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 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Marcus Cooper hasn’t experienced meaningful snaps at safety in quite some time. But the Chiefs are giving the fourth-year cornerback a healthy dose of repetitions at the position through nine days of organized team activities (OTAs). “I played a little bit in high school,” Cooper said on the last time he played safety. “It’s been a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs center Mitch Morse spent a month and a half with backup quarterback Aaron Murray during the offseason in Georgia. It wasn’t a vacation, however, and the players trained together. “We spent an hour, hour and a half a day, just going through little things,” said Morse, who also dedicated time looking at film from the past …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Wide receiver De’Anthony Thomas on Wednesday met with the Chiefs media for the first time since the latter stages of the 2015 season. But unsolved mystery remains surrounding what occurred between the periods when the Chiefs placed Thomas on the non-football illness list on Dec. 31 to when he reported for the voluntary offseason workout program in …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles, who continues to rehabilitate from an anterior cruciate ligament surgery to his right knee, has yet to hit the practice field during organized team activities (OTAs). But one of the league’s top running games will only get better when Charles returns to the fold and Spencer Ware feels the Chiefs’ backfield …
