KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs offensive coaching staff will have another new face next season, with a report wide receiver and assistant head coach David Culley will depart to serve as quarterback coach for the Buffalo Bills. Greg Lewis, who will work with the Chiefs coaching staff during this week’s Pro Bowl activities, will replace Culley, according …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs free agent long snapper James Winchester has agreed to a new contract to return to the team for the 2017 season. Winchester’s agent Ken Sarnoff initially confirmed the signing on Twitter. No terms for the new contract were immediately released. Winchester signed a two-year contract with the Chiefs before the 2015 season. The …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs linebacker D.J. Alexander joins the large contingent of Kansas City players and coaches representing the AFC in this weekend’s Pro Bowl game. Alexander earned promotion to the squad with the New England Patriots earning a berth in the Super Bowl. The second-year linebacker was the first alternate for AFC special teams player behind New England’s …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs will carryover just more than $5 million in salary cap space int0 the 2017 season thanks to coming in below the salary cap during the 2016. That cap relief promises to to be valuable with several veterans’ salary cap hits on the rise and free agency looming for safety Eric Berry and …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys led the way with four selections each to the All-NFL Team as selected by the Pro Football Writers of America. Safety Eric Berry earned All-NFL honors from the voters for the second-consecutive season. Cornerback Marcus Peters, tight Travis Kelce and punt returner Tyreek Hill each earned their first selections. All …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The emotional toll of Kansas City’s 18-16 loss to Pittsburgh with a bid to the AFC Championship game on the line hit the Chiefs hard, and tight end Travis Kelce expressed his frustrations clearly after the game. “This sucks,” Kelce said, in one of his more politically correct expressions after the game. Make no mistake, Kelce didn’t …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs season hung in the balance on a dozen plays during Sundays night’s 18-16 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, but a holding call on tackle Eric Fisher that negated a successful two-point conversion to tie the game stung the most for Kansas City after the game. “Obviously I’m frustrated with the call,” Fisher said. “With …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Special teams and the divisional playoffs don’t seem to mix well in Kansas City. In 1995, Chiefs fans endured The Lin Elliot Game, and in 2003 The No Punt Game. Now they must deal with the aftermath of The Field Goal Game. Pittsburgh kicker Chris Boswell booted six field goals, providing all the points for the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The first AFC divisional playoff game in Kansas City since 2004 shared a disturbing characteristic with that game for Chiefs fans — they home team could not find a way to get its defensive off the field. The Pittsburgh Steelers controlled much of the first half in building a 12-7 halftime lead. The Steelers controlled the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs begin their playoff run with a healthy roster, led by the return of Justin Houston. The All-Pro linebacker makes his first return to the lineup since week 15 as Kansas City hosts the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC divisional playoff round. All seven inactive players for the Chiefs are healthy scratches. Running back Knile …
