KANSAS CITY, Mo. – With sunny skies and temperatures in the low 90s Thursday, the Chiefs worked out under arguably the hottest day of organized team activities (OTAs). And it was also hot on the field when tempers briefly flared between right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and defensive end Jaye Howard during 11-on-11 drills. The two players were observed in a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs center Mitch Morse spent a month and a half with backup quarterback Aaron Murray during the offseason in Georgia. It wasn’t a vacation, however, and the players trained together. “We spent an hour, hour and a half a day, just going through little things,” said Morse, who also dedicated time looking at film from the past …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles, who continues to rehabilitate from an anterior cruciate ligament surgery to his right knee, has yet to hit the practice field during organized team activities (OTAs). But one of the league’s top running games will only get better when Charles returns to the fold and Spencer Ware feels the Chiefs’ backfield …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Running back Jamaal Charles spent time Wednesday working out on a hill next to the Chiefs training facility under the watchful eye of a trainer. The occasion marked Charles’ first appearance at organized team activities (OTAs), but he didn’t join his teammates on the field. Instead, Charles, who was clad in shorts and a t-shirt, spent …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – NFL coaches don’t often make player comparisons in public, but they grab attention when it occurs. Such was the case Wednesday when Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub mentioned returner Devin Hester when asked a question about rookie wide receiver/returner Tyreek Hill. “When you evaluate players, you always compare them to other people,” Toub said. “He …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Feel free to give major credit in the patience department to Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Kelce, fresh off a Pro Bowl season and a five-year contract extension, addressed the media on Day Four of organized team activities (OTAs). Initial inquiries weren’t about football, however, and Kelce found himself responding to 12 straight questions surrounding his …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Marcus Peters made a tremendous splash during his rookie campaign of 2015. The Chiefs’ first-round pick (18th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft started all 16 regular-season games and tied for the league lead with eight interceptions, adding 60 tackles (53 solo) and a team-record 26 passes defensed. Peters’ stellar season was capped off by a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It didn’t take long for guard Jeff Allen to get back in the groove against the Cleveland Browns. Allen, who missed the past two games with an ankle injury, returned to the starting lineup at left guard and felt right at home. “I got back in there ready to roll,” he said. “Once I got that …
BALTIMORE – With Sunday’s 34-14 win over the Ravens, the Kansas City Chiefs are the only team in NFL history to win eight straight games after a losing streak of at least five games. A remarkable feat, of course, when considering how the Chiefs lost some of the games during the dismal losing streak. “It is stunning once you go …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Keen observers saw through the steady downpour to notice something different with Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith against the San Diego Chargers. And it had to do with the equipment on Smith’s hands, marking the first time in his 11-year career he wore gloves. “It was coming down pretty good pregame and in that first half, I …
