ST JOSEPH, Mo. — Chiefs running back Charcandrick West left practice early Saturday following a hit to the helmet, according to head coach Andy Reid. “(Head athletic trainer) Rick (Burkholder) is evaluating him , we’ll just see where he’s at,” Reid said. “We’ll just see where he’s at.” The hit occurred on the first day of practice with pads allowing …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Chiefs linebacker Reggie Ragland started training camp on the non-football injury list, the result of his knee puffing up following his flight to Kansas City, according to head coach Andy Reid. “He’s in great shape, we’re just going to let it calm down, precautionary measure, let it calm down and he’ll get back out,” Reid said. …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Chiefs president Mark Donovan goes back a long time with head coach Andy Reid, so it piques interest when he describes his friend as more excited for the 2018 season that he has seen him in a while. “You’d have to ask him that question,” Donovan said. “I give you my perspective which is he’s more …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s difficult, if not impossible, to play football at the highest level without loving the game, but even for a football player, few love the sport more than Chiefs center Mitch Morse. That’s what made his 2017 season so frustrating, with a foot injury robbing him of his power and strength. But that frustration combined with …
KANSAS CITY, Mo., — The Chiefs open training camp July 26 for the first of 15 practices open to the public, providing fans their first opportunity to see the 2018 edition of football in Kansas City. There’s much to do and see in St. Joseph, Mo., and around the Missouri Western State University campus. There are also plenty of things …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Watching Breeland Speaks intercept at Patrick Mahomes pass during Tuesday’s minicamp practice would never lead a casual observer to believe they just saw a college defensive lineman making the jump to edge rusher in his rookie season. Indeed, he looked more like the MaxPreps all-American middle linebacker he was at Callaway High School in Jackson, Miss. …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Dee Ford showed flashes of the first-round edge rusher the Chiefs hoped that were getting in the 2014 draft but there’s one time during his first four seasons he felt he pulled all his skills and talents together, a six-game stretch in 2016 when he picked up nine sacks. “That was not a flash,” Ford said …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Chiefs have question marks at outside linebacker with injuries and untested commodities, but Dee Ford has high expectations for this year’s group, largely due to his perception of Justin Houston regaining his status as one of the league’s elite pass rushers. “Justin, he’s starting to really go back to that 22-sack guy,” Ford said. “We …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The injury bug bit the Chiefs during the first workout of training camp as rookie safety Armani Watts left practice with an ankle injury. Watts limped to the sideline during individual drills early in practice. After a few moments with trainers in the medical tent, Watts rode a cart back to the training facility for further …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes entered training camp a year ago simply trying to take advantage of every practice he received, and on Monday he takes the field preparing to lead a team for a generation. “Last year when I was coming in as the third quarterback, you don’t get a lot of reps so you want to make …