It should come as no surprise that with the AFC’s No. 1 seed in the playoffs secured, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid plans to provide his veteran starters with extra rest in Week 17 as the club finishes out the regular season against the Los Angeles Chargers. “I think it’s a good opportunity for some of our young guys or …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With the NFL season continuing with a flurry of scheduling changes due to COVID-19 positive test results, the Chiefs will now have an unusual Monday kickoff in the late afternoon at Buffalo in Week 6. The game, originally scheduled for Thursday night Oct. 15, will now move to Monday, Oct. 19 with a 4 p.m. kickoff. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs defensive tackle Mike Pennel completes serving his two-game suspension for violation of the league’s substance-abuse policy this week, and head coach Andy Reid indicates the veteran may see action when the team visits Baltimore on Monday night. “There’s a chance that he’s back up and ready to go,” Reid said during his Monday press conference. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn doesn’t mince words about his intense feelings toward Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy when the two squared as players in the NFL throughout the 1990s. “He was a fierce competitor of mine when we played against each other,” Lynn said Thursday as his team prepares to host the Chiefs on Sunday. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The long days of summer came to a close for general manager Brett Veach and his personnel staff this weekend as the Chiefs trimmed their roster to 53 players for the opening kicking off Thursday against the Houston Texans. Now the Super Bowl title defense truly begins in earnest. “It’s always a bittersweet time of year,” …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs defensive tackle Mike Pennel will start the 2021 season on the sidelines after receiving a two-game suspension from the NFL on Tuesday. The exact nature of the suspension was not revealed but Pennel hinted at the cause in an apology message posted to social media. “First and foremost, I want to apologize to my family, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Forced to make a decision between returning to the Super Bowl champions for another run at a title or supporting his mother through her battle against cancer, Chiefs running back Damien Williams said it was a difficult but straight forward decision to opt out of the 2020 season. “For me, it was just kind of cut …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The NFL and its players reached an agreement on paving the way forward for the 2020 season under the specter of COVID-19, but the campaign won’t include Chiefs right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, who announced on Friday night he is opting out of the upcoming season. “This is one of the most difficult decisions I have had …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs wandered through a quarterback desert for decades, and now that they have their guy the club has no intention of letting him go. The Chiefs on Monday agreed to terms on a 10-year contract extension with Patrick Mahomes. Steinberg Sports, which represents Mahomes, says the deal is worth $503 million. The deal …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs defensive tackles Chris Jones broke his silence about the impasse between himself and the club on a new contract, hinting on Twitter he may hold out if he doesn’t receive long-term deal before the league’s July 15 deadline. “Or I won’t play,” Jones tweeted in reply to a discussion regarding the prospect of a new …
