KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs officials continuing investigate two separate incidents during Monday night’s game against Washington involving alleged fan behavior involving racial slurs and a Confederate flag. Washington wide receiver Terrelle Pryor Sr. alleged in a post to his Instagram account that he heard a racial slur directed toward him several times during the game. “Being called …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kareem Hunt continues stockpiling rookie records, and he added more Thursday without even stepping on the field, picking up both the AFC offensive player of the month and rookie of the month honors. “It’s a great feeling,” Hunt said after winning the two awards. “I just want to keep it going, keep going out every week …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Washington knocked the Oakland Raiders from the ranks of the unbeaten last week with a decisive 27-10 win in Sunday’s game, and head coach Jay Gruden says defensive coordinator Greg Manusky gained insight from Kansas City’s recent success against the Raiders and quarterback Derek Carr. “Absolutely we watched as much film as you can,” Gruden said, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs lost veteran kicker Cairo Santos for at least half of the season, but the team hopes it has found a diamond in the rough with rookie kicker Harrison Butker. Butker, a seventh-round draft pick from Georgia Tech by the Carolina Panthers, nearly unseated veteran Graham Gano during a pitched training camp battle. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt issued a statement Sunday afternoon in the wake of President Donald Trump’s remarks over the weekend that NFL owner should suspend or fire players who chose not to stand during the national anthem before games. Hunt’s statement alludes to his past remarks that he prefers players to stand …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs captured their second-straight NFL player of the week honor with defensive lineman Chris Jones nabbing recognition thanks to his big day in the team’s 27-20 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. “It felt pretty good,” Jones said. “Like I told my (defensive line) coach Britt Reid, it’s not about last week it’s about …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Landing on the cover of Sports Illustrated following an NFL debut happens in movies and dreams, but now it’s the world in which Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt lives after his monstrous first outing against New England in week one. “It’s a lot of new people around,” Hunt said. “But I keep my circle tight, still …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith delivered a nearly flawless performance in his team’s 42-27 dismantling of the New England Patriots, capturing AFC offensive player of the week honors for week one. Smith completed 28 of 35 passes for 368 yards and four touchdowns against the Patriots defense, compiling a quarterback rating of 148.6. It’s the second offensive …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Head coach Andy Reid repeatedly makes the case that no one can replace injured safety Eric Berry, who undergoes season-ending repair of his Achilles tendon this week. “That’s not what you’re going to do, not the whole package of Eric Berry,” Reid said. “He’s one of the great ones in the game.” In fact, it takes …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs president Mark Donovan probably feels he climbed the highest mountains and run through the fields in bringing U2 to Arrowhead Stadium for Tuesday’s stop on The Joshua Tree Tour 2017. “I started working on U2 when I was in Philadelphia,” said Donovan, who joined the Kansas City front office in 2009 after six …
