KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Former Chiefs defensive end Jared Allen announced his retirement Thursday morning in grand fashion. Allen, who turns 34 on April 3, posted a 20-second video on Twitter of himself sitting on a horse with dark skies as the background. “Well, everyone, I just want to say thank you for an amazing 12-year career,” Allen said. “This …
Two main pieces of the Kansas City Chiefs defense drew recognition Saturday night from The Associated Press. Safety Eric Berry was named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year, while cornerback Marcus Peters was named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. Berry’s return to football less than a year after being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma proved one of the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs coach Andy Reid encourages his players to be themselves. Tight end Travis Kelce, one of the team’s high-profile young stars, will take it another level, “The Bachelor” style. The 25-year-old Kelce will have his own reality television show, “Catching Kelce,” airing on E! later in the year with eight episodes dedicated to Kelce’s quest to find love, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Inside linebacker Derrick Johnson is headed to the Pro Bowl as an alternate, the Chiefs announced Monday. Johnson replaces Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly, who will be preparing to play the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50. The 33-year-old Johnson started all 16 games the past season, leading the Chiefs defense with 116 tackles (95 solo), …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two players from the Chiefs and New England Patriots are lighter in the pocket almost a week after the AFC Divisional playoff game at Gillette Stadium. The NFL fined Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola $23,152 for a blindside block on cornerback Jamell Fleming during game, a league spokesman confirmed Friday with ChiefsDigest.com and The Topeka Capital-Journal. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Pro Football Writers of America on Friday named Chiefs free safety Eric Berry as the 2015 NFL Comeback Player of the Year. Berry, who returned to football cancer-free less than a year after being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, went on to appear in all 16 games with 15 starts. The sixth-year pro finished the regular …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs on Thursday officially announced Brad Childress and Matt Nagy will split duties as offensive coordinators. Childress and Nagy assume the position left vacant by the departure of Doug Pederson, who earlier in the week became the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. Childress previously served as the spread game analyst/special projects coach since 2013, while …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs coach Andy Reid’s affinity for Aloha shirts won’t require a change of clothing when he dons a headset on the sideline on Jan. 31. Reid and his staff were selected to coach against the Green Bay Packers’ coaching staff led by Mike McCarthy in the 2016 Pro Bowl in Honolulu, the NFL announced Wednesday. The announcement …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A week of speculation surrounding the vacant Philadelphia Eagles head coaching job officially ended Monday afternoon. Former Chiefs offensive coordinator Doug Pederson has been hired as Philadelphia’s new head coach, the Eagles announced Monday. Pederson was linked as the leading candidate last week, but the Eagles couldn’t hire him until after the Chiefs were out of the playoffs, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – There is no doubt the battle-tested New England Patriots have more recent playoff experience than the Chiefs, a team advancing beyond the first round of the playoffs for the first time in 20-plus years. The Patriots are the defending Super Bowl champions, after all, and have made the postseason in seven straight seasons, including two Super …
