KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The “will they or won’t they’ between the Chiefs and safety Tyrann Mathieu appeared to come to a conclusion Monday night when the club agreed to terms with Justin Reid, a former protegee of Mathieu, who now receives the mantle of leadership in Kansas City. The three-year deal is reportedly worth $31.5 million including $20 million …
INDIANAPOLIS — Chiefs head coach Andy Reid wasted no time after he stepped to the podium at the NFL Combine on Tuesday, immediately addressing rumors of disfunction amongst himself, offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy and quarterback Patrick Mahomes, saying “that’s kind of gotten fabricated.” “We were on vacation and over the two weeks I came back and all of a sudden …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In a crowded field that included three NFL All-Rookie selections, linebacker Nick Bolton landed the coveted Mack Lee Hill Award as the team’s rookie of year over center Creed Humphrey and right guard Trey Smith. Bolton compiled a compelling resume for the award, leading the Chiefs with 112 total tackles including a team-best 11 tackles for …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Nothing seemingly could go wrong for the Chiefs in the first half of the AFC Championship game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Then everything that could go wrong did go wrong in the second half as the Chiefs fell 27-24 in overtime, denying head coach Andy Reid and his team a third-straight Super Bowl bid. “I know …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tyrann Mathieu will play in the AFC championship against the Cincinnati Bengals after the Chiefs removed the questionable designation on their safety Sunday morning. Mathieu suffered a concussion during last week’s Divisional Round win over the Buffalo Bills but returned to practice in full on Thursday and Friday. He needed a final clearance from the independent …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tyrann Mathieu is listed as questionable and remains in the NFL’s concussion protocol, according to Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, but optimism remains he will play Sunday when Kansas City hosts the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Championship game. “We think he’ll be ready to roll in a day or so,” Reid said after Friday’s practice. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Like two heavyweight prizefighters, the Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills stood toe-to-toe trading punches for 58 minutes but it’s a stretch of 15 plays that made Kansas City’s 42-36 epic victory a titanic battle for the ages. It was a finish that left Chiefs head coach Andy Reid breathless afterward. “Listen, we just all were part …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Sunday marks 17 years to the day that Steve Spagnuolo and Sean McDermott celebrated together, the linebackers coach and the safeties coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, basking in the glory of their team’s victory over Atlanta in the NFC Championship game and cherishing the Super Bowl berth that accompanied the win. Sunday evening at Arrowhead Stadium …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay did not practice Thursday after his arrest Wednesday night, putting his status for Sunday’s AFC Divisional Round game against Buffalo in doubt. Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo says he’ll defer a decision on Gay to head coach Andy Reid, who will speak to reporters on Friday. “I’m sure he’ll address it but if …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs running back Darrel Williams and cornerback Rashad Fenton were the only players not on the practice field Wednesday as head coach Andy Reid’s club began on-field workouts for this Sunday’s AFC Divisional Round playoff game against the Buffalo Bills. Reid said the back issue that caused Fenton to be a late scratch in the Wild …