KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs took another step toward filling the void left by the absence of linebacker Derrick Johnson with Justin March-Lillard returning from injured reserve and resuming practice with the team, but the move also closes the door on the potential return of running back Jamaal Charles. Defensive coordinator Bob Sutton said March-Lillard looked fine …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce appreciated his second-straight Pro Bowl nomination, but he made it abundantly clear that a trip to Orlando, Fla. for the game interferes with other plans he has the following weekend in Houston. “I feel like I’ve kind of been there and I’ve got my eyes on a different prize,” …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chris Harris Jr. remembers finishing high school with all-state honors without college scholarship offers flowing in, and he remembers wrapping up a heralded college career at Kansas overlooked for an invite to the NFL combine and bypassed again on draft day. “That motivated me a lot,” Harris said. “Just not having any offers coming out of high school …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs safety Eric Berry won selection to this fifth NFL Pro Bowl, and one of his fellow teammates will be rookie wide receiver and return specialist Tyreek Hill. Berry and Hill along with cornerback Marcus Peters and tight end Travis Kelce will represent the Chiefs in the annual postseason all-star game. Peters and Kelce …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The 158 yards rushing tallied by the Kansas City Chiefs in their 19-17 loss to the Tennessee Titans belies a problem that plagued the team much of the season and spelled disaster on Sunday. The team’s much-vaunted run game has lost its swagger, and not even coach Andy Reid is certain how to recover it. “I …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hit theaters this weekend, and the Chiefs locker room buzzed with talk of the film just like many other other workplaces around the world. Chiefs wide receiver Chris Conley, a noted film enthusiast and Stars aficionado, attended an advanced screening of the film and wrote a review for The Players’ Tribune. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs can clinch an AFC playoff berth with a win Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium against the Tennessee Titans, a team defying the odds with its own playoff ambitions and posing a tougher than expected challenge for the red-hot home team. “They’re hotter than a firecracker right now,” coach Andy Reid said of the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Tennessee Titans turned from a 13-loss team to a playoff contender in one season by building around second-year quarterback Marcus Mariota, yet the young signal caller says it’s his team’s rushing attack that makes the offense go. “I think if you’re able to run the football it’s going to open a lot of different things,” Mariota said. …
Kansas City Chiefs rookie wide receiver claims he lost a race once, but that seems hard to believe with the blazing speed he displayed against the Oakland Raiders while running away with the award for AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. “Yeah, I lost – one time,” Hill said. “It was a professional race, actually. The guy out of …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs return for preparations against the Tennessee Titans this week, and must do so without the reassuring presence of veteran inside linebacker Derrick Johnson. Johnson sustained a torn Achilles tendon in the team’s 21-13 win over the Oakland Raiders Thursday night. The Chiefs may find an understudy to keep the show going, but …
