KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Pittsburgh Steelers rookie center B.J. Finney will not be on the field when the Steelers play the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. Finney, who joined the Steelers as an undrafted free agent out of Kansas State, won’t travel with Pittsburgh’s active 53-man roster while he improves his craft on the practice squad. “He gives us …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – From going through the tunnel to the sights and sounds of TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Chiefs rookie defensive lineman Rakeem Nunez-Roches absorbed everything about Week 6. The matchup against the Minnesota Vikings marked the first time Nunez-Roches was active for a regular-season game after being a healthy inactive the previous five weeks. So it comes …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs could face an unfamiliar quarterback when the Pittsburgh Steelers take the field Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. Starter Ben Roethlisberger is dealing with a knee injury and backup Mike Vick suffered a hamstring injury in Week 6, meaning third-string quarterback Landry Jones is in line to start. “I’m just getting myself kind of prepared and …
Here are the offensive, defensive and special teams keys for the Kansas City Chiefs (1-5) in Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2) at Arrowhead Stadium. OFFENSE The first key to winning for any football team is to score one point more than the opponent. Scoring points has become a problem for the Chiefs offense, as they have just two …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For many Chiefs fans, defensive lineman Nick Williams is one of those faceless names that pop up on the team’s roster from time-to-time without much fanfare heralding his arrival. Often, those players are gone before the average fan knows they were even in the building. But Williams is working hard to change that scenario at Arrowhead …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs begin preparations for Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers a little banged up. Coach Andy Reid said wide receiver Jeremy Maclin (concussion) and defensive end Mike DeVito (concussion) will not practice Wednesday, but he appeared optimistic as both players go through the NFL concussion protocol. “They’re in the program,” Reid said following Monday’s walkthrough …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In early September, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said that he thought he had a good team, one that could compete at a level where the franchise could achieve its goals of success in the postseason. Six weeks later, with a 1-5 record and the league’s longest current losing streak at five games, does Reid still …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs came out of Sunday’s game in Minnesota with two notable injuries and several other bumps and bruises. Wide receiver Jeremy Maclin and defensive end Mike DeVito sustained concussion, but their status remains unchanged Monday. “It’s no different than what I mentioned last night with the two fellas with concussions,” coach Andy Reid said. “The …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A season that began full of optimism has reached the brink of disaster following a four-game losing skid. It is no longer a matter of counting Chiefs’ victories, instead the focus falls on finding the next possible win between Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings and the Week 9 bye. And with any hope of somehow salvaging …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs will face an enduring testament to desire when Minnesota Vikings cornerback Terence Newman takes the field Sunday at TCF Bank Stadium. Newman, who is in his 13th season, has withstood time since entering the league in 2003 out of Kansas State as a first-round pick (fifth overall) with the Dallas Cowboys. The average career …
