KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Ten days of organized team activities (OTAs) and three days of mandatory minicamp left Chiefs coach Andy Reid feeling good with the team ahead of training camp. “All in all, we finished up the offseason program,” Reid said Thursday. “I was happy with the progress we made, saw some good things.” One of those areas that …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The ball fluttered through the air, thrown with a bit of loft so it could fly over the defensive coverage. It appeared the pass was going to be too long, looking like just another June incompletion for an NFL offense prepping for the 2016 season. Last year, the ball would have hit the ground first. That …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs outside linebacker Dee Ford’s presence on the practice field Wednesday proved brief. Ford left the field under his own power during the early stages of the stretching portion on Day Two of minicamp with what a team spokesman categorized as a “sore knee.” The third-year pro walked slowly and did not have a trainer with him. Coach …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs on Tuesday entered the home stretch of offseason workouts with a three-day mandatory minicamp. The camp concludes Thursday, but there isn’t a big difference from what the team experienced during organized team activities (OTAs). Well, there is one exception – the Chiefs can keep players longer. “We get to have a (morning) walkthrough, get …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles (knee) made his return Tuesday to the practice field on the first day of mandatory minicamp. Sporting a sleeve on his right knee, Charles participated in the stretching portion of practice and individual position drills. He did not participate in team-related drills. Charles, who enters his ninth professional season, underwent surgery …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs kicked off the three-day mandatory minicamp Tuesday without two-time All-Pro safety Eric Berry. The seventh-year pro’s absence isn’t a surprise when considering Berry hasn’t signed the one-year, $10.8 million nonexclusive franchise tender. Berry, who also skipped the recently-concluded voluntary organized team activities (OTAs), can’t be fined for missing the three-day minicamp because he is …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – With offseason workouts in full bloom, Chiefs quarterbacks Alex Smith, Aaron Murray, Tyler Bray and rookie Kevin Hogan have formed a tight bond. They train together, after all, and are rarely far from each other on the practice field. When not on the field, the quarterbacks spend time in the meeting room going over the playbook …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Rod Streater is one of two veteran wide receiver additions during the offseason to the Chiefs’ roster. Sixth-year pro Mike Williams, who signed a one-year deal in late April, missed organized team activities (OTAs) with a hamstring injury, putting him behind with on-field work. And it was reasonable to think Streater, who signed a one-year deal …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs on Friday put the finishing touches on 10 days of organized team activities (OTAs). While the players are in shorts and helmets without pads, coach Andy Reid appeared pleased with what he saw from his players the past three weeks. “I think what you see are guys learning the offense, the defense, special teams, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – With sunny skies and temperatures in the low 90s Thursday, the Chiefs worked out under arguably the hottest day of organized team activities (OTAs). And it was also hot on the field when tempers briefly flared between right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and defensive end Jaye Howard during 11-on-11 drills. The two players were observed in a …
