KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A three-headed running back now resides in the Chiefs’ backfield as the team looks to replace Jamaal Charles, who is out for the season with a torn ACL in his right knee. While the exact roles – much less the identified starter – among Charcandrick West, Knile Davis and Spencer Ware has yet to be determined, …
Here are the offensive, defensive and special teams keys for the Kansas City Chiefs (1-4) in Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings (2-2), starting at noon at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. OFFENSE The best player on the Chiefs offense will be at home watching this game against the Vikings with his right leg up and ice on his injured …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the fifth consecutive week, the Chiefs face an opponent with one of those highly-valued franchise quarterbacks, passers selected in the first or seconds rounds of the NFL Draft and are now the centerpiece for their team. It started in Week 2 with Peyton Manning (first round 1998) in Denver. What’s followed has been Green Bay’s …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Running back Jamaal Charles’ season is officially over. The Chiefs confirmed Monday evening an MRI revealed Charles has a torn ACL in his right knee. The 28-year-old Charles suffered the season-ending injury Sunday in the third quarter against the Chicago Bears. Charles, a two-time first-team All-Pro running back, is no stranger to recovering from an ACL …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The reality of life without Jamaal Charles has hammered home in the 24 hours since Charles went down Sunday with a possible ACL tear in his right knee. While the Chiefs await official confirmation, coach Andy Reid now has the unenviable task of attempting to fill the void and the search is underway. “We’ll look in-house …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Official word on Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles’ knee injury will have to wait. Coach Andy Reid told reporters during a Monday afternoon press conference that Charles was undergoing an MRI, results pending. “Nothing has changed from what I mentioned yesterday,” Reid told reporters. “We’ll just get clarification today on exactly what it is, whether it’s …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs are bringing in a veteran running back for a look on the heels of Jamaal Charles’ knee injury. Free-agent running Ben Tate will work out for the Chiefs on Tuesday, a source familiar with the situation confirmed Monday morning with ChiefsDigest.com and The Topeka Capital-Journal. Adam Teicher of ESPN.com reported the news of Tate’s …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – There is no way to sugarcoat the Chiefs’ three-game losing streak. The issues are numerous on both sides of the ball, from allowing 19 total sacks on offense to a defense surrendering a league-worst 31.2 points per game on the season. Arguably the biggest surprise, however, focuses on a defense currently ranked at or near the …
Offensive, defensive and special teams keys of the Kansas City Chiefs against the Chicago Bears. OFFENSE The checklist of improvements needed from the Chiefs offense is a long one if they expect to beat a mediocre Chicago team at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. Topping that list is pass protection, which has been the worst in the NFL over the first …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs are reeling after losing three straight games and sit alone at the bottom of the AFC West division, where the Denver Broncos (4-0) continue to rule supreme. Instead of panicking entering Week 5, the Chiefs (1-3) prefer to view the past four games as the first quarter of a 16-game campaign. The team’s focus …
