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 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Rookie cornerback Justin Cox’s inability to avoid trouble before training camp proved costly. The Chiefs on Tuesday announced the waiving of Cox a little more than 24 hours after he was arrested and charged in Starkville, Miss., on allegations of aggravated domestic violence, burglary and trespassing. The 6-1, 191-pound Cox, who played collegiately at Mississippi State, originally signed with the …
Kansas City Chiefs rookie cornerback Justin Cox was arrested Monday afternoon in Starkville, Miss., and charged with aggravated domestic violence, burglary of a residence and trespassing, according to a press release received from the Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office. The Clarion-Ledger was the first to report the news. According to the Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded at approximately 1:05 p.m. …
The NFL is forever about talent and opportunity, and perhaps no group of players best captures that spirit like undrafted rookie free agents. Their path to the final roster won’t be easy, of course, but the Chiefs’ 2015 class of college free agents will have a chance to prove they belong and with history on their side. The Chiefs began the first week …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Outside linebacker Justin Houston’s signing had the brass at One Arrowhead Stadium singing praises Wednesday. And for good reason, after all. The Chiefs secured one of the NFL’s premier pass rushers to a six-year, $101 million deal and have the 26-year-old Houston in his prime. “This is a great day for the Kansas City Chiefs organization,” …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – All-Pro outside linebacker Justin Houston waited patiently as he continued his offseason workouts in Georgia. Houston, whom the Chiefs designated as a non-exclusive franchise player on March 2, didn’t attend organized team activities or the mandatory minicamp. The fifth-year pro skipped those offseason events while the Chiefs and his agent were in negotiations to have a multiyear …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs made sure All-Pro outside linebacker Justin Houston didn’t enter the market as an unrestricted free agent on March 2 by designating him as a non-exclusive franchise player. Kansas City has now ensured Houston won’t be going anywhere in the near future by securing his services to a lucrative deal. The Chiefs signed Houston to …
The offensive line will be one of the top stories headed into training camp given the overall struggles in 2014. Quarterbacks Alex Smith (45) and Chase Daniel (4) were sacked a combined 49 times last year, and the left side of the line was a problem where tackle Eric Fisher (8) and left guards Mike McGlynn (7) and Jeff Linkenbach …
