KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs coach Andy Reid stands near the top of his profession, yet he wouldn’t be there at all without the mentorship and support of longtime Brigham Young football coach LaVell Edwards, who passed away Thursday at age 86. “He was my guy,” Reid said, as he at times battled his emotions in talking about his late …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Twitter rant from San Diego Chargers wide receiver let Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters puzzled but unconcerned heading into the matchup between the two teams in the Sunday’s season finale. “I’m not worried about him,” Peters said of Allen. “I’m worried about the Chiefs getting to the Super Bowl. We’re going to the playoffs, baby.” Peters …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At 6-foot-6 and 305 pounds, Kansas City Chiefs center Mitch Morse is hard to miss running toward the sideline and down the field seeking out linebackers, safeties and cornerbacks to lay a lick on in the open field. “You don’t like getting licked, you like licking other guys,” Morse said. The Chiefs offensive line often finds …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — LaVell Edwards, the longtime coach at Brigham Young University and mentor to Chiefs coach Andy Reid, passed away Thursday at the age of 86. “I have more respect for (Edwards) than anybody,” Reid told KSL.com in 2012. “When you ask me about my favorite people, he’s right there at the top.” Edwards compiled a record of 257-101-3 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs listed Spencer Ware a limited participant in practice Wednesday after the running back left the end of the Denver Broncos game Sunday night. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Ware sustained bruised ribs, but indicated he would participate in practice. Linebacker Justin Houston remained the only Chiefs player out of practice. Houston has not stepped …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The San Diego Chargers enter their home finale for the second-straight year with the looming threat that once the team packs its bags for the end of the season, quarterback Philip Rivers and his teammates may never return to Qualcomm Stadium. “I don’t know what to expect Sunday,” Rivers said. “I really don’t.” Last year’s home …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs locked up a playoff berth with Pittsburgh’s 31-27 win over Baltimore, but Kansas City’s 33-10 rout of Denver kept open the door to winning the AFC West and securing the No. 2 seed in the conference along with a first-round bye. “We got ourselves a Christmas present,” coach Andy Reid said. If the season ended …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs coach Andy Reid spent much of the regular season preaching the need for his offense to better execute its game plan, and if the Sunday night’s 33-10 thrashing of the Denver Broncos serves any indication, the message finally appears received loud and clear. “We felt like like we were just off by a hair,” Reid …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — “Tebow Pop Pass” may not carry the same cachet as “Hungry Pig Right,” but the beauty remains in the eye of the beholder, and Chiefs fans saw a lot of beauty in defensive tackle Dontari Poe’s jump pass touchdown throw to tight end tight end Demetrius Harris finishing off the Denver Broncos 33-10 at Arrowhead Stadium …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs clinched a playoff berth before taking a snap Christmas night against the Denver Broncos, but the team still delivered a postseason-caliber effort against the Denver Broncos with that pleased coach Andy Reid. “I could go through and name off a bunch of different thinks,” Reid said. “It was a good team win …
