KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two days after saying he wouldn’t criticize defensive tackle Chris Jones, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid took a less diplomatic tone Sunday when asked if the holdout could play Thursday night against the Detroit Lions. “I can’t tell you that,” Reid said before Sunday’s practice. “I mean, I don’t know. I don’t know what his agenda …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chris Jones holdout entered day 42 on Friday, and after tight end Travis Kelce issued a plea to his teammate to return, head coach Andy Reid says he wasn’t going to criticize his defensive star. “Everybody makes their own decisions, I mean, that’s the way it is in life and that’s the way it is …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Just more than six years after becoming general manager of the Chiefs, not much surprises Brett Veach anymore. But with Chris Jones missing the first 20 days of training camp and piling up $1 million in fines, Veach paused before answering whether Jones’ holdout caught him off guard. “I have a different perspective, because on one …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In 20 days, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach must whittle a roster of 91 players down to 53 before the team’s season opener against Detroit, and making those final decisions may be more difficult than ever. “How many guys we keep at a particular spot, I think will be a little bit more daunting of a …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Just a month ago, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid expressed optimism that All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones would be in attendance when the team opened training camp but he set a different tone Tuesday as quarterbacks and rookies check into the dormitory at Missouri Western State University. “I don’t know that,” Reid said when asked about …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fewer than three years ago, Patrick Mahomes signed a 10-year, $450 million contract extension that made him the highest-paid player in the NFL. After a flurry of new contracts for star quarterbacks, including recent deals for Lamar Jackson and Jalen Hurts, that $45 million per year now ranks No. 7 for the annual average value. Does …
Arguably there’s no bigger misnomer in the NFL than the “offseason.” Just 13 days after celebrating at Union Station, the Chiefs’ front office and coaching staff land in Indianapolis for the NFL Scouting Combine, meaning the 2023 season is already underway. No better time to catch up on some of your questions — I challenged you all to ask me …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There’s no big ball dropping at 3 p.m. central time on March 15 yet for NFL teams the beginning of the new League Year is much more impactful than anything that happens at midnight on New Year’s Eve. The start of the new League Year means a new salary cap and the official launch of free …
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Patrick Mahomes has a simple mantra he delivers to his teammates in the huddle every day he steps on to the practice: “Let’s be great today.” On Thursday night at the NFL Honors, it was Mahomes’ turn to be recognized for his greatness as the league presented him as the Most Valuable Player for the 2022 season. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With spring football comes optimism, and even for a team coming off its most significant turnover in five years, the Chiefs started their offseason program with head coach Andy Reid believing this might be the season that ends with a Super Bowl in Kansas City. “It’s a little different but it’s kind of exciting,” Reid said. “I look …
