KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The status of All-Pro outside linebacker Justin Houston remains in the air a week after the Chiefs designated Houston as a non-exclusive franchise player. General manager John Dorsey took a moment Wednesday to provide an update with a group of reporters and his underlying message surrounded patience. “I think the last time I talked to his …
After an eight-season run, the Dwayne Bowe show may be coming to an end. Multiple reports on Tuesday afternoon, notably from Adam Schefter of ESPN and Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, indicate the Chiefs plan to release the veteran wide receiver. PRE JUNE 1: The move frees up $5 million in cap space for the Chiefs this season, and clears $13 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Outside linebacker Tamba Hali was the first player to rework his contract Sunday. Monday produced another veteran to do the same in a move that offered the Chiefs salary cap relief a day before the NFL’s calendar year begins Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET. Defensive end Mike DeVito agreed to restructure his contract with the Chiefs, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs have been busy in the past three weeks with roster moves to create cap space. The team released linebacker Joe Mays, tight end Anthony Fasano and wide receivers Donnie Avery and A.J. Jenkins during that span. But the moves still left the Chiefs an estimated $1.7 million over the cap before the start of …
The Chiefs are set to retool the roster through free agency and the NFL Draft in the coming months. An injection of talent is never a bad thing, especially at positions of need, to enhance competition on the road to the initial 53-man roster. Still, the Chiefs have a group of developmental players currently on the offseason roster carried over …
INDIANAPOLIS – Chiefs coach Andy Reid entered the media room at the NFL Scouting Combine using a cane to help him walk. A noticeably slimmer Reid gingerly made his way up the short steps to take his place behind the podium before addressing the media at Lucas Oil Stadium. But Reid appeared in good spirits, which he proved with his opening …
If the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2014 season were an amusement park ride, it would be a roller coaster with plenty of peaks and valley. The team ascended to a 7-3 start before a bank turn dropped them to 9-7. Kansas City did not finish the circuit in ideal fashion and below are five culprits. All of these moments lead to …
Year Three can be a special number for a general manager and head coach when building a program or have the opposite effect as the final ride before unemployment. By the third season, most of the roster should have their guys, players should know what is expected of them and the locker room culture should be built. The front office has a …
The Chiefs went with a youth movement at kicker and punt returner in 2014, and the results provided a promising future. 2014 ROSTER: Kicker Cairo Santos, punter Dustin Colquitt, long snapper Thomas Gafford, punt returner De’Anthony Thomas, kick returner Knile Davis, returner Frankie Hammond Jr. INJURED RESERVE: None 2015 FREE AGENTS: Thomas Gafford, Frankie Hammond Jr. (exclusive rights) POSITION REVIEW …
The Chiefs’ safeties held their own on the back end of coverage and solidified one of the NFL’s best defensive secondaries against the pass. 2014 STRONG SAFETIES: Ron Parker, Kurt Coleman 2014 FREE SAFETIES: Husain Abdullah, Kelcie McCray, Daniel Sorensen NON-FOOTBALL INJURY LIST: Eric Berry (illness) INJURED RESERVE: Sanders Commings (ankle) 2015 FREE AGENTS: Kurt Coleman, Chris Owens, Ron Parker, …
