KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs maintained the status quo as the league-wide deadline for designating a franchise or transition player passed Monday afternoon in advance of the NFL’s calendar year on March 11. Monday’s lack of activity snapped a three-year streak of the Chiefs preventing a player from entering the free-agent market. The Chiefs used the franchise designation on …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs on Saturday announced running back Jamaal Charles as the team’s MVP, while cornerback Marcus Cooper took Rookie of the Year honors. Saturday’s announcement, as voted by teammates, marks the fourth time in five years Charles has been named the recipient of the Derrick Thomas Award. The sixth-year pro out of Texas produced a regular season …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Former Chiefs running back Priest Holmes has been named as the 2014 inductee into the Chiefs Hall of Fame, the team announced Saturday. “It is an honor to announce the induction of Priest Holmes into the Chiefs Hall of Fame,” Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt said in a statement. “On behalf of my family and …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The weeks leading to the annual start of free agency is forever a filtering process, as news locally and throughout the league will be fast. An example of this occurred Friday evening with tidbits appearing on the radar surrounding two current Chiefs and a former Seattle Seahawk. Chiefs, Schwarz camp talking The Chiefs met with guard Geoff Schwartz’s …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs general manager John Dorsey didn’t want to speculate at the NFL Scouting Combine on the early reports of the salary cap increase when it came to planning for the offseason. “It’s a speculative number out there now,” Dorsey said last Friday. “I can’t put any validity into that until I hear that the league tells …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – His path to the NFL began as an overlooked player out of Mounds View High School in Arden Hill, Minn., to a decorated college career at North Dakota State University. A two-time consensus All-American, offensive lineman Billy Turner thrived as a member of the Bison’s three FCS national championship teams. But for all the collegiate success, the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It’s the time of year when numerous draft prospects are tied to the Chiefs. Some players were reported from the NFL Scouting Combine by this website. And a good majority of other players from the Senior Bowl and Combine have been reported by Chiefs beat writer Terez Paylor of The Kansas City Star. A running list …
INDIANAPOLIS – One of the league’s premier offseason events leading to the annual NFL Draft effectively winds down Sunday as player-reporter media sessions conclude. Meanwhile, televised coverage of workouts continues through Tuesday, further enhancing the popularity of the NFL Scouting Combine, evidenced by the wall-to-wall coverage and the sheer mass of NFL media present the past week. Still, the Combine …
INDIANAPOLIS – In the previous two days at the NFL Scouting Combine, offensive lineman Billy Turner was one of few players to have been confirmed as either talking to the Chiefs or pending an interview. Day Three proved eventful, as numerous players are confirmed for both categories. • Inside linebacker Telvin Smith, Florida State Smith, who also had interaction with …
INDIANAPOLIS – Chiefs general manager John Dorsey cleared the air Friday when it came to how the offensive line could shake out before the start of free agency on March 11. Speaking to reporters at the NFL Scouting Combine, Dorsey said the team has been in talks with all scheduled unrestricted free agents, including left tackle Branden Albert. Of course, …
