KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The NFL’s longest current iron man streak among offensive lineman might come to an end this weekend as the Kansas City Chiefs prepare to rest many of their starters in the season finale at the Denver Broncos. Right tackle Mitchell Schwartz enters the game with two of the longest current active streaks among offensive linemen. He holds …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs head coach Andy Reid entered Kansas City’s quarterback room on Tuesday to deliver the news that rookie Patrick Mahomes would start the team’s regular season final Sunday at Denver. “We were in here watching film as a group and we were just trying to learn as we go and he went out and gave us …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rookie Harrison Butker picked up the AFC special teams player of the week award for the second time this season following his five field goal performance against the Miami Dolphins Sunday. Butker becomes the third rookie in team history to win multiple player of the week honors. Wide receivers and kick returners Tyreek Hill (2016) and …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters stood at this locker Friday afternoon holding a bottle of Napa Valley wine he just unwrapped, a holiday gift from an unknown well-wisher. “I need to thank you for whoever sent me this,” Peters said. “I don’t know, I’m about to figure it out.” Does Peters like wine? “I like cognac,” Peters …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Temperatures at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday afternoon may not break the freezing mark, and kicker Harrison Butker might even see a few snowflakes during warm ups, prompting Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub to wonder how his rookie may fare in his first true cold-weather NFL experience. “This will be the coldest game Butker ever kicked …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kick return specialist Devin Hester retired this week after a record-setting career, and Kansas City Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub probably understands Hester better than any other coach in the league. “He was a great player,” Toub said. “Five years from now, if he doesn’t get in the Hall of Fame, it would be a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters received a one-game suspension for his meltdown against the New York Jets on Sunday, but the suspension came not from the NFL but rather head coach Andy Reid, who said he made the difficult decision in the team’s best interests. “I like Marcus Peters so that’s a difficult thing to do,” Reid …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With the Chiefs mired in a three-game losing streak and the team dropping five of its last six games behind a struggling offense, head coach Andy Reid reiterated Monday that he plans to keep rolling with Alex Smith as his quarterback. “Yeah, Alex is my guy,” Reid said. Reid makes the case that the offense’s woes …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With 13 years in the NFL, linebacker Derrick Johnson spent much of that time as an every-down linebacker, still playing every defensive snap in five of Kansas City’s first nine games this year, but don’t expect to see that again as the Chiefs entering the closing stretch this season. “Right now the plan is to not …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When an Achilles injury ended the season for Chiefs wide receiver Chris Conley, it took away more than just one of the team’s starting wide receiver — it also robbed Kansas City of their backup kick holder behind punter Dustin Colquitt, and last week the team finally filled the gap on the depth chart with rookie …