KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Receiver Tyreek Hill does most things in style, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone he sped past the 1,000-yard receiving mark for the season while hauling in a 64-yard touchdown catch and flashing the peace sign on the way to the end zone. “It means a lot,” Hill said after the game about posting his first 1,000-yard …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — By the time Los Angeles Chargers quarter Philip Rivers dropped back for a desperation have on third-and-20 with team down 30-13 with 2 minutes to play, it seemed inevitable the ball would wind its way to Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters. “He’s deadly, an assassin,” wide receiver Tyreek Hill said of his teammate. “He came in this …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs listed veteran cornerback Phillip Gaines among their inactives Saturday night against the Los Angeles Chargers. Gaines played in each of the team’s first 13 games including two starts. The team also listed newcomer Keith Reaser inactive. That leaves the team with starters Marcus Peters and Steven Nelson along with backups Darrelle Revis, Terrance Mitchell …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An injury-riddle 2017 campaign for Chiefs center Mitch Morse came to end Friday when the placed the third-year starter on injured reserve with a sprained left foot. Morse originally suffered the injury during the team’s Week 2 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. Morse missed the next five games but returned for the Week 8 win over …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs enter Saturday night’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers with only center Mitch Morse out of action, putting the team in a good physical shape heading into the Week 15 AFC West showdown. Morse did not practice all week and will be out for the second-straight game. That makes seven games on the sideline …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kick return specialist Devin Hester retired this week after a record-setting career, and Kansas City Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub probably understands Hester better than any other coach in the league. “He was a great player,” Toub said. “Five years from now, if he doesn’t get in the Hall of Fame, it would be a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs entered the season with perhaps the deepest safety groups in the league but the group finds itself test once again by injury, which gives rookie Leon McQuay III an opportunity to show the potential that made him sixth-round pick for the club in this year’s draft. “I’m ready,” McQuay said after earning promotion from …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City running back Kareem Hunt rocketed through the NFL in hist first seven games but a midseason swoon raised the specter that he may have hit the rookie wall, a barrier he bashed his way through Sunday in the Chiefs’ 26-15 victory over the Oakland Raiders. “It’s just huge to go out there and get …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If the Chiefs managed to rally from losing six of seven games in the middle of the season to make a productive playoff run, safety Eric Berry might find a few votes for team most valuable player without even stepping foot on the field. Berry proved his value once again on Sunday, stepping into the circle …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Defensive tackle Justin Hamilton will not make his Chiefs debut on Sunday against the Oakland Raiders, but his addition to the team’s roster provides much needed depth at defensive tackle as the team heads into the season’s final stretch. The club signed Hamilton off the practice squad of the Philadelphia Eagles. He played 44 defensive snaps …
