KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs have a few months before reporting for the start of the voluntary offseason workout program, which is scheduled to begin on April 18. But it appears the team’s long-term plans include running back Jamaal Charles, who is recovering from a torn ACL in his right knee suffered in Week 5. “Well, as I look …
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — An NFL game is full of ebbs and flows when teams capitalize on opportunities or regret missed chances. The Chiefs could spend some time during the offseason with the latter, especially with a series that contributed to turning the game in favor of New England. Down 7-3 early in the second quarter, Chiefs punt returner Frankie Hammond …
HOUSTON – The Chiefs cruised to a 30-0 win over the Houston Texans on Saturday, marking Kansas City’s first playoff win since Jan. 16, 1994. But the luster of ending a playoff winless drought was softened by the loss of a major player on offense. Wide receiver Jeremy Maclin went down with a knee injury after hauling in a 7-yard …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The spotlight always falls on the quarterback in the NFL. The strength of its unblinking glare has melted the careers of many men that played the position. Others have crashed from the attention, then learned how to survive and deal with the unique pressures presented to the team’s offensive leader. It’s never more visible than in …
Do you believe in miracles? Because the Kansas City Chiefs sure do. The Chiefs were 1-5 through Week 6. The future looked grim. Playoffs? That hope seemed far fetched 11 weeks ago. But they weren’t going to give up hope. And 11 weeks later, the Chiefs finished the regular season with 10-straight wins. The regular season was punctuated with a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Oakland Raiders safety Charles Woodson’s accomplished 18-year NFL career comes full circle Sunday. Woodson, who announced on Dec. 21 he will retire at the end of the season, plays his final game on the same field where arguably a Pro Football Hall of Fame career began on Sept. 6, 1998 at Arrowhead Stadium. “I remember that …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – When Andy Reid sat down with general manager John Dorsey to discuss personnel at the conclusion of the Chiefs 2014 season, the Chiefs head coach saw one name on the list of possible unrestricted free agents that grabbed his attention: Philadelphia wide receiver Jeremy Maclin. Reid selected Maclin out of the University of Missouri in the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 17-13 victory over the Cleveland Browns will not go down as one of the better offensive efforts in the 2015 season for the Chiefs. Yet within that poor showing, there were career-high and record-setting numbers for quarterback Alex Smith: –With his 125 yards passing, Smith now has 3,330 yards passing on the season. That’s a career …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It didn’t take long for guard Jeff Allen to get back in the groove against the Cleveland Browns. Allen, who missed the past two games with an ankle injury, returned to the starting lineup at left guard and felt right at home. “I got back in there ready to roll,” he said. “Once I got that …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs wide receiver Jeremy Maclin went over the 1,000-yard receiving mark on the season during Sunday’s 17-13 win over the Cleveland Browns. And Maclin, the Chiefs’ prized free-agent signing in March, did it in grand fashion, hauling in an 11-yard touchdown catch on the team’s opening drive. The seventh-year pro became the first Chiefs wide receiver …
