the team listed him as doubtful heading into this week’s game. Wilson continues battling a hamstring injury, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs haven’t won a home playoff game in 24 years, but that hasn’t deterred Chiefs fans from buying into Saturday’s Wild Card game against the Tennessee Titans, and the club’s front office is throwing its weight into the fight to try to put the team in the winner’s circle. Team president Mark Donovan said 88 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs face the prospect of opening the NFL playoffs without two essential role players on the sideline and their depth challenged at wide receiver and along the defensive line. The team listed defensive lineman Rakeem Nunez-Roches as doubtful with a sprained ankle and wide receiver Albert Wilson questionable with a hamstring injury. The loss of …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have reached an agreement keeping the team’s training camp in St. Joseph, Mo., for the 2018 season on the campus of Missouri Western State University. Club and school officials announced the deal Thursday, which includes a mutual option for the 2019 season. Both sides continued expressing optimism of returning the team’s training …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kareem Hunt ended his season just as it began in September, booking ending his rookie campaign with the NFL’s offensive rookie of the month award for December. Hunt is the first running back to win more than one rookie of the month award since Adrian Peterson in 2007. New Orleans’ defensive back Marshon Lattimore won the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sunday’s victory over the Denver Broncos in the season finale proved costly for Kansas City’s special teams with coordinator Dave Toub searching for replacements with the team’s top two kick returners gone for the season. “We’ve got a number of guys who can do it,” Toub said. “(Demarcus Robinson) can do it, (Charcandrick West) can do …
