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 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A locker room theme in recent days surrounds the Chiefs returning to basics on the heels of a two-game losing streak. While there are issues on run defense, the slide on offense arguably could be pointed to an area flying under the radar. And the solution to the offensive woes may have arrived with the return …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NFL on Friday fined Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce $11,025 for unsportsmanlike conduct from Week 13. The monetary penalty surrounds Kelce’s obscene gesture, which was caught on national TV during NBC’s Sunday Night Football game between the Denver Broncos and Chiefs game. The second-year pro’s action came early in the fourth quarter after Broncos linebacker Von Miller …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs (7-5) face a tough test in Arizona against the Cardinals (9-3), as both teams look to snap two-game losing streaks. Kansas City has seen this before. During an 0-2 start to the season, Kansas City followed up a loss to the struggling Tennessee Titans with a frustrating loss to the Denver Broncos, much like …
