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 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs returned to the practice field Tuesday for Day Seven of organized team activities (OTAs) with a different No. 2 quarterback. Third-year quarterback Aaron Murray worked with the backups, replacing Tyler Bray, who started OTAs as the No. 2 signal caller. The shuffling, however, isn’t a surprise given the competition for the spot, which was …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A familiar face was among the Chiefs’ latest round of transactions Tuesday. The Chiefs signed outside Dezman Moses, who played in Kansas City from 2013-15, and rookie safety Peni Vea to contracts. Terms of the deals were not disclosed. The 6-2, 240-pound Moses returns after not being re-signed at the start of free agency. He appeared in …
The Kansas City Chiefs return to the practice field Tuesday for the final four days of organized team activities (OTAs) before the three-day mandatory minicamp on June 14-16. This edition of the mailbag recaps the first six days of workouts and includes an audio clips from a recent guest spot on “No Huddle” and The Topeka Capital-Journal‘s podcast at the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The business side of football is officially taken care of with all members of the Chiefs’ 2016 draft class. The Chiefs signed rookie cornerback KeiVarae Russell to a contract, according to Friday’s NFL Transactions report. Russell is the last of the Chiefs’ nine draft picks to sign. Financial terms of the deal of were not available. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Running back Jamaal Charles spent time Wednesday working out on a hill next to the Chiefs training facility under the watchful eye of a trainer. The occasion marked Charles’ first appearance at organized team activities (OTAs), but he didn’t join his teammates on the field. Instead, Charles, who was clad in shorts and a t-shirt, spent …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith spotted wide receiver Rod Streater open near the left sideline during 11-on-11 drills on the first day of organized team activities (OTAs). Smith threw a dart and the play initially looked like a sure completion, but cornerback Steven Nelson, who was a few steps away at the right cornerback position, wouldn’t allow …
