KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs added depth to their thin defensive end group Monday night by acquiring edge rusher Cameron Thomas in exchange for a seventh-round draft choice. Thomas has three sacks in his NFL career along with 20 solo tackles and 20 assists, including six tackles for a loss. He’s also been credited with seven quarterback hits, two …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Center Creed Humphrey secured his financial future Thursday evening, and the Chiefs locked up a key member of their 2021 draft class and the anchor of their offensive line with a record-breaking contract extension. The deal cements Humphrey as the highest-paid center in the NFL, a league source confirmed. The $72 million, $50 million of which …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Chiefs opened their first full-squad workout of training camp without starting strong safety Justin Reid, who has been placed on the non-football injury list with a quad issue. The Chiefs also signed free agent tight end Izaiah Gathings to a contract. He takes the roster spot of fellow tight end Gerrit Prince, who was waived …
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 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs parted ways, at least temporarily, with linebacker Cole Christiansen on Saturday as part of removing seven players from the roster to make space for 17 undrafted college free agents. However, the Chiefs are interested in signing Christiansen back to the 90-player roster after this weekend’s rookie minicamp. In March, the Chiefs extended Christiansen an …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs added 17 undrafted free agents to their roster for this weekend’s rookie minicamp while also parting ways, however briefly, with seven players to make space on the active roster. Kansas City began Saturday with 81 players on the 90-player roster. That includes offensive tackle Chukwuebuka Godrick, an NFL International Pathway Player with a roster …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — To the victor belong the spoils, and after Patrick Mahomes, Chris Jones and even head coach Andy Reid and general manager Brett Veach received pay bumps for the team’s back-to-back Super Bowl triumphs, Monday was Travis Kelce’s day for the spoils. The 34-year-old tight end signed a restructured contract featuring a $4 million raise and $17 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It took longer than conventional wisdom suggested but late Thursday evening the Chiefs jumped into the free agent market for wide receiver, landing Marquise Brown on a one-year deal worth a maximum of $11 million. The contract includes $7 million in base salary and signing bonus along with incentives that could punch the deal up to …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s becoming a tradition in Kansas City. Every March the Chiefs mark the beginning of the new league year by converting Patrick Mahomes roster bonus money into a signing bonus to carve out additional salary cap space. Tuesday the Chiefs converted $27 million of the $34.9 million roster bonus due to Mahomes this year into a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs kickstarted free agency season earlier during the past few days in retaining defensive tackle Chris Jones and linebacker Drue Tranquill, but general manager Brett Veach and his staff have more work to do this week in putting together a 90-player roster starting the 2024 offseason. NFL free agency officially begins at 3 p.m. central …
