KANSAS CITY — The Kansas City Chiefs have linebacker Dee Ford in the fold for the 2018 season, exercising the fifth-year option of the rookie contract for the 2014 first-round pick. “That was a no-brainer decision,” general manager John Dorsey said in a conference call Monday. “We had known all along we were going to exercise the option.” Ford totaled …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs continued their draft wheeling and dealing before day three even started, shipping tight end James O’Shaughnessy and a sixth-round pick to the New England Patriots for a fifth-round selection, the No. 183rd pick overall. The Chiefs now have three fifth-round selections: the No. 170th, 180th and 183rd picks. The team also owns a sixth-round …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs kicker Cairo Santos signed his one-year contract tender, according to the NFL’s transaction report. Santos, a restricted free agent, will earn $1.797 million during the upcoming season. The Chiefs signed Santos as an undrafted free agent in 2014 to a three-year deal worth $1.532 million. As a restricted free agent the Chiefs offered Santos an original …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A new six-year, $78 million contract certainly made it easier for safety Eric Berry staying in Kansas City, but the All-Pro says his reasons for re-signing with the Chiefs had little to do with money. “You can try to put a price tag on different things, but you can’t account for chemistry,” Berry said during a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs free agent long snapper James Winchester has agreed to a new contract to return to the team for the 2017 season. Winchester’s agent Ken Sarnoff initially confirmed the signing on Twitter. No terms for the new contract were immediately released. Winchester signed a two-year contract with the Chiefs before the 2015 season. The …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs designated linebacker Justin March-Lillard to return from injured reserve, a move which also spells the end of the season for running back Jamaal Charles. The move allows March-Lillard to rejoin the team for practice for up to three weeks before activated to the 53-man roster. The linebacker’s return adds much-needed depth to …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs placed defensive lineman Jaye Howard on injured reserve Thursday, essentially ending his season with a hip injury. The team first reported Howard suffered a hip flexor injury on Nov. 2. He played 41 snaps in the following game against Jacksonville, but has not played in the three games since. Howard joins defensive lineman …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs bolstered their suddenly depleted running back depth Saturday by re-signing former running back Knile Davis, whom the team traded to the Green Bay Packers less than three weeks ago. The team also added to its depth along the defensive line, promoting David King from the practice squad. The team cleared roster space by waiving offensive …
KANSAS CITY, M0. — The Kansas City Chiefs shuffled the roster deck again, amid reports All-Pro running back Jamaal Charles requires a second surgery on his right knee and starting left guard Parker Ehinger must miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. The Topeka Capital-Journal and ChiefsDigest.com first reported Ehinger would miss the remainder of his rookie …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs placed All-Pro running back on injured reserve, after a follow-up examination Monday by orthopedic surgeon James Andrews. ESPN’s Field Yates first reported the move. Reports indicate Charles expect to miss eight weeks. The timing means the veteran running back could be designated to return from injured reserve after six weeks and before …
