KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs cornerback Charvarius Ward received a big bonus from his heavy workload in 2019, earning a performance bonus nearly 15 percent greater than his base salary. Ward earned a combined distribution of $654,750 from the NFL’s performance-based pay pool, the most of any player in the league. New England center Ted Karras ranked second with a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs have suspended non-essential travel for coaches and scouts and instructed most employees to work from home for at least two weeks as the sports world continues taking precautionary measures posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. That means the team’s scouts will not be on the road for college pro days scheduled over the next few …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Recent tradition dictates the defending Super Bowl champions kickoff the following NFL season at home on Thursday night, and the path now appears wide open for the Chiefs to do just that in September. The Kansas City Royals on Wednesday announced they are moving their home game against the Oakland Athletics originally scheduled for Thursday, Sept. …
MIAMI — Winning the Super Bowl usually provides the champion an opportunity to open their title defense on Thursday night, but there might be obstacles for the Chiefs opening their 2020 schedule at home. The NFL Kickoff game is slated for Sept. 10 with the opening Sunday set for Sept. 13. But the Chiefs face a potential scheduling conflict with …
MIAMI -- The Chiefs of the 1990s won 102 games, third-most during the decade, but never cracked into the Super Bowl due to an inability to pair a potent offense with a dominant defense. So how many Super Bowls could the '90s Chiefs have won with…
MIAMI -- Sunday's contest against the San Francisco 49ers marks the first Super Bowl for the vast majority of Chiefs players, but it's not a roster devoid of veterans with battle scars who have overcome challenges and emerged the better for it, such…
MIAMI -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell probably shouldn't have favorite players but he certainly appeared a Patrick Mahomes fan during his Super Bowl press conference Wednesday. “Patrick Mahomes anywhere in the NFL is good for me,” Goodell said when…
MIAMI -- Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt reiterated his hope on Tuesday that Patrick Mahomes will spend the rest of his career in Kansas City, and says the right time to get an extension done is coming soon. “There will be a right time sometime in…
MIAMI -- Chiefs head coach Andy Reid suddenly seems to have fans everywhere in Miami but his biggest fans players who credit him for helping shape their careers. One of those players is Sammy Watkins, who says he wants to help Reid win a Super Bowl…
