KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Another member of the Chiefs will enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday night at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio. Will Shields will be one of eight members joining the Hall during induction ceremonies for the class of 2015. Shields will be the ninth player to enter the hallowed halls who spent the majority of …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs generally celebrate the kickoff to football season with “Red Friday” before the first home game. This season, “Red Friday” becomes “Red Thursday” on Sept. 17 to coincide with the Chiefs’ home opener against the Denver Broncos on CBS’ Thursday Night Football. “This year, Red Thursday is going to capture all of the annual Red Friday …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs are without a key player to start the season. The NFL suspended cornerback Sean Smith without pay for the first three games of the regular season games for a violation of the league’s substance-abuse policy, the league announced Friday. “This morning the NFL notified the club that cornerback Sean Smith will serve a three-game …
Kansas City Chiefs rookie cornerback Justin Cox was arrested Monday afternoon in Starkville, Miss., and charged with aggravated domestic violence, burglary of a residence and trespassing, according to a press release received from the Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office. The Clarion-Ledger was the first to report the news. According to the Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded at approximately 1:05 p.m. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 2015 NFL Supplemental Draft is scheduled for Thursday and at least one declared entrant could be on the Chiefs’ radar. The Chiefs are one of 14 teams to inquire about Connecticut tight end Sean McQuillan in recent days, a source familiar with the situation confirmed Wednesday with ChiefsDigest.com. The source spoke on the condition of anonymity …
It’s safe to say that if there had not been a Jack Steadman, there would not have been a Hall of Fame life for Lamar Hunt and there may not have been the Kansas City Chiefs. Steadman, the former general manager and president of the Chiefs, passed away on Sunday. He had been in bad health for the past few …
KANSAS CITY, MO. – The Chiefs announced numerous moves Friday within the player personnel department. Arguably the biggest move surrounds Chris Ballard, who was promoted from director of player personnel to director of football operations. Ballard, who has 14 years of experience in NFL personnel, joined the Chiefs in 2013 and his name has surfaced around the league in the past …
Chiefs wide receiver Da’Rick Rogers on Monday reached a plea agreement in the Marion County Municipal Court in Indianapolis for a DUI that occurred in 2014, according to documents received from the court. Rogers pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle with alcohol concentration equivalent to at least .08, but less than .15, according to the court. The charge of operating …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs on Tuesday announced team president Mark Donovan signed a long-term contract extension. Terms and duration of the deal were not disclosed. “My family and I are delighted that Mark will be guiding the business operations of the Chiefs for many years to come,” Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt said in a statement released …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs cornerback Sean Smith pleaded guilty on March 9 to operating a motor vehicle with a BAC of .08, according to documents obtained Wednesday morning from the Kansas City Municipal Court. Smith received two years of probation, which ends March 9, 2017, and no jail time, according to the court documents. The disposition of Smith’s case …
