With quarter Alex Smith taking off for Washington and cornerback Kendall Fuller and a third-round pick heading to Kansas City, the blockbuster trade may be the rare deal that creates multiple winners. The Chiefs cleared $17 million in critical salary cap space, Washington lands a franchise quarterback and Kirk Cousins breaks free from a relationship that turned south, heading to …
Any drama surrounding Kansas City’s quarterback situation for 2018 went by the wayside with news that the Chiefs agreed to terms with Washington sending Alex Smith to the nation’s capital and officially launching the Patrick Mahomes era. Mahomes already won the hearts of Chiefs fans as their first home-grown quarterback talent in more than three decades. Now it’s his turn …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In one fell swoop, the Alex Smith era in Kansas City ends, his reign in Washington begins and Patrick Mahomes takes his place atop the Chiefs kingdom. All that came into place Tuesday night as the Chiefs and Washington agreed to a trade for Smith. NFL Network‘s Ian Rapoport initially reported the deal sends Washington’s third-round …
Chiefs assistant head coach Brad Childress told a Chicago radio station it took the full season before rookie quarterback Patrick Mahomes showed a comfort level taking snaps underneath center. “For us to get Pat in that situation where he could play from underneath center, obviously he’s more comfortable in the shotgun, it took 16 games, it took that much time …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When Patrick Mahomes leads the Kansas City offense on the field Sunday afternoon at Sports Authority Field at Mile High against the Denver Broncos, he’ll become the first rookie quarterback drafted by the Chiefs to start a game since 1987. Mahomes received a full week to prepare for his start following a season-long internship behind Alex Smith. Doug …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs head coach Andy Reid entered Kansas City’s quarterback room on Tuesday to deliver the news that rookie Patrick Mahomes would start the team’s regular season final Sunday at Denver. “We were in here watching film as a group and we were just trying to learn as we go and he went out and gave us …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It took longer than it looked like it might 11 weeks ago when the Chiefs stood atop the AFC, but Kansas City punched their ticket into the playoffs Sunday afternoon by besting the Miami Dolphins 29-13 at Arrowhead Stadium and clinching the AFC West. With the business of making the playoffs complete, let’s get right to …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs rookie Patrick Mahomes stood at his locker following his team’s 29-13 AFC West-clinching victory over the Miami Dolphins as the backup to quarterback Alex Smith, but when he takes the practice field on Wednesday preparing for the Denver Broncos he might be serving a one-week internship as the No. 1 quarterback. Head coach Andy Reid …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In a record-setting year the Kansas City Chiefs offense quickly built around the premise that defenses might be able to take away Travis Kelce, Tyreek Hill or Kareem Hunt, but rarely all three. During Sunday’s 29-13 win over Miami that made the Chiefs AFC West champions, the Dolphins couldn’t stop any of them. “We got beat …
Chiefs fans should enjoy the offensive fireworks the club fires off down the season’s backstretch. The team put itself back on track with a late-season push, and much of the credit on the offensive side of the ball belongs to a duo that may not stay together much longer. Quarterback Alex Smith and offensive coordinator Matt Nagy appear heading in different …