KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Newly acquired wide receiver Kadarius Toney provides the Chiefs with another option for the team’s high-octane offense. Still, head coach Andy Reid expects it to be a gradual process working with the former first-round draft selection into the team’s rotation. “We’ve got one football and we’ve got a few guys that we like to get the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With the NFL trade market heating up ahead of the deadline on Nov. 1, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach jumped into the fray on Thursday in landing former first-round wide receiver Kadarius Toney from the New York Giants in exchange for two 2023 draft choices. The Chiefs sent a conditional 2023 third-round choice (compensation for Chicago …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs made a series of roster moves on Wednesday morning, with the likelihood of a couple more to come before Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. The Chiefs promoted defensive tackle Taylor from the practice squad to the active roster, where he takes the place of defensive end Benton Whitley, whom the club placed on …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three days after re-signing veteran Marcus Kemp to the practice, the Chiefs welcomed another familiar face into their wide receiver group with the return of Chris Conley. While Kemp has spent parts of the past five seasons with the club since joining the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2017, Conley was last on the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The hamstring injury suffered by cornerback Trent McDuffie Sunday will keep him out for at least the next four games after the Chiefs placed him on injured reserve Tuesday. The team also made a flurry of other roster moves Tuesday afternoon, including the promotion of linebackers Elijah Lee and Jack Cochrane from the practice squad to …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs relied on familiarity in building their initial practice squad of the 2022 season, signing 13 players who were released or waived on Tuesday during the club’s roster reduction to 53 players. The first 14 players signed to the practice squad are: QB Chris Oladokun RB Jerrion Ealy WR Daurice Fountain WR Cornell Powell TE …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It was a wild day on Tuesdays as the Chiefs whittled their roster from 75 players to 53 ahead of the 3 p.m. central time deadline, with some surprise cuts and decisions on the transaction wire. The club released veteran receivers Daurice Fountain and Josh Gordon along with linebacker Elijah Lee and defensive tackle Danny Shelton …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs made their final moves to reduce their roster to 80 players ahead of Tuesday’s 3 p.m. central time deadline, placing running back Derrick Gore on injured reserve and moving offense tackle Lucas Niang to the reserve/physically unable to perform list. This follows the moves on Monday when the club placed three players on waivers: …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo has a group of largely young and inexperienced pass rushers under his charge, so adding 12-year veteran defensive end Carlo Dunlap is seemingly the ideal fit for a lineup in need of production and depth. “I’m always happy to add big, long guys, right, that have experience, that played in the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs starting running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire started training camp on Tuesday on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list alongside with defensive tackle Cortez Broughton. The club did not immediately identify the reason for either player landing on the PUP list. Head coach Andy Reid meets with the media on Wednesday morning following the team’s first …
