KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs coach Andy Reid on Monday provided injury updates during his weekly media session. Among the updates, Reid said running back Jamaal Charles has blisters on both feet, punter Dustin Colquitt has a knee sprain and cornerback Brandon Flowers is still dealing with knee inflammation. Reid categorized Charles’ blisters as “pretty extensive,” but added his star …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Somber moods quickly swing to good moods. Dysfunction evolves to cohesion. Silence morphs to laughter. Indeed, winning cures all and Sunday’s locker room following the Chiefs 31-7 win against the Giants offered evidence. The Chiefs became the second team in NFL history to start a season 4-0 following a season with at least 14 losses and …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Nothing is easy on the path to perfection, but the Chiefs stayed the course after defeating the New York Giants, 31-7, at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday. The Chiefs were in a close, physical dogfight before blowing the game open late in the third quarter when wide receiver Dexter McCluster returned a punt 89 yards for a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs starting cornerback Brandon Flowers (knee) headlines the list of inactives for Sunday’s game against the Giants. Joining Flowers as inactive are starting guard Jeff Allen (groin) and tight end Anthony Fasano (ankle, knee). Veteran defensive back Dunta Robinson is expected to start in place of Flowers, who did not practice on Friday. The Chiefs also …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs defense has been an immovable object through three games. Any semblance of skepticism existing after a dominating Week One performance against the Jacksonville Jaguars has been replaced with belief. Two straight stout performances against the potent offenses of the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles will do that. Through Week Three, the Chiefs …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City Chiefs tight ends Anthony Fasano (ankle) and Travis Kelce (knee) continue to miss practice with injuries, but the NFL is forever about the old cliché, “Next man up.” Enter Kevin Brock and Sean McGrath, who started in place of Fasano during Week Three’s win against the Philadelphia Eagles. “McGrath and Brock did a nice …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs had good news on Thursday, as starting cornerback Brandon Flowers (knee) and safety Kendrick Lewis (ankle) returned to the practice field after missing Wednesday’s session. Flowers and Lewis are listed as limited on the official NFL Injury Report, but their presence is a good sign surrounding their availability for Sunday’s game against …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning comes off a week where he was sacked seven times by the Carolina Panthers defense. Manning has been sacked 11 total times through three games, not a good prelude for a winless team going against an undefeated Kansas City Chiefs team anchored by a defense ranked first in the league …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs list five players, including four starters, as not practicing on Wednesday’s official NFL Injury Report. Leading the group is Flowers, who entered Week Three as questionable. He apparently aggravated a knee injury during Week Three’s Thursday night win against the Eagles and Chiefs coach Andy Reid on Monday categorized Flowers’ status as …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The league-wide recognition continues for Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Justin Houston. Houston notched 4 ½ sacks, seven tackles, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble in Week Three’s 26-16 win against the Philadelphia Eagles. And that effort earned him the AFC Defensive Player of the Week, the NFL announced on Wednesday. The third-year pro now has …
