KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Current director of player personnel Chris Ballard is staying with the Chiefs, a team spokesman confirmed Thursday morning via email. In recent weeks, Ballard was reportedly the leading candidate for the vacant general manager position with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. A potential move to Tampa would’ve reunited him with Lovie Smith, whom the Buccaneers hired as …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The injury updates provided by the Chiefs Tuesday evening bore bad news for rookie running back Knile Davis. Davis, who scored two touchdowns in the opening round of the playoffs against the Colts, is currently rehabilitating a sprained knee and a fractured fibula. The revelation of the fractured fibula comes two days after coach Andy Reid held …
INDIANAPOLIS – Like a scene from “The Godfather,” people came over to shake hands with the two men sitting in the corner table at the Tilted Kilt the night before the Chiefs squared off against the Colts. On the surface, Marty McDonald and Eric Granell weren’t much different than their visitors adorned in red. Both men wore Chiefs gear to …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The enormity of Saturday’s 45-44 implosion sunk in during Chiefs coach Andy Reid’s end-of-season presser. “As far as yesterday goes, it’s final,” Reid told reporters Sunday. “It hits you just like you get hit upside the head with a bat. It hits you hard and it should hit you hard.” For the Chiefs, the way the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The road to Super Bowl XLVIII begins Saturday, as the Chiefs (11-5, No. 5 seed) take on the Indianapolis Colts (11-5, No. 4 seed) at Lucas Oil Stadium for the first game of Wild Card Weekend. It’s also a rematch from Week 16, where the Colts defeated the Chiefs 23-7 at Arrowhead Stadium. Still, the second …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Less than a week after being named to his first Pro Bowl, Chiefs wide receiver/punt returner Dexter McCluster can add another first to his list. McCluster has been named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for December, the NFL announced Thursday. The fourth-year pro out of Mississippi had a month to remember, returning 12 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs starting right tackle Eric Fisher suffered a groin injury during Tuesday’s practice, leading to him not practicing Wednesday. For most teams, Fisher potentially being out of the lineup ahead of the first round of the playoffs could be a devastating blow. But the Chiefs are covered if Fisher is unavailable Saturday against the Indianapolis Colts, thanks …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe, who missed the regular season finale with a concussion, and linebacker Justin Houston, out since suffering an elbow injury in Week 12, are anxious to return to the field. They couldn’t pick a better spot given Saturday’s contest is the first playoff game for the Chiefs since the 2010 season. “I’m just …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Running back Jamaal Charles got his first taste of the playoffs in 2010 when the Chiefs won the AFC West. The 30-7 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in the opening round has stayed with the Charles, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on nine carries, adding a catch for 15 yards on the game. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – If experience really matters, the Chiefs are in good shape. Despite having one of the league’s youngest teams (26 average age), the current Chiefs roster has played in 60 combined playoff games with 28 starts, giving the team a roster with battle-tested veterans. And that certainly doesn’t hurt as the Chiefs prepare to meet the Indianapolis …
