KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs defensive tackle Bennie Logan did not practice Monday afternoon after suffering a knee contusion during the season opener against New England. Head coach Andy Reid on Monday said he did not believe Logan’s injury a long-term issue. “Bennie Logan has got a little bit of a knee, kind of quad contusion, but there’s a pretty …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs added defensive line depth to their practice squad with the signing of former Missouri Tigers defensive lineman Rickey Hatley. Hatley signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in May. He stayed with the team throughout training camp and the preseason. The team placed him on waivers during the final cut down …
National recognition continues flowing toward Alex Smith following his week one outing against New England. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback posted the league’s top performance, but how much does his effort from his past history? Head coach Andy Reid certainly shares credit for a successful game plan. The last few months proved Reid ample time building the right attack against the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith delivered a nearly flawless performance in his team’s 42-27 dismantling of the New England Patriots, capturing AFC offensive player of the week honors for week one. Smith completed 28 of 35 passes for 368 yards and four touchdowns against the Patriots defense, compiling a quarterback rating of 148.6. It’s the second offensive …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Head coach Andy Reid repeatedly makes the case that no one can replace injured safety Eric Berry, who undergoes season-ending repair of his Achilles tendon this week. “That’s not what you’re going to do, not the whole package of Eric Berry,” Reid said. “He’s one of the great ones in the game.” In fact, it takes …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs president Mark Donovan probably feels he climbed the highest mountains and run through the fields in bringing U2 to Arrowhead Stadium for Tuesday’s stop on The Joshua Tree Tour 2017. “I started working on U2 when I was in Philadelphia,” said Donovan, who joined the Kansas City front office in 2009 after six …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs placed safety Eric Berry on injured reserve and confirmed the signing of Steven Terrell, the former Seattle Seahawks safety waived by the Chiefs on the final day of cuts following the preseason. The 26-year-old Terrell played 32 games over the last three seasons for the Seahawks, primarily on special teams. He started …
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The look on the face of Chiefs safety Eric Berry told the story long before test results confirmed the bad news that the All-Pro defender will miss the rest of the 2017 campaign with a rupture Achilles tendon. Now the Chiefs and head coach Andy Reid must face move forward without their emotional leader on defense. “You’re …
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The celebration of the Chiefs 42-27 win over New England was nearly underway when an injury to one of the team’s biggest defensive stars put a damper on the biggest night for Kansas City football in years. Safety Eric Berry went to the turf with just under 5 minutes remaining in the game and the Chiefs up …
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — In a game in which the Kansas City Chiefs pulled out a stunning 42-27 come-from-behind win over the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots on their coronation night, the play of the game turned out to be an innocuous 9-yard midway through the first quarter. That’s when Chiefs coach Andy Reid turned again to rookie running …
