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 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs have consistently mixed personnel groupings on the offensive line since the start of organized team activities. That shouldn’t come as a revelation because coach Andy Reid said on the first day of OTAs he would do just that and has stayed true to his word. But observers of Wednesday’s OTA practice could have easily …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs wrapped up organized team activities Friday without running back Jamaal Charles. But there is no reason for concern surrounding Charles’ absence. “It’s a voluntary camp,” coach Andy Reid said. “Jamaal was excused; he has a camp today.” Defensive lineman Vaughn Martin (ankle) and wide receiver Albert Wilson (hamstring) did not practice, while offensive lineman …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Second-year cornerback Phillip Gaines has come a long way since the 2014 season. Gaines, who didn’t log a defensive snap until Week 7, commands attention through eight sessions of organized team activities for good reason. The Chiefs’ third-round pick of the 2014 NFL Draft has made plays all over the field by breaking up passes or hauling …
Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif did not participate in Thursday’s organized team activity because of an illness, according to a team spokesman. Duvernay-Tardif, a second-year pro, practiced fully during the previous eight OTAs. Second-year outside linebacker Dee Ford missed Thursday’s workout for personal reasons, the team said. Wide receiver Albert Wilson, who hasn’t practiced fully since suffering a hamstring injury …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Josh Mauga experienced a lot of career-firsts during the 2014 regular season. The Chiefs inside linebacker signed a one-year deal before training camp and went on to start all 16 games, the most in his six-year career; he led the team with 103 tackles (82 solo), both marking the most in a single season of his career; he …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs wide receiver Jeremy Maclin did not practice Wednesday while dealing with foot inflammation. Maclin, who practiced fully during Tuesday’s organized team activity, is considered day-to-day, according to a Chiefs spokesman. The news, however, isn’t good for rookie cornerback De’Vante Bausby, a native of Kansas City. “He, unfortunately, fractured his clavicle,” head athletic trainer Rick Burkholder …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs enter the homestretch of organized team activities and returned to the practice field Tuesday for the seventh of 10 allowed sessions. Inside linebacker Derrick Johnson was on the field to participate in the warm-up and individual position drill portions of practice before leaving the field. He also did the same thing on June 4. Johnson’s …
