INDIANAPOLIS – The Chiefs have begun the process of addressing pending free agents before the start of the league’s calendar year, which begins on March 10. The Chiefs and defensive back Ron Parker’s representative have talked at the Combine, a source confirmed with ChiefsDigest.com. The two sides could talk again before the Combine is over, the source adds. That the Chiefs and Parker’s …
INDIANAPOLIS – Roster decisions loom on numerous fronts for the Chiefs. Will the team re-sign the likes of center Rodney Hudson, outside linebacker Justin Houston, defensive back Ron Parker, linebacker Josh Mauga and right tackle Ryan Harris, among others, before the start of the league’s calendar year on March 10? The good news is the Chiefs’ decision makers and various …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A sign of progress emerged Sunday morning between the Chiefs and outside linebacker Justin Houston, who is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent on March 10. The Chiefs and Houston’s representatives will meet in Indianapolis in an attempt to work out a multiyear contract, a league source confirmed with ChiefsDigest.com. The meeting is expected to occur …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – More than two weeks have passed since the end of the 2014 regular season, and one pressing issue remains in limbo. The Chiefs and outside linebacker Justin Houston’s representatives have had “zero talks” on a contract during that span, a source familiar with the negotiations informed ChiefsDigest.com Thursday. Houston played the final year of his contract …
The status of contract negotiations for quarterback Alex Smith and outside linebacker Justin Houston remains unknown as training camp nears. The pair are currently in the final years of respective contracts and scheduled to hit the free-agent market in 2015 unless the Chiefs extend their deals. Beyond Smith and Houston, however, other major contract discussions are sure to surround a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A pair of defensive backs, one an eight-year veteran and the other a prospect in May’s NFL Draft, appeared on the Chiefs’ radar Tuesday. Safety Danieal Manning, whom the Houston Texans released Monday, is currently in Cincinnati for a free-agent visit with the Bengals. But barring a signing, he told SiriusXM NFL Radio during an on-air …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After missing on then-free agent Emmanuel Sanders two Saturdays ago, the Chiefs are out of the hunt for another free-agent wide receiver. The Chiefs are not pursuing DeSean Jackson, a source familiar with the situation confirmed Saturday night with ChiefsSpin.com. Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network and NFL.com first reported the news on Twitter. The Chiefs were among …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Philadelphia Eagles’ release of wide receiver DeSean Jackson on Friday arrived in a two-sentence announcement on the team’s official Twitter account. The tweet read: “After careful consideration this offseason, Eagles decide to part ways with DeSean Jackson. The team informed him of his release today.” Jackson’s release comes on the heels of wide speculation in the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – New Chiefs cornerback Chris Owens said during Tuesday’s conference call with the Chiefs media that he visited the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But a decision to eventually sign a free-agent deal, a reported one-year, $800,000 contract, with the Chiefs came easy based on past ties. “I took a visit there and I felt comfortable,” Owens …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The departures continue since the start of the league’s calendar year, as the Chiefs lost another starter from last season’s 11-5 playoff team to free agency. Inside linebacker Akeem Jordan signed with the Washington Redskins, the Redskins announced Wednesday morning. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Jordan, a seventh-year pro, appeared in 16 regular season …
