KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs wide receiver Albert Wilson returned to the practice field Wednesday after sitting out the first day of mandatory minicamp. Wilson, however, was limited to the warm-up portion of practice and did not participate in team-related drills. The second-year pro originally suffered a hamstring strain on June 3 during organized team activities, and the Chiefs have taken it …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs wide receiver Jeremy Maclin started organized team activities three weeks ago with a specific goal in mind. “I think just the chemistry between Alex (Smith) and I,” Maclin said on on May 26. “When you’re talking about me and him, I think that’s the No. 1 thing.” So how is it going with 10 OTAs …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs kicked off a three-day mandatory minicamp Tuesday by welcoming familiar faces, and a few new players. Inside linebacker Derrick Johnson (knee), defensive tackle Dontari Poe (back), running back Charcandrick West (stinger) and defensive lineman Vaughn Martin (ankle) returned to the practice field after missing time during organized team activities. Tuesday marked Johnson’s and Poe’s first …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs opened mandatory minicamp Tuesday without All-Pro outside linebacker Justin Houston, as expected. “A couple of days ago,” outside linebacker Tamba Hali said on the last time he spoke to Houston. “I asked if he was coming; he didn’t reply.” Houston’s absence isn’t a surprise given the fifth-year pro hasn’t signed the one-year, $13.1 million …
KANSAS CITY, Mo – The Chiefs had to make room on the roster with Monday’s signing of offensive lineman Tavon Rooks. And the team accomplished the mission Tuesday morning by announcing the waiving of wide receiver Da’Rick Rogers and offensive tackle Kelvin Palmer. The moves put the Chiefs’ offseason roster at 89 players, leaving one available spot to reach the league …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs shook up the roster Monday, a day before the start of mandatory minicamp. The Chiefs signed offensive lineman Tavon Rooks, according to his agent Richard Koppelman of KLASS Sports. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 6-5, 300-pound Rooks entered the league in 2014 out of Kansas State as a sixth-round pick of …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs begin a final set of workouts Tuesday through Thursday before taking a month-long break in preparation for training camp. The three-day mandatory minicamp concludes the offseason workout program and affords coach Andy Reid a final look at his players in shorts and helmets with no contact. The past three weeks of organized team activities …
Questions on what happens financially to outside linebacker Justin Houston if there is a regular-season holdout to players practicing in shorts during organized team activities, among other subjects, discussed in this edition of the mailbag. @HerbieTeope How does the tag work for #50 if he holds out several games? Is his $ docked/game missed or receive full $ if there …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs coach Andy Reid appeared pleased with what his team accomplished in the final week of organized team activities. “It’s been a good week of work,” Reid said Friday. “We got four good practices in, the guys are competing, they’ve got good energy. We’re excited for next week to get here.” The “next week” Reid mentioned …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs concluded voluntary organized team activities Friday, and now enter the home stretch of Phase III of the offseason workout program. Up next, the mandatory three-day minicamp on June 16-18 to pick up where the team left off with the final OTA workout. “I think we’ll just continue to progress from where we’re at right …
