KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs listed veteran cornerback Phillip Gaines among their inactives Saturday night against the Los Angeles Chargers. Gaines played in each of the team’s first 13 games including two starts. The team also listed newcomer Keith Reaser inactive. That leaves the team with starters Marcus Peters and Steven Nelson along with backups Darrelle Revis, Terrance Mitchell …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City running back Kareem Hunt rocketed through the NFL in hist first seven games but a midseason swoon raised the specter that he may have hit the rookie wall, a barrier he bashed his way through Sunday in the Chiefs’ 26-15 victory over the Oakland Raiders. “It’s just huge to go out there and get …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If the Chiefs managed to rally from losing six of seven games in the middle of the season to make a productive playoff run, safety Eric Berry might find a few votes for team most valuable player without even stepping foot on the field. Berry proved his value once again on Sunday, stepping into the circle …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — No one would blame Chiefs linebacker Reggie Ragland delivered a little extra effort against the Buffalo Bills, the team that drafted him in 2016 and dealt him to Kansas City before he even played an NFL game, but that’s not the linebacker’s style. “Anytime you play against another grown man who wants to hit you in …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs head coach wasted no time following his team’s disappointing 16-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills of falling on his sword and taking responsibility for another poor performance from his offense. “That’s my responsibility for when the offense starts that slow and I’ll go back and look at that,” Reid said. “We didn’t really didn’t get …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Wide receiver Albert Wilson returns to Kansas City’s lineup versus the Buffalo Bills Sunday afternoon, and the Chiefs hope he can inject a spark into the team’s struggling offense. Wilson was not on the field during the team’s early warmups with quarterbacks and receivers, so it remains unclear how much he may play. Coincidence or not, …
Two months ago Harrison Butker found himself in one of the more unusual situations in the NFL, playing the role of backup kicker for the Carolina Panthers. On Sunday afternoon, Butker kicked his way into the Kansas City Chiefs record book. Butker connected on three field goals on a windy day at MetLife Stadium, including a game-trying field that forced …
Defensive lineman Rakeem Nunez-Roches took a long pause when asked to explain what went wrong for the Kansas City Chiefs in their 12-9 loss to the New York Giants Sunday afternoon, giving the Giants just their second win of the season. “I’m still trying to figure that out right now,” Nunez-Roches told the Chiefs radio network after the game. “Honestly …
DALLAS — Just seconds after the last notes of “The Star-Spangled Banner” concluded and flag holders quickly folded the 100-yard wide Stars and Stripes on the AT&T Stadium field, Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters bounced out of the tunnel behind the team’s bench, an apparent compromise that brought an end to his sitting on the bench during the national anthem …
DALLAS — Tamba Hali is a football player, and the last 10 months feeling healthy enough to play but forced to watch his Kansas City Chiefs teammates from the sidelines proved one of the more difficult battles of his 12-year career. “Even when we win, I feel like my job is to force fumbles, get sacks and when I don’t do …
