KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs right tackle Jawaan Taylor drew two penalties in the team’s 41-10 win over Chicago Sunday, and head coach Andy Reid delivered a rare rebuke of officials for their treatment of his player. Monday he delivered another unwavering defense of Taylor. “Now that I’ve had a chance to look at it, I’d even double down more …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — During Leo Chenal’s rookie season, the linebacker developed a routine between the team’s morning walkthrough and his lunch before that afternoon’s practice. At Wisconsin, he played almost exclusively as an off-the-ball linebacker, meaning he lined up off the line of scrimmage and patrolled the middle of the field as a run-stuffer and in pass coverage. But …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When Patrick Mahomes signed his record-breaking 10-year, $450 million contract extension in 2020, the inevitable question was when the Chiefs and their superstar quarterback would rework the deal. Today is the answer. Mahomes and the Chiefs have agreed on a restructured contract that will inject more money into the deal for 2023 through 2026. Although details …
Defensive tackle Chris Jones Wednesday spoke out for the first time since starting his holdout from the Chiefs, expressing his desire for a raise and denying a schism between him and the organization. “I don’t think there’s no animosity between me and the Chiefs organization,” Jones said. “I think they’re just, you know, a little disagreement. You know, I’m asking …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With less than 5 minutes remaining in the third quarter of the preseason finale against Cleveland, Chiefs quarterback Chris Oladokun stepped onto the field for his first action of the day. He had taken virtually no reps during practice that week. The team spent its limited game planning time preparing Shane Buechele to start the game, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two days after saying he wouldn’t criticize defensive tackle Chris Jones, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid took a less diplomatic tone Sunday when asked if the holdout could play Thursday night against the Detroit Lions. “I can’t tell you that,” Reid said before Sunday’s practice. “I mean, I don’t know. I don’t know what his agenda …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chris Jones holdout entered day 42 on Friday, and after tight end Travis Kelce issued a plea to his teammate to return, head coach Andy Reid says he wasn’t going to criticize his defensive star. “Everybody makes their own decisions, I mean, that’s the way it is in life and that’s the way it is …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For six months, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach has been optimistic regarding the club’s relationship with superstar Chris Jones, and he steadfastly maintains that positive outlook with the opening of the season in eight days and no signs of the defensive tackle’s holdout ending anytime soon. “I mean, listen, I’m certainly hopeful for that,” Veach said …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Only three Chiefs made this year’s NFL Top 100 list but led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes at No. 1, the club landed three players among the 10 best players in the league for 2023. Tight end Travis Kelce landed at No. 5 with defensive tackle Chris Jones coming at No. 10 in the rankings. The list …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs will be without defensive end Charles Omenihu for the first six games of the regular season after the NFL handed down Friday its punishment stemming from the player’s arrest for suspicion of domestic violence back in January. Omenihu’s suspension takes effect Sept. 4. He will be eligible to return on Oct. 13, the day …
