KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs are set for déjà vu when it comes to the best player on defense and offseason workouts. All-Pro outside linebacker Justin Houston is not expected to be present when the Chiefs report for Phase I of the offseason workout program on April 20, a source familiar with the situation informed ChiefsDigest.com Tuesday. The decision …
Austin Willis is wearing shorts, sneakers and a windbreaker jacket – the Emporia State logo over his heart offering a hint of his identity – while waiting in the lobby of an IHOP restaurant in Emporia, Kan. He rises and smiles upon greetings, extending a warm handshake before a hostess leads a party of two to the privacy of a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs held an annual local Pro Day workout Friday at the team’s training facility in advance of the NFL Draft. NFL teams are allowed to bring in draft prospects who are from the metropolitan area for a workout, in accordance with NFL rules. These players do not count against the 30 pre-draft visits teams are …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NFL on Thursday released the 2015 preseason schedule. The Chiefs play the Arizona Cardinals and St. Louis Rams on the road, and will host the Seattle Seahawks and Tennessee Titans at Arrowhead Stadium for the preseason, according to the league’s announcement. • Week 1, Aug. 13-17: @ Cardinals • Week 2, Aug. 20-24: Seahawks • …
The NFL will descend on Chicago in less than four weeks for the annual draft. This mock draft is not meant for accuracy; rather it is intended to find the best immediate impact for the team and fits the skillset of each player. 1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: QB Jameis Winston, Florida State Tampa Bay has a lot of directions they …
The Chiefs are fully engaged in checking out prospects ahead of the 2015 NFL Draft, which starts April 30 and ends May 2. And the team’s focus shifts from school Pro Day workouts to private individual player workouts at schools, a maximum of 30 player visits to the Chiefs training facility and the local Pro Day workout on April 10. Note the below …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs outside linebacker Josh Martin signed his exclusive rights free-agent tender, according to Monday’s NFL Transactions report. The Chiefs extended the tender to Martin on March 7. Martin, a native of Aurora, Colo., originally signed with the Chiefs in 2013 as an undrafted free agent out of Columbia. The 6-3, 245-pound Martin has appeared in 19 games …
From a teenager to a young man, Randall Evans has grown a lot since leaving Miami five years ago in pursuit of NFL dreams that landed him in Manhattan, Kan. The 23-year-old’s firm hand shake and body language reflect confidence; his eyes display maturity and intelligence; the words flow from his mouth in articulate fashion; and his memory is a bottomless …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NFL on Thursday announced the league-wide offseason workout program, which begins for the Chiefs on April 20. In accordance with Article 21 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, each team’s official and voluntary nine-week offseason program is broken down in three phases, the league announced. The three phases, which can viewed in its entirety here, are …
Chiefs general manager John Dorsey and his scouting department have spent three offseasons overhauling the roster, with only 12 players remaining from prior regimes. Those players are: Running backs Jamaal Charles and Cyrus Gray; wide receiver Junior Hemingway; offensive linemen Jeff Allen and Donald Stephenson; defensive linemen Allen Bailey and Dontari Poe; outside linebackers Tamba Hali and Justin Houston; inside linebacker Derrick Johnson; strong safety Eric Berry; and punter Dustin …
