ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Even with Patrick Mahomes on the field for Kansas City’s opening practice of training camp, all eyes fixated on rookie Xavier Worthy on Wednesday, and the first-round wide receiver made an impression early. After jamming a finger on his left hand on his opening target from Mahomes during a 7-on-7 passing drill, Worthy finished his first …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Chiefs rounded out their roster before the first practice of training camp with the addition of wide receiver Kyle Sheets while also officially placing five players on the physically unable to perform and non-football injury lists. Sheets, a 6-foot-3, 217-pound consensus Division II All-American last season at Slippery Rock, initially signed as an undrafted free …
ST. JOSEPH, Missouri — First-round wide receiver Xavier Worthy didn’t make it through two offseason practices before a tweaked hamstring curtailed his acclimation into the Chiefs offense but he’s now cleared for liftoff as Kansas City’s rookies reported for camp Tuesday, according to head coach Andy Reid. “We’ll ease him in,” Reid said. “We’re not going to just give him …
Here’s the complete roster for the Kansas City Chiefs 2024 rookie minicamp. Players eligible to participate in the three-day minicamp include rookies and other first-year players who haven’t accrued a full season of service as well as quarterbacks and injured players. Injured players who fully participated in the third phase of offseason workouts are not eligible for the rookie minicamp. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At age 18, Allen Wright worked his first training camp for the Chiefs and helped pack two 53-foot trailers for the road trip to the William Jewell College campus in Liberty in July 1983. For his 41st road trip to training camp, the team’s longtime equipment director oversaw loading an 11-truck convoy for the journey to …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Chiefs are heading to Arizona to face the Cardinals in State Farm Stadium, and once against the field conditions are playing a leading role. Head coach Andy Reid says he doesn’t have any concerns, even though kicker Harrison Butker sustained a high-ankle sprain there in Week 1 last season and the field conditions were heavily …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Chiefs still hold hope that wide receiver Kadarius Toney can return to the field in time for their season opener Sept. 7 against Detroit but there’s no plan to rush him back before he’s ready. That was the message Wednesday from Mike Borgonzi, the club’s assistant general manager. “We want to make sure he’s 100 …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — One day after the Chiefs placed Jody Fortson on injured reserve, the tight announced he underwent successful surgery to repair his dislocated shoulder but is expected to miss the 2023 campaign. “First off I’m going to thank God because although I’m missing the season I could be missing much more than just that,” Fortson wrote on …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Chiefs signed a pair of free agents Tuesday, deepening the bench at linebacker and cornerback, as the club returned to Missouri Western State University for the final three days of training camp ahead of Satuurday’s preseason game at Arizona. The new additions are linebacker Olakunle Fatukasi and cornerback Duron Lowe. Kansas City made room for …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Just more than six years after becoming general manager of the Chiefs, not much surprises Brett Veach anymore. But with Chris Jones missing the first 20 days of training camp and piling up $1 million in fines, Veach paused before answering whether Jones’ holdout caught him off guard. “I have a different perspective, because on one …
