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 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs have retained another key veteran, and in this case a mainstay of their special teams unit for the past decade. Long snapper James Winchester has agreed to terms on a new with Kansas City, a source tells Chiefs Digest. The terms of the new deal were not immediately available. Winchester expects to sign the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Just more than 37 hours before Chris Jones could have tested free agency for the first time in his career, the All-Pro and the Chiefs reached terms on a record-breaking deal for the defensive tackle. The five-year agreement reached Saturday night includes $95 million in guaranteed money, as initially reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. While the …
INDIANAPOLIS — The Chiefs made their first major move toward building their 2024 roster and reconfiguring their wide receiver room Wednesday by releasing wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling. The move saves the Chiefs $12 million in cap space. Valdes-Scantling was slated to earn $11.56 million in base salary next season, the final year of a three-year, $30 million deal he signed …
LAS VEGAS — The Chiefs will have one more receiver available at their disposal in Sunday’s Super Bowl LVIII showdown against the San Francisco 49ers after activating wide receiver Skyy Moore from injured reserve Wednesday. Moore landed on injured reserve Dec. 18 after injuring his knee in the team’s Week 15 win against the New England Patriots. The club designated …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs began preparation for their Divisional playoff showdown with Buffalo Wednesday without starting defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi, who is out with a triceps injury. Nnadi suffered the injury during Saturday’s Wild Card win over the Miami Dolphins. The term initially described the injury as an elbow issue, and Nnadi was seen on the sideline testing …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The revolving door in the Chiefs’ receiver room turned against Monday afternoon with Skyy Moore landing on injured reserve and Justyn Ross returning after a seven-game absence due to a suspension. Moore landing on injured reserve wasn’t a huge surprise after he left Sunday’s win over New England due to what head coach Andy Reid described …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With Bryan Cook on injured reserve with an ankle sprain, the Chiefs signed veteran safety Deon Bush to the active roster Saturday while also elevating practice squad running back Deneric Prince and defensive tackle Mike Pennel for their Week 15 contest at New England. To make room for Bush on the roster, the Chiefs waived linebacker …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs will be without running back Jerick McKinnon when they visited the Green Bay Packers Sunday night and have bumped up rookie Deneric Prince from the practice squad to fill his spot on the game-day roster. McKinnon was listed as questionable on Friday with a groin injury. The veteran sat out Wednesday’s practice but returned …
