KANSAS CITY, Mo. — New Jersey authorities indicted Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Khaseem Greene Tuesday on charges related to a shooting outside a nightclub in December. The team placed Greene on waivers shortly after the indictment became public. A surveillance video shows Greene handing a gun to a man outside the Allstar Night Club in Elizabeth, N.J., on Dec. 3, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs signed six players from their rookie minicamp held over the weekend, while also cutting ties with two undrafted free agents and five veterans. The signings from the rookie minicamp include: DL Ricky Ali’fua,6-2, 297 pounds, Utah State TE Emanuel Byrd, 6-2, 239 pounds, Marshall CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste, 6-3, 213 pounds, Nebraska P …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs officially announced the signing of three of this year’s draft picks along with 12 undrafted free agents. Draft picks agreeing to terms are fourth-round wide receiver Jehu Chesson from Michigan, fifth-round linebacker Ukeme Eligwe from Georgia Southern and sixth-round defensive back Leon McQuay III from Southern California. Chesson’s four-year rookie deal for $2.82 million …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City native De’Vante Bausby returns to his hometown again, hoping for better luck the second time around. The Chiefs signed the free agent cornerback to a contract Wednesday after the Chicago Bears placed Bausby on waivers Monday. Terms were not immediately disclosed. The 6-2, 190-pound Bausby attended Bishop Hogan Preparatory Academy in Kansas City and …
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 …
