ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Running back Jamaal Charles will start training camp on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list, coach Andy Reid said Wednesday. Charles returns from an anterior cruciate ligament surgery to his right knee, but the move doesn’t indicate a setback in his recovery. “I think he’s on track,” Reid said. “He’s played a lot of downs, …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — When Alex Smith lines up with the offense Wednesday once rookies and select players hit the practice field, three quarterbacks will stand keenly observing the situation. All three will be imagining they are calling the play, scanning the defense and dropping back in the pocket. It may be Smith’s turn to take practice repetitions, but the snaps …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Chiefs outside linebacker Justin Houston will be in training camp to rehabilitate his knee. Coach Andy Reid, however, made it clear Houston, who underwent an anterior cruciate ligament procedure in mid-February, isn’t likely to see any work on the practice field throughout camp. “I don’t think that will happen,” Reid said Tuesday. “That one I can …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Kansas City Chiefs rookies, quarterbacks and select players reported for training camp Tuesday four days in advance of veterans. But uncertainty surrounds if Eric Berry, who hasn’t signed a one-year, $10.8 million franchise tender, will be among the group of veteran players arriving Friday afternoon. “Whether he’s here or not, I can’t answer that,” coach Andy …
Building a roster for the regular season depends on more than just the NFL Draft. And the Kansas City Chiefs coaching staff will use the next month to evaluate the 90-man offseason roster before settling on the initial 53-man roster. Training camp and preseason games offer plenty of competition for players jockeying for position on the depth chart, often resulting in …
Enthusiastic cheers and the sound of pads smacking will signal the return of football when the Kansas City Chiefs begin training camp in the coming week at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Mo. Rookies, quarterbacks and select players arrive Tuesday afternoon and the group will conduct three straight morning practices starting Wednesday before veterans report Friday afternoon. The …
With the Kansas City Chiefs heading to training camp, many players have much riding on the 2016 season. Below is a look at six players who should have plenty of motivation: MOST TO GAIN Defensive tackle Dontari Poe – Poe is playing the 2016 season under a fifth-year option, and a very lucrative contract could be in his future. This offseason, Philadelphia defensive …
The Kansas City Chiefs are set to enter training camp with the league maximum of 90 players on the offseason roster, which breaks down as 44 on offense, 43 on defense and three specialists. Four players return from spending the 2015 season on injured reserve: Running back Jamaal Charles (knee), cornerback Phillip Gaines (knee), tight end James O’Shaughnessy (foot) and …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Finding inspiration on career goals away from the football field came easy for Garrick Mayweather. While growing up in Baton Rouge, La., the Chiefs rookie offensive lineman was fully aware his mother, Suguna, has numerous relatives on her side of the family with successful medical careers. From surgeons to nurses, the list includes a grandfather who …
Welcome to the only true NFL “offseason,” the period between the end of mandatory minicamp and the start of training camp in late July. News in the next month is traditionally slow and that is not too surprising with players taking a long break. So, with the offseason workouts in the rearview mirror, this edition of the mailbag looks ahead …
