KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs offense normally cuts through NFL defenses like a hot knife through better, but head coach Andy Reid has watched his squad uncharacteristically muddle through its first two games. “I think I know what we have,” Reid said Monday after his team’s 17-6 win over Jacksonville Sunday. “We can’t have the mistakes. I would tell …
There was no doubt in Travis Kelce’s mind he would play Sunday against Jacksonville, just 12 days after sustaining a bone bruise while hyperextending his right knee. “I was out there flying around,” Kelce told reporters after his team’s 17-9 win over the Jaguars. ” I wish I could have helped my team out a little bit more than I …
A week ago, Chris Jones was back in Kansas City, hammering out a deal with the Chiefs to get back on the football field. On Sunday, Jones was in Jacksonville hammering away at the Jaguars’ offensive line and quarterback Trevor Lawrence in getting the Chiefs back in the win column. It seemed like Jones hadn’t missed a single day instead …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With three days of practice this week under their belts, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid pronounced his pair of All-Pro stars, tight end Travis Kelce and defensive tackle Chris Jones, should be ready to go when the club visits the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday. “They did a good job, yeah,” Reid said after Friday’s practice. “As long …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After 51 days without Chris Jones, the Chiefs finally have their defensive star in the fold for the 2023 season. The impasse between Jones and the Chiefs cleared Monday afternoon as the two sides agreed on a new one-year contract for the All-Pro defensive tackle covering the 2023 season. Chiefs general manager Brett Veach confirmed the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — En route to a Super Bowl championship last season, the Chiefs were right at the league average for dropped passes, averaging just under two drops per game. Nothing about the team’s 21-20 Week 1 loss to the Detroit Lions was average when it came to dropping passes. Chiefs receivers were charged unofficially with five drops Thursday …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce won’t play in Thursday night’s season opener against the Detroit Lions due to a hyperextended knee injury he suffered earlier this week. The team elevated tight end Matt Bushman and defensive tackle Matt Dickerson from the practice for the Thursday night game. Bushman will fill the third tight end role behind …
Defensive tackle Chris Jones Wednesday spoke out for the first time since starting his holdout from the Chiefs, expressing his desire for a raise and denying a schism between him and the organization. “I don’t think there’s no animosity between me and the Chiefs organization,” Jones said. “I think they’re just, you know, a little disagreement. You know, I’m asking …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce limped off the practice field under his own power during Tuesday’s practice, the club’s final tuneup before Thursday night’s season opener against the Detroit Lions. An MRI and initial tests concluded that Kelce doesn’t have any significant structural damage. He will undergo further evaluation on Wednesday. How much inflammation remains …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — All 53 players on the Chiefs’ active roster practiced on Monday in preparation for Thursday night’s season opener against the Detroit Lions but four key players were limited. Wide receivers Kadarius Toney and Richie James were limited along with cornerback L’Jarius Sneed and defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton. All four players are dealing with various knee ailments. …
