KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After 13 seasons in Kansas City that will one day lead to the club etching his name in the club’s ring of honor inside Arrowhead Stadium, linebacker Derrick Johnson said goodbye on Tuesday to the only NFL team he’s ever known. “I’m grateful I had the opportunity to spend 13 years in a place I love,” …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs fans wanting to follow the team on the road to plays the Los Angeles Rams next will need to pack their passport, as NFL commissioner Roger Goodell confirmed Wednesday the Chiefs and Rams will do battle in Mexico City this fall. This marks the first trip outside the United States for the Chiefs since the …
DALLAS — Just seconds after the last notes of “The Star-Spangled Banner” concluded and flag holders quickly folded the 100-yard wide Stars and Stripes on the AT&T Stadium field, Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters bounced out of the tunnel behind the team’s bench, an apparent compromise that brought an end to his sitting on the bench during the national anthem …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt issued a statement Sunday afternoon in the wake of President Donald Trump’s remarks over the weekend that NFL owner should suspend or fire players who chose not to stand during the national anthem before games. Hunt’s statement alludes to his past remarks that he prefers players to stand …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs wrapped up training camp in St. Joseph Wednesday and while all indications point toward the club coming back in 2018, the possibility of a new summer home remains on the horizon. “It is something that we’ll sit down and talk about as an organization,” team chairman and CEO Clark Hunt said when …
Monday saw the top three figures in the Chiefs’ leadership pyramid make appearances. After the turmoil of the last month surrounding the organization’s, Clark hunt took to the podium and address a number of issues that we discussed on the Locked on Chiefs podcast today. Hunt addressed more than the hiring new General Manager Brett Veach. He hinted at the …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo — Chiefs first-round draft pick Patrick Mahomes inked his rookie contract Friday and celebrated the way many Kansas Citians do — taking his mom and his agent out for barbecue, his first taste of the city’s finest delicacy. “I went to Jack Stack’s,” Mahomes said. “It was actually really good.” The rookie’s four-year, $16.4 million fully guaranteed …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Brett Veach, then the co-director of player personnel for the Kansas City Chiefs, flew to Dallas to meet team chairman and CEO Clark Hunt to interview for the team’s vacant general manager position. A four-hour interview and six days later, he was absolutely positive he tanked it. “Then I got back and I didn’t hear anything …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt made it clearly immediately in his Monday press conference he would not say anything negative about former general manager John Dorsey — but much of what he did say spoke volumes about why the team parted ways with the architect of a team coming off a 12-4 season …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. –The Chiefs found their new general manager, and they did not need to look very far to find a familiar face. Brett Veach, the team’s co-director of player personnel, ascended to the role Monday, culminating an 18-day search following the departure of former GM John Dorsey. The 39-year-old Veach followed head coach Andy Reid to Kansas City …
