KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs returned off the bye week relatively healthy for the most part ahead of Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos. The lone concern carrying over from Week 8 surrounds starting left guard Ben Grubbs, who continues to deal with a neck injury suffered in Week 7. “Grubbs did have an MRI,” coach Andy Reid said …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs returned off the bye and hit the practice field Monday morning ahead of Week 10’s game against the Denver Broncos. But the team was without starting left guard Ben Grubbs, who remains sidelined with a neck injury. “We’re just taking Grubbs day-by-day here, we’ll just see,” coach Andy Reid said. “He’s making progress. We’ll …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Defensive back Saalim Hakim fits what the Chiefs covet in players, specifically versatility. “I play receiver, corner, kick returner, I play it all,” Hakim told ChiefsDigest.com and The Topeka Capital-Journal on Oct. 29. “I don’t play just one position, but I’ve been learning a lot about cornerback.” The Chiefs must have liked what they saw out …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Racial tensions at the University of Missouri came to a head over the weekend when members of the football team joined a student-led protest demanding Tim Wolfe step down as system president. The events in Columbia, Mo., quickly gained national attention, leading to Wolfe resigning Monday morning over his handling of student concerns surrounding allegations of racism. …
Chiefs Digest senior editor Bob Gretz has written Tales from the Kansas City Chiefs Sideline, a collection of the greatest Chiefs stories ever told. The book covers the story of the Dallas Texans/Chiefs from the first season through the Andy Reid/John Dorsey Era, and is available at all major book stores and through Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. Here’s an excerpt: …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Charcandrick West’s engaging smile is often the first thing people notice when meeting him. But the Chiefs running back gave everyone a reason to smile in Week 8 against the Detroit Lions at Wembley Stadium in London. West took a handoff from quarterback Alex Smith late in the second quarter at the Lions’ 8-yard line before …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Andy Reid has given the Chiefs players a week off to rest up, lick their wounds and prepare for the second half of the 2015 season. Seems like a good time to sit back and look at the good, the not so good, and the ugly of the first eight games of a season where the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs ranked last in the NFL with six interceptions last season. This season, the Chiefs already have eight picks through eight games, and three of those picks have come from emerging star Marcus Peters, the cornerback the team drafted 18th overall in May. Peters started the season on an eye-popping note, intercepting two passes and logging seven passes defended in the first two games. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For those unfamiliar with Detroit Lions defensive end Ezekiel Ansah, a quick introduction: muscle-bound, 6-feet-5 inches tall, 278 pounds, regularly described by teammates as an athletic freak, probable inhabitant of quarterback nightmares. Most people – not to mention individuals with lucrative careers that hinge on their physical abilities – would not challenge this man. Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Plenty has gone right during the Chiefs’ two-game winning streak, a span that saw the Chiefs outscore opponents 68-23 heading into the bye. The defense played a large role, logging eight sacks and four interceptions the past two games. But it is difficult to ignore an area on offense where the Chiefs totaled 344 yards rushing in Weeks …
