ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Rookie running back LaVance Taylor was oblivious to what was happening behind the scenes leading to his signing with the Kansas City Chiefs. Taylor spent Wednesday afternoon sending tweets to NFL teams, including the Chiefs, introducing himself and with a link to his 12-minute highlight package on YouTube.com. “My dad gave me the idea,” Taylor said. “He …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Chiefs addressed depth on the defensive line ahead of Saturday’s first full training camp practice. The Chiefs announced the signing of defensive tackle Hebron Fangupo, who adds an additional body on the defensive line with Dontari Poe out indefinitely following back surgery. The Chiefs waived running back Keshawn Hill (hamstring) to make room on the roster. The …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Chiefs on Friday morning wrapped up three days of practice with rookies, quarterbacks and select players ahead of veterans reporting in the afternoon. And it came with good news. Rookie linebacker Ramik Wilson, who missed the last two days of practice with a back injury, is apparently no longer on non-football injury list. Wilson was …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Chiefs on Thursday evening announced the signing of running back LaVance Taylor. The 5-11, 195-pound Taylor, a native of Raytown, Mo., played collegiately at Central Missouri where he rushed for 1,918 yards and 15 touchdowns on 245 carries during his senior season in 2014. Taylor added 427 yards receiving and two touchdowns on 38 catches and …
Chiefs rookie wide receiver Chris Conley (knee) did not participate in Thursday’s practice and is considered day-to-day, according to a team spokesman. Conley suffered the injury during Wednesday’s practice and was unable to finish the workout. Rookie running back Keshawn Hill left Thursday’s practice with a hamstring injury, per a team spokesman. Hill also battled a hamstring injury during the …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — There was a happy ending to Eric Berry’s battle against Hodgkin lymphoma this week as the Pro Bowl safety was cleared to practice with the Chiefs as they opened training camp at Missouri Western State University. Berry was on the field Wednesday morning with rookies and first-year players that constituted the first practice of this year’s …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Chiefs quarterback Tyler Bray and rookie linebacker Ramik Wilson will start training camp on the non-football injury list. Bray, who suffered a torn ACL in January, was present on the football field Wednesday with a brace on his left knee, but worked with trainers while rookies, quarterbacks and select players practiced. “Tyler Bray is actually doing …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – With his parents watching on a hill next to the practice field at Missouri Western State University, safety Eric Berry returned to football Wednesday morning. After five days of extensive testing by the Chiefs medical staff, Berry was cleared to begin practicing after overcoming Hodgkin lymphoma. It was on Nov. 24, 2014 that the Chiefs announced …
The Chiefs are back to 89 players on the offseason roster following Wednesday’s release of running back Cyrus Gray. Gray earlier in the morning took to Twitter offered gratitude to the organization while rookies, quarterbacks and select players were practicing: Thank You lord! Thank you ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/hTBvD6Ekec — Cyrus Gray (@CyrusGray32) July 29, 2015 Chiefs coach Andy Reid confirmed Gray’s release …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – NFL training camp is a grind. Players practice in sweltering summer heat, mental and physical fatigue can set in, and in some cases like the Chiefs, the time is spent away from home. Most NFL players, especially veterans aren’t fond of training camp, but don’t include quarterback Alex Smith among that group. “I am pumped that …
