KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs got a bitter taste of what Oakland Raiders running back Latavius Murray can do with limited playing time. The second-year pro gashed the Chiefs in Week 12 with 112 yards rushing and two touchdowns on just four carries before leaving with a concussion midway through the second quarter. Murray’s performance, which included a 90-yard …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles headlines a group of four players not practicing Wednesday ahead of Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders. Charles is battling knee and ankle injuries from Week 14, and coach Andy Reid was cautiously optimistic the team could have the star rusher on game day. “I think he’ll be OK,” Reid said after the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs signed linebacker JoJo Dickson to the practice squad, according to Tuesday’s NFL Transactions report. Dickson replaces linebacker Ja’Gared Davis, who signed a free-agent contract with the Washington Redskins’ active 53-man roster. The 6-1, 245-pound Dickson originally entered the NFL in 2011 as an undrafted free agent out of Idaho with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Dickson, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Enthusiasm swelled throughout Chiefs wide receiver Albert Wilson’s body in the days leading to Week 14’s contest against the Arizona Cardinals. The undrafted rookie wide receiver out of Georgia State knew prior to kickoff he would make his first career start after working with the first-team offense during practices. “It was very exciting,” Wilson said Monday. “I …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The subject surrounding the Chiefs’ utilization of running back Jamaal Charles has come up two previous times this season. The first came in Week 1 after Charles logged 11 touches (seven carries, four catches) in a loss against the Tennessee Titans. The second arrived in Week 5 when Charles recorded four second-half carries in a loss …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Strong safety Eric Berry has been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, a form of cancer, the Chiefs announced Monday. Berry recently underwent medical testing in Atlanta under the care of Dr. Christopher Flowers, director of Emory Lymphoma Program at Emory’s Winship Cancer Institute. “This is a diagnosis that is very treatable and potentially curable with standard chemotherapy …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles came out banged up from Sunday’s loss against the Arizona Cardinals. “His knee swelled up, the same one that he hurt last week,” coach Andy Reid said Monday. “The ankle that he had sprained earlier in the year, he had some issues with that on that one play during the game.” …
The Chiefs dropped a third straight game Sunday and sit on a 7-6 record after losing 17-14 to the Arizona Cardinals. It wasn’t long ago Kansas City appeared in the driver’s seat for a playoff berth after Week 11’s win against the Super Bowl defending champion Seattle Seahawks. But Sunday’s loss cast doubt over the team’s postseason chances with three …
A sports cliché states to never leave a game in the officials’ hands. But that is arguably what happened Sunday between the Kansas City Chiefs and Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium. Two second-half controversial calls against the Chiefs impacted a 17-14 loss and cast a dark cloud over Kansas City’s playoff hopes after a third straight loss dropped …
Kansas City won’t utilize a traditional tight end in a three-tight end set against the Arizona Cardinals. The Chiefs list tight end Richard Gordon among the seven inactive players. Gordon signed Monday and has familiarity with the scheme having spent the offseason with the Chiefs. Fullback Anthony Sherman has worked a little at the tight end position since Week 10 …
