KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce won’t play in Thursday night’s season opener against the Detroit Lions due to a hyperextended knee injury he suffered earlier this week. The team elevated tight end Matt Bushman and defensive tackle Matt Dickerson from the practice for the Thursday night game. Bushman will fill the third tight end role behind …
GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Chiefs will carry six wide receivers and three tight ends in Sunday’s Super Bowl showdown against the Philadelphia Eagles, while running back Clyde Edwards Helaire is on the inactive list for the final game of the season. With no game-day designations entering Sunday, all seven players on the inactive list are healthy scratches. The full Chiefs …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After a 10-game absence, Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman will make his return in this evening’s AFC Championship game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Hardman’s return to the lineup is a mild surprise. What isn’t a surprise is that quarterback Patrick Mahomes (ankle) and tight end Travis Kelce (back) are also active for the title clash. Chiefs …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes left the team’s Divisional Round playoff game against Jacksonville with a right ankle injury. The club reported him as questionable to return but he did re-enter the contest on the opening drive of the second half. Mahomes suffered the injury late in the first quarter after getting hit in the backfield by …
There wasn’t much suspense to Kansas City’s regular-season final with the Las Vegas Raiders Sunday, not with the Chiefs racing out to a 21-3 halftime and heading off any serious challenge in closing out a 14-3 campaign with a 31-13 victory over their rivals. But the pursuit of several statistical milestones for some of the Chiefs stars at least kept …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs escaped with a narrow 27-24 win over the Denver Broncos on Sunday but they didn’t manage to evade the injury bug impacting at least three players, including Pro Bowl left guard Joe Thuney. Head coach Andy Reid said Thuney will undergo an MRI to determine if there is any new damage in his right …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It wasn’t a foggy Christmas Eve nor did Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo need someone to guide his sleigh but he did have a question for L’Jarius Sneed that made the cornerback want to shout out with glee. As the Chiefs went to work Monday starting to prepare for the Seattle Seahawks, Spagnuolo asked Sneed if …
Harrison Butker ranks as the second-most accurate kicker in NFL history but his 2022 season started off on the wrong foot — literally — and it’s been a struggle for the six-year veteran to get back on track. Yet despite missing his third extra point of the season and a potential game-winning field goal try from 51 yards in Sunday’s …
No, Kansas City’s 30-24 overtime win over the Houston Texans wasn’t the cleanest of performances. Even head coach Andy Reid called it “a weird game.” Yet the contest ended in a familiar fashion with the Chiefs celebrating their seventh straight AFC West championship. That meant that despite the less-than-pristine performance, it was time to celebrate for quarterback Patrick Mahomes. “We …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A mere five weeks ago, the Chiefs’ pass rush found itself right in the middle of the pick, tied for 14th in the NFL in bringing opposing quarterbacks to the ground. After Sunday’s 26-10 win over the Los Angeles Rams — and not mention five weeks and five wins later — the Chiefs’ defense ranks No. …
