KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs got a bitter taste of what Oakland Raiders running back Latavius Murray can do with limited playing time. The second-year pro gashed the Chiefs in Week 12 with 112 yards rushing and two touchdowns on just four carries before leaving with a concussion midway through the second quarter. Murray’s performance, which included a 90-yard …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The subject surrounding the Chiefs’ utilization of running back Jamaal Charles has come up two previous times this season. The first came in Week 1 after Charles logged 11 touches (seven carries, four catches) in a loss against the Tennessee Titans. The second arrived in Week 5 when Charles recorded four second-half carries in a loss …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NFL on Friday fined Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce $11,025 for unsportsmanlike conduct from Week 13. The monetary penalty surrounds Kelce’s obscene gesture, which was caught on national TV during NBC’s Sunday Night Football game between the Denver Broncos and Chiefs game. The second-year pro’s action came early in the fourth quarter after Broncos linebacker Von Miller …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Consider the message received loud and clear. The Chiefs have lost two straight games in ugly fashion with four remaining in a tight playoff chase, and the donning of full pads during Wednesday’s practice made a point. “There’s a sense of urgency around here,” defensive end Kevin Vickerson said Thursday. “I think everybody needs to be …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It is far from a secret the Chiefs haven’t had a wide receiver touchdown through 12 regular-season games this year. Coach Andy Reid has stood firm publicly in recent weeks on not being too concerned over that statistic whenever it came up. Wednesday wasn’t different. “I don’t worry about who gets them,” Reid told reporters during …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs rookie cornerback Phillip Gaines was a busy man Sunday night against the Denver Broncos. The 6-0, 193-pound Gaines started and logged a season-high 82 snaps on defense, making him one of eight Chiefs players to play all defensive snaps. And he spent a good majority of the game shadowing 5-11, 180-pound Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Recently signed wide receiver Jason Avant is set for make his debut in a Chiefs uniform for Week 13’s showdown against the Denver Broncos. Of course, how much time Avant sees on the field Sunday night depends on how much he’s absorbed since arriving last week. “He’s been working like crazy trying to learn it,” Chiefs …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The education of Chiefs rookie running back De’Anthony Thomas as a punt returner continues. While the Chiefs want him to be aggressive, Thomas has been prone to bad judgment by allowing punts to hit the ground or fielding punts deep inside the Chiefs’ territory. A most recent example occurred late in the second quarter of Week …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs cornerback Marcus Cooper has pulled a disappearing act. Cooper, who started the season at left cornerback, hasn’t logged a defensive snap in three straight games despite the absence of cornerback Jamell Fleming. “He’s practicing hard and we’ll just see how things work out,” coach Andy Reid said of Cooper during a Friday morning conference call …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs have won five in a row, including seven of the last eight games. And it would be easy for a team coming off a win against the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks to overlook the Oakland Raiders, especially with a showdown looming on the horizon against the Denver Broncos. But don’t expect the …
