KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs overcame a sluggish start in stringing together two sustained touchdown drives to take a 17-7 halftime lead against the Green Bay Packers in the team’s final preseason game at Arrowhead Stadium. Green Bay’s Ty Montgomery turned in the biggest play of the first half, blocking a Dustin Colquitt punt and setting the Packers up …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The lasting memory of the Kansas City Chiefs’ special teams in 2015 is likely the 106-yard opening kickoff return by Knile Davis in the wild card game versus Houston. But last season marked a steep decline for the team in punt and kick return performance. The team did not return a kick for a score in …
Enthusiastic cheers and the sound of pads smacking will signal the return of football when the Kansas City Chiefs begin training camp in the coming week at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Mo. Rookies, quarterbacks and select players arrive Tuesday afternoon and the group will conduct three straight morning practices starting Wednesday before veterans report Friday afternoon. The …
The Kansas City Chiefs are set to enter training camp with the league maximum of 90 players on the offseason roster, which breaks down as 44 on offense, 43 on defense and three specialists. Four players return from spending the 2015 season on injured reserve: Running back Jamaal Charles (knee), cornerback Phillip Gaines (knee), tight end James O’Shaughnessy (foot) and …
The predictions below are based on observations from three rookie camp practices, 10 days of organized team activities (OTAs) and three mandatory minicamp practices. QUARTERBACKS (3): Alex Smith, Kevin Hogan, Aaron Murray ON THE BUBBLE: Tyler Bray OUTLOOK: Rookie Kevin Hogan was the second-best quarterback during spring practices, showing touch, velocity, anticipation and accuracy. The fifth-round selection did not get the same amount of snaps …
Welcome to the only true NFL “offseason,” the period between the end of mandatory minicamp and the start of training camp in late July. News in the next month is traditionally slow and that is not too surprising with players taking a long break. So, with the offseason workouts in the rearview mirror, this edition of the mailbag looks ahead …
The Kansas City Chiefs return to the practice field Tuesday for the final four days of organized team activities (OTAs) before the three-day mandatory minicamp on June 14-16. This edition of the mailbag recaps the first six days of workouts and includes an audio clips from a recent guest spot on “No Huddle” and The Topeka Capital-Journal‘s podcast at the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two more players of the Chiefs’ 2016 nine-member draft class are officially under contract. Rookie cornerback Eric Murray, the second of three fourth-round picks (106th overall), and wide receiver Tyreek Hill, the second of two fifth-round picks (165th overall), signed their respective deals, the Chiefs announced Monday. Financial terms of the contracts were not disclosed. The …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Rookie minicamp offers an adjustment period for players receiving the first taste of the NFL. Dadi Nicolas, the Chiefs’ second of two sixth-round picks in the 2016 NFL Draft, is learning that firsthand as he transitions from playing defensive end at Virginia Tech to outside linebacker. “Very different,” Nicolas said. “It’s the NFL, professional, more details …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs rookies and 39 tryout players converged Saturday on the team’s training complex for the first day of a three-day rookie minicamp. For a vast majority of the players outside of 12 who spent time with the Chiefs during the offseason, Saturday marked the first time since their college careers ended to be around an organized …
