KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs on Thursday placed wide receiver/punt returner De’Anthony Thomas on the reserve/non-football illness list, ending his season with one game remaining. Thomas hasn’t played since suffering a concussion against the San Diego Chargers in Week 11. The second-year pro missed four straight games from Weeks 12-15 recovering from the concussion and was inactive in Week …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah returned to a practice, albeit it in a limited fashion, Thursday for the first time since suffering a concussion Dec. 3. Abdullah has missed four straight games, but his presence on the field offers a good sign he could be on track to return potentially for Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Coach Andy Reid left no doubt how the Chiefs’ starters are approaching Week 17 even with a playoff spot secured. “They’re all going to play,” Reid said Wednesday. “Everybody’s playing.” While Reid wasn’t as dramatic as former NFL coach Herm Edwards’ famous rant, “Hello! You play to win the game,” on how to approach a game, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs are busy preparing for a Week 17 contest with the AFC West division on the line. But not too engaged that Chiefs offensive lineman Donald Stephenson, long snapper James Winchester and defensive lineman David King will ignore the College Football Playoff semifinals airing Thursday afternoon. And this is especially true when considering their alma …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs outside linebackers Tamba Hali (thumb, knee) and Justin Houston (knee) are among six players not practicing Wednesday ahead of Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders. “Still making progress in the right direction,” coach Andy Reid said of Hali and Houston. Hali did not play in Week 16 after undergoing surgery on his right thumb early …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The AFC West title and No. 3 seed in the playoffs are yet to be determined heading into the final week of the regular season. But it doesn’t hurt to prepare for the best-case scenario. The Chiefs announced Tuesday that tickets for a potential AFC Wild Card home game at Arrowhead Stadium will go on sale to …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Just one regular-season game remaining on the schedule, but so many possibilities on the table for the playoff-bound Chiefs. The Chiefs (10-5) could either be a third, fifth or sixth seed depending on what happens when the dust settles in Week 17. And while each seed offers intrigue, don’t expect coach Andy Reid to pay attention …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 17-13 victory over the Cleveland Browns will not go down as one of the better offensive efforts in the 2015 season for the Chiefs. Yet within that poor showing, there were career-high and record-setting numbers for quarterback Alex Smith: –With his 125 yards passing, Smith now has 3,330 yards passing on the season. That’s a career …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs for the first time this season experienced life without outside linebackers Justin Houston and Tamba Hali, as the players didn’t dress in Sunday’s 17-13 win over the Cleveland Browns. Whether the Chiefs have both linebackers in the lineup for Week 17’s season finale against the Oakland Raiders remains in the air. “Day-to-day situation,” coach Andy …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It didn’t take long for guard Jeff Allen to get back in the groove against the Cleveland Browns. Allen, who missed the past two games with an ankle injury, returned to the starting lineup at left guard and felt right at home. “I got back in there ready to roll,” he said. “Once I got that …
