KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After a weekend of pouring through game film, analyzing scouting reports and meeting with the coaching staff, general manager Brett Veach and his personnel team must have an initial 53-player roster in place before 3 p.m. central time Tuesday. It’s a daunting task, and my final rosterology reflects the difficulty in making the final decisions on …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs general manager Brett Veach had a 53-player roster in mind heading into Thursday night’s matchup against Chicago, which culminated in a Bears victory that sent the Chiefs to a dismal 0-3 finish in the preseason. It’s hard to see any significant performances coming out of the game that would have affected the shuffling of the …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Monday was “Moving Day” for the Chiefs, the first day of practice after the opening game of the preseason when NFL teams reshuffle their depth charts and begin drawing a distinction between the 53 players who will make their opening roster and those who are fighting for one more chance to prove themselves. Indeed, there are …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The pads have been on for four training camp practices, and while there are still 10 workouts to go on the campus of Missouri Western State University, it’s an ideal time to a big-picture look at projecting the Chiefs’ 53-player roster. Heading into camp the biggest questions focused on the battle for the starting left tackle …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In just 23 days the Chiefs first-year players, quarterbacks and select veterans returning from injury will report to training camp in St. Joseph, marking the official start of the 2024 NFL campaign for the two-time defending Super Bowl champions. For a team seeking an unprecedented third-straight Lombardi Trophy, it’s no surprise the Chiefs don’t have many …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Over the course of the next three days, the Chiefs must reduce their roster from 91 players down to 53, and there won’t be many easy decisions for general manager Brett Veach and his staff. The process starts in earnest Sunday morning, head coach Andy Reid explained, when his coaching staff performs their grading of Saturday’s …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fewer than five days from now the Chiefs must whittle a roster of 91 players down to 53 to start the regular season, and there are as many as a dozen roster decisions that should be resolved after the club faces the Cleveland Browns at noon Saturday at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. The biggest looming …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As rosterology moves through the preseason, it’s important to remember that while performance on the field is the overriding consideration in building a roster, there are business considerations that must be factored in as well. When calculating an initial 53-player roster, it’s vital to consider NFL transaction rules and the contract status of each player. During …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In 20 days, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach must whittle a roster of 91 players down to 53 before the team’s season opener against Detroit, and making those final decisions may be more difficult than ever. “How many guys we keep at a particular spot, I think will be a little bit more daunting of a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In just two weeks the Chiefs’ rookies and quarterbacks will step on the practice fields at Missouri Western State University to open training camp. That’s when the work begins in earnest on whittling down a roster of 90 players to the 53 who will make the initial squad on Aug. 29. Yet the structure of the …
