KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A player familiar with the Chiefs’ defensive scheme returned to fill an open roster spot ahead of training camp. The Chiefs signed rookie cornerback Kenneth Penny, according to Tuesday’s NFL Transaction report. Penny attended college at UNLV, where he appeared in 31 games and totaled 113 tackles (77 solo), an interception and 32 passes defensed. He …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs generally celebrate the kickoff to football season with “Red Friday” before the first home game. This season, “Red Friday” becomes “Red Thursday” on Sept. 17 to coincide with the Chiefs’ home opener against the Denver Broncos on CBS’ Thursday Night Football. “This year, Red Thursday is going to capture all of the annual Red Friday …
Training camps opened around the NFL in recent days, and the Chiefs will soon follow in the coming week. Rookies, quarterbacks and select players report Tuesday at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Mo., followed by veterans on Friday. The rookies will put in three straight days of practice, which are not open to the public, starting Wednesday and …
The Chiefs’ secondary took a good turnaround from the first to second year under the current coaching staff. The group ranked 25th against the pass in 2013, allowing 247.6 yards a game with 17 interceptions and surrendering 63 explosive plays of 20 yards or more. In 2014, the secondary jumped to No. 2 against the pass (203.2 yards allowed per game), …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs are without a key player to start the season. The NFL suspended cornerback Sean Smith without pay for the first three games of the regular season games for a violation of the league’s substance-abuse policy, the league announced Friday. “This morning the NFL notified the club that cornerback Sean Smith will serve a three-game …
The latest call for Chiefs-related questions ahead of training camp required a two-part mailbag given the quality and depth of the inquiries. Part I touched on position battles, among other subjects, while Part II shifts focus to the defensive of the ball. @HerbieTeope #ChiefsDigest who do u see giving Dontari some rest at NT this season. Rakeem Nunez-Roches, Charles Tuaau, …
The Chiefs linebacker corps has been a consistent presence over the past two seasons, and three original starters from 2013 – Tamba Hali, Justin Houston and Derrick Johnson – remain at their respective positions. Hali, Houston and Johnson have been a key component in the Chiefs’ ability to apply pressure, with Houston (22) and Hali (6) accounting for 28 of the …
Undeniable electricity is in the air with Chiefs rookies, quarterbacks and select players reporting for training camp on July 28, followed by veterans on July 31. Indeed, football is set to make its return with the team’s first full practice on Aug. 1, and questions for this edition of the mailbag, which is broken down in two parts, reflect the …
Chiefs head equipment manager Allen Wright is a walking example of the cliché, “Practice makes perfect,” when it comes to preparing a team for training camp. Wright, after all, has three decades of experience. “I started in 1983, June of ’83 right out of high school,” Wright told reporters Wednesday at the team’s training facility. “They sent me to Longview …
Kansas City’s defensive line will look for improvements in both pass rush and run defense in 2015. The line accounted for 14 of the team’s 46 sacks in 2014 and gave up an average of 127.3 yards per game, but the return of a key player should help. The Chiefs currently have 11 defensive linemen on the roster: 1. Defensive …
