KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two days after the season officially ended, the Chiefs shifted focus in preparation for the upcoming season. The Chiefs signed 12 players to reserve/future contracts, according to Monday’s official NFL Transactions report. Eight of the players are familiar with the Chiefs having ended the season on the team’s practice squad. The players signed by the Chiefs …
INDIANAPOLIS – Like a scene from “The Godfather,” people came over to shake hands with the two men sitting in the corner table at the Tilted Kilt the night before the Chiefs squared off against the Colts. On the surface, Marty McDonald and Eric Granell weren’t much different than their visitors adorned in red. Both men wore Chiefs gear to …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The enormity of Saturday’s 45-44 implosion sunk in during Chiefs coach Andy Reid’s end-of-season presser. “As far as yesterday goes, it’s final,” Reid told reporters Sunday. “It hits you just like you get hit upside the head with a bat. It hits you hard and it should hit you hard.” For the Chiefs, the way the …
INDIANAPOLIS – Stunned faces filled the Chiefs postgame locker room. That’s not surprising considering the Chiefs just allowed the second-largest comeback in NFL postseason history en route to a 45-44 loss to the Colts. “We’ll have to live with this until next season starts,” defensive end Mike DeVito said following the game. “It’s tough. You never want to end like …
INDIANAPOLIS – The Chiefs were good for three quarters, but Colts quarterback Andrew Luck proved better when it mattered. Facing a 38-10 deficit early in the third quarter, Luck engineered the second-largest comeback in postseason history. He completed the 45-44 comeback win in the fourth quarter with a 64-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver T.Y. Hilton. “Obviously, incredible, incredible victory,” …
INDIANAPOLIS – The Chiefs will be at full strength at the outside linebacker positions for Saturday’s Wild Card matchup against the Colts. Tamba Hali, who entered the weekend as questionable with a knee injury, is not listed among the inactives and will reunite with Justin Houston, who hasn’t played since Week 12. Hali was on the field pregame stretching and …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The road to Super Bowl XLVIII begins Saturday, as the Chiefs (11-5, No. 5 seed) take on the Indianapolis Colts (11-5, No. 4 seed) at Lucas Oil Stadium for the first game of Wild Card Weekend. It’s also a rematch from Week 16, where the Colts defeated the Chiefs 23-7 at Arrowhead Stadium. Still, the second …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Less than a week after being named to his first Pro Bowl, Chiefs wide receiver/punt returner Dexter McCluster can add another first to his list. McCluster has been named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for December, the NFL announced Thursday. The fourth-year pro out of Mississippi had a month to remember, returning 12 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs starting right tackle Eric Fisher suffered a groin injury during Tuesday’s practice, leading to him not practicing Wednesday. For most teams, Fisher potentially being out of the lineup ahead of the first round of the playoffs could be a devastating blow. But the Chiefs are covered if Fisher is unavailable Saturday against the Indianapolis Colts, thanks …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe, who missed the regular season finale with a concussion, and linebacker Justin Houston, out since suffering an elbow injury in Week 12, are anxious to return to the field. They couldn’t pick a better spot given Saturday’s contest is the first playoff game for the Chiefs since the 2010 season. “I’m just …
