Just one month ago Kansas City Chiefs tight Travis Kelce headed toward the locker room at Arrowhead Stadium, ejected for the now-infamous throwing his towel as if it were a flag episode, and gaining more attention for his reality TV show than his on-the-field exploits. What a difference a month can make. Kelce set a career high with 140 receiving …
The last time Eric Berry returned to his hometown of Atlanta during the season, it had nothing to do with football. The Kansas City Chiefs safety had just received his cancer diagnosis, and returned home to begin chemotherapy near his family. That makes Berry’s historic performance Sunday afternoon all the more meaningful, and all the more emotional in the wake …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Coach Andy Reid’s voice cut through the crisp autumn air, admonishing his Kansas City Chiefs team of the challenge that awaits them Sunday afternoon against the Atlanta Falcons. No one believes you can win this game, Reid told his team. No one believes you can go to Atlanta and win after a thrilling victory at Denver last Sunday. No one believes you can win …
The Kansas City Chiefs looked like a team that lost its way heading to the bye in week five, coming off a blowout loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers and struggling to find its rhythm on both sides of the ball. What a different a month makes. Now the Chiefs stand 6-2, heading to Carolina with an opportunity to move to …
Austin Willis is wearing shorts, sneakers and a windbreaker jacket – the Emporia State logo over his heart offering a hint of his identity – while waiting in the lobby of an IHOP restaurant in Emporia, Kan. He rises and smiles upon greetings, extending a warm handshake before a hostess leads a party of two to the privacy of a …
From a teenager to a young man, Randall Evans has grown a lot since leaving Miami five years ago in pursuit of NFL dreams that landed him in Manhattan, Kan. The 23-year-old’s firm hand shake and body language reflect confidence; his eyes display maturity and intelligence; the words flow from his mouth in articulate fashion; and his memory is a bottomless …
LAWRENCE, Kan. – The months since the 2014 regular season ended have been virtually nonstop for former Kansas Jayhawks inside linebacker Ben Heeney. The native of Hutchinson, Kan., played in the East-West Shrine Game, attended the NFL Scouting Combine, and then capped it off Wednesday with Kansas’ Pro Day. Heeney was among 15 former Jayhawk players working out in front …
Former Kansas State wide receiver Tyler Lockett proved records are made to be broken. The dual-threat Lockett, a native of Tulsa, Okla., established a whopping 17 school records by the time he concluded an accomplished four-year career in Manhattan, Kan. Among the records set by Lockett include receptions (249), yards receiving (3,710), receiving touchdowns (29), 100-yard receiving games (17), kickoff-return …
