KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs on Thursday announced the release of tight end Anthony Fasano. Fasano’s release saves the Chiefs nearly $2 million in cap space. The 6-4, 255-pound Fasano originally signed a four-year, $14 million free-agent contract with the Chiefs on March 13, 2013. He appeared in 24 games with 22 starts for the Chiefs the past two …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs’ rounds in Indianapolis with the agents of pending unrestricted free agents included a key contributor in the defensive backfield. The Chiefs met with safety Kurt Coleman’s representative in the past week at the NFL Scouting Combine and expressed interest in bringing back the fifth-year pro, a source familiar with the situation confirmed with ChiefsDigest.com. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 2015 NFL Scouting Combine officially concluded Monday in Indianapolis and offered numerous takeaways from the annual pre-draft evaluation process. The Chiefs will apply the information gained from the Combine to numerous Pro Day workouts, and bring in additional prospects for visits before finalizing a plan for the NFL Draft. Of course, the Chiefs won’t lose …
They put away the tape measure, scale and stopwatch at Lucas Oil Stadium on Monday as the league wrapped up the physical testing at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. The players were all out the door on Monday, and the club personnel will be on their way on Tuesday. Many consider the Combine to be nothing more than underwear Olympics …
INDIANAPOLIS – Pending unrestricted free agent linebacker Josh Mauga overcame odds in 2014 to become a starter for the Chiefs. And the Chiefs apparently hope to bring him back. The Chiefs met with Mauga’s agent during the NFL Scouting Combine and expressed interest in re-signing the fifth-year pro, a source familiar with the situation confirmed with ChiefsDigest.com. The Chiefs originally signed Mauga on …
INDIANAPOLIS – The Chiefs’ defensive backfield is primed for personnel turnover sooner than later. Cornerback Chris Owens and safeties Ron Parker and Kurt Coleman are scheduled to be unrestricted free agents on March 10. Cornerback Sean Smith and free safety Husain Abdullah enter the final year of their respective contracts. The Chiefs would be wise to plan ahead and potentially …
INDIANAPOLIS – The inside linebacker position may become a pressing need for the Chiefs within the next year. Starters Derrick Johnson, who turns 33 in November, returns from an Achilles injury, and Joe Mays turns 30 in July. Johnson and Mays enter the final year of their respective contracts. So it makes perfect sense for the Chiefs to begin exploring …
INDIANAPOLIS – Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly and San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland are tackling machines. Kuechly led the NFL in 2014 with 153 tackles, while Borland burst on the scene in his rookie campaign with 108 tackles to rank 27th in the league. Kansas Jayhawks linebacker Ben Heeney, who had 127 tackles in his senior season, picked a …
INDIANAPOLIS – The Chiefs have begun the process of addressing pending free agents before the start of the league’s calendar year, which begins on March 10. The Chiefs and defensive back Ron Parker’s representative have talked at the Combine, a source confirmed with ChiefsDigest.com. The two sides could talk again before the Combine is over, the source adds. That the Chiefs and Parker’s …
INDIANAPOLIS – Texas A&M offensive tackle Cedric Ogbuehi is sidelined as he recovers from a torn ACL suffered during the Liberty Bowl on Dec. 29, 2014. But that hasn’t prevented him from being present at the NFL Scouting Combine where he has drawn plenty of interest as one of the draft’s top tackles despite the injury. The 6-5, 306 pound …
