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 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In a whirlwind around 72 hours, Kansas City linebacker Tamba Hali went from the physically unable to perform list on to the active roster, and appears ready to reinforce the Chiefs’ dinged up pass rush. Hali’s return comes at a time that linebacker Dee Ford misses his third game of the season and linebacker Justin Houston …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs surrendered 417 yards to Oakland quarterback Derek Carr in last week’s loss to the Raiders, and that futility combined with the return of cornerback Steven Nelson promoted the Chiefs to shakeup up their secondary in Monday night’s 29-19 win over the Denver Broncos. Kenneth Acker earned his first start of the season, taking over at …
After watching Oakland Raiders Derek Carr march his team up and down the field Thursday night for more than 500 yards of offense and pulling out a victory with no time remaining on the clock, Kansas City safety Eric Murray experienced a swirl of emotions. “Just a lot of surprise, a lot of anger the way the game ended,” Murray …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. But what happens when fooled a third time? That’s the question the Chiefs defense must ask itself after Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell torched the team for the third time in just more than a year. “They say to not take anything personal, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs found itself out hustled and out manned in 19-13 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, and yet the team still found itself one play away from forcing the game into overtime or even winning outright. One play early in the fourth quarter seemed to turn the tide once and for all, however, and …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs will be without another key offensive player against the Pittsburgh Steelers with wide receiver Albert Wilson out with a sprained knee. He joins starting center Mitch Morse and right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif on the team’s in active list. The Chiefs also lineup without receiver Chris Conley, who the team placed on injured reserve Saturday …