KANSAS CITY, Mo. — By the time football players reach the NFL, their jersey number usually becomes special to them. Some players have worn the same number since their first snap on a football field. Even if there isn’t special significance the first time they pull on their jersey, it eventually becomes a part of them. New Chiefs wide receiver …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — To the victor belong the spoils, and after Patrick Mahomes, Chris Jones and even head coach Andy Reid and general manager Brett Veach received pay bumps for the team’s back-to-back Super Bowl triumphs, Monday was Travis Kelce’s day for the spoils. The 34-year-old tight end signed a restructured contract featuring a $4 million raise and $17 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Make no mistake, the back-to-back Super Bowl champion Chiefs are hoping to run it back in 2024 — and beyond — with the same triumvirate of Andy Reid, Brett Veach and Mark Donovan in charge of the club. The team announced Monday evening contract extensions for the head coach, general manager and team president respectively. No …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs will bring back all but one member of their assistant coaching staff from the group that led them to a win in Super Bowl LVIII, with the only changes coming on the defensive side of the football. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid announced at the NFL Combine that outside linebackers coach Ken Flajole had …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs will continue calling Arrowhead Stadium the club’s home for 25 more years — and up to 15 years more — based on the summary of the new lease terms and development agreement reached with the Jackson County Sports Complex Authority. The clubs are holding a press conference at 3 p.m. Wednesday to discuss the …
INDIANAPOLIS — On the field, the Kansas City Chiefs are the back-to-back Super Bowl champions, but inside their facility players rank the team 31st in the league on the NFL Players Association club report card issued Wednesday. That’s a drop of two spots in the rankings from last year’s inaugural report card in which the club ranked 29th. This year …
LAS VEGAS — Even after joking last month that he’s old but not old enough to retire, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was short, sweet and direct to the point Monday morning when asked if he will return as the team’s head coach for the 2024 season. “Yep, yep,” Reid said in the light of day following his team’s electrifying …
LAS VEGAS — When Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Chris Jones arrived at Allegiant Stadium dressed in black for Super Bowl LVIII, it appeared the trio of Chiefs’ captains had collaborated in fully embracing the dark side and making Kansas City a wretched hive of scum and villainy. But Mahomes says it wasn’t a coordinated decision to appear as America’s …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Then there were three. The 32 different playoff scenarios for the Chiefs — barring any ties, naturally — have been pared down to eight after wins Saturday by the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Houston Texans. Houston’s 23-19 win over Indianapolis clinched their playoff spot while eliminating the Colts from the playoff race. Pittsburgh’s 17-10 victory at …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs and the Kansas City Royals issued a joint statement Friday afternoon to remain in Jackson County and pledging more than $200 million in new economic benefits if voters approve a sales tax extension in April, but Jackson County Executive Frank White said no agreement has yet been reached with the clubs. “It …
