KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Outside linebacker Justin Houston’s signing had the brass at One Arrowhead Stadium singing praises Wednesday. And for good reason, after all. The Chiefs secured one of the NFL’s premier pass rushers to a six-year, $101 million deal and have the 26-year-old Houston in his prime. “This is a great day for the Kansas City Chiefs organization,” …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – All-Pro outside linebacker Justin Houston waited patiently as he continued his offseason workouts in Georgia. Houston, whom the Chiefs designated as a non-exclusive franchise player on March 2, didn’t attend organized team activities or the mandatory minicamp. The fifth-year pro skipped those offseason events while the Chiefs and his agent were in negotiations to have a multiyear …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs and outside linebacker Justin Houston’s camp are expected to renew contract discussions Tuesday, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed Monday with ChiefsDigest.com. ProFootballTalk.com was the first to report the news. The contract talks are set to take place a day before Wednesday’s 4 p.m ET league-wide deadline for designated franchise players to …
It is never too early to look ahead, especially when it comes to the decisions the Chiefs have in front of them surrounding contract-year players. The Chiefs have 29 players currently on the 90-man offseason roster entering the final year of contracts, according to the NFLPA database. Some of the players are eligible for unrestricted free agency based on accumulating …
The NFL owners voted Tuesday to change the distance of the point after touchdown, NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino announced on Twitter. The extra point rule for 2015 just changed. Snap for kick from the 15-yard line, 2-pt try stays at 2-yard line and defense can return. — Dean Blandino (@DeanBlandino) May 19, 2015 The rule moving the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Offensive lineman Jeff Allen has appeared in 32 games with 28 starts since joining the Chiefs as a second-round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. Allen has been a mainstay at left guard. That is, until the Chiefs added two-time Pro Bowl left guard Ben Grubbs in March via trade with the New Orleans Saints in exchange …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The excitement of a potential breakout 2014 season from Chiefs defensive end Mike Catapano began building during the offseason. The Chiefs’ seventh-round pick of the 2013 NFL Draft looked good coming off a rookie campaign where he appeared in 15 games as a reserve, recording four tackles (three solo), a sack and three quarterback hurries. A …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs backup quarterback Tyler Bray appears to be doing well on the road to recovery from a torn ACL suffered in January. Bray, who underwent surgery shortly after the injury, took to Instagram on Thursday night to post a video of himself jogging on a treadmill with the caption: “Finally able to jog/run.” Finally able to jog/run. A …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Donald Stephenson has the same approach to the 2015 offseason season when compared to last year. Well, almost. The Chiefs offensive tackle was projected as the starting right tackle at this time in 2014. Fast forward a year, and now Stephenson finds himself starting over on the opposite end. “I’m coming in to compete for a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs left tackle Eric Fisher didn’t have the benefit of a complete offseason in 2014 to prepare for the regular season. Fisher, the No.1 overall pick of the 2013 NFL Draft, underwent offseason shoulder and sports hernia procedures last year. Both events limited Fisher to individual position drills throughout organized team activities (OTAs) and mandatory minicamp, …
