As an anchor of the dominant Kansas City Chiefs teams of the 1990s, Tim Grunhard helped pave the way for the likes of Christian Okoye and Marcus Allen while serving as center for Joe Montana, and now he’s heading into the club’s Hall of Fame and the Ring of Honor at Arrowhead Stadium. Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt announced …
The rebuilding of the Chiefs’ offensive line following Super Bowl LV saw the final piece fall into place Monday with the arrival of Orlando Brown Jr. The smile on Brown’s face belied the seriousness of the mission he accepts when he steps inside the Kansas City locker room for the first time. It’s his job to protect the blindside of …
The Arrowhead name isn’t going away but this fall the home of the Chiefs will go by a new moniker, GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. The club and GEHA announced the sponsorship deal Thursday afternoon, ending a 15-year search for a naming rights partner for the Chiefs. Financial terms were not immediately available but the sponsorship agreement runs until Jan. …
The Chiefs’ locker room remained eerily quiet following the team’s 31-9 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Players were absorbing the reality of the defeat, Patrick Mahomes said, a bad feeling none of them wanted to experience again. “Then it just turned,” Mahomes said. “We’re going to get back. We’re going to be back in that game.” Other players shared …
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and safety Tyrann Mathieu added to their string of postseason honors on Monday with their inclusion on both the All-NFL and All-AFC teams as voted by the Pro Football Writers of America. It’s the third All-NFL honor for Kelce and second for Mathieu from the writers’ group. The Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts led the …
The 2020 season is far from over for the Chiefs but the club now knows who its opponents are for the 2021 season with the conclusion of the NFL’s regular season. The Chiefs will face six returning playoff teams, with the slate including Arrowhead Stadium visits by Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Dallas along with road trips to Baltimore and Washington as …
It should come as no surprise that with the AFC’s No. 1 seed in the playoffs secured, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid plans to provide his veteran starters with extra rest in Week 17 as the club finishes out the regular season against the Los Angeles Chargers. “I think it’s a good opportunity for some of our young guys or …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With the NFL season continuing with a flurry of scheduling changes due to COVID-19 positive test results, the Chiefs will now have an unusual Monday kickoff in the late afternoon at Buffalo in Week 6. The game, originally scheduled for Thursday night Oct. 15, will now move to Monday, Oct. 19 with a 4 p.m. kickoff. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs defensive tackle Mike Pennel completes serving his two-game suspension for violation of the league’s substance-abuse policy this week, and head coach Andy Reid indicates the veteran may see action when the team visits Baltimore on Monday night. “There’s a chance that he’s back up and ready to go,” Reid said during his Monday press conference. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn doesn’t mince words about his intense feelings toward Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy when the two squared as players in the NFL throughout the 1990s. “He was a fierce competitor of mine when we played against each other,” Lynn said Thursday as his team prepares to host the Chiefs on Sunday. …
