INDIANAPOLIS – Chiefs coach Andy Reid entered the media room at the NFL Scouting Combine using a cane to help him walk. A noticeably slimmer Reid gingerly made his way up the short steps to take his place behind the podium before addressing the media at Lucas Oil Stadium. But Reid appeared in good spirits, which he proved with his opening …
If the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2014 season were an amusement park ride, it would be a roller coaster with plenty of peaks and valley. The team ascended to a 7-3 start before a bank turn dropped them to 9-7. Kansas City did not finish the circuit in ideal fashion and below are five culprits. All of these moments lead to …
The 2014 season brought mixed results from the linebacker corps, with the outside edge rushers producing a stellar effort rushing the quarterback and the interior struggling against the run. 2014 ROSTER: Dee Ford, Tamba Hali, Justin Houston, James-Michael Johnson, Josh Martin, Josh Mauga, Joe Mays, Frank Zombo INJURED RESERVE: Derrick Johnson (Achilles) 2015 FREE AGENTS: Justin Houston, Josh Magua, Josh …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Opposing running backs tearing through the Chiefs defense became a weekly occurrence in 2014. The Chiefs allowed 127.2 yards rushing per game to finish ranked 28th in the NFL. But the defense played without inside linebacker Derrick Johnson and defensive end Mike DeVito, both of whom suffered season-ending ruptured Achilles tendon injuries in Week 1. Coach …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs on Saturday activated veteran inside linebacker Joe Mays to the 53-man roster ahead of Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. The 29-year-old Mays was projected to start at left inside linebacker prior to suffering the wrist injury during the second preseason game against the Carolina Panthers. The Chiefs placed the 5-11, 244-pound Mays on …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – High-scoring games and mind-blowing passing numbers are the norm in a modern NFL where weekly production resembles an office Fantasy Football league. The Chiefs can score points, too, evidenced by a respectable 25.1 points per game average, which ranks 11th in the league. Still, a concept survives in Kansas City contrary to the NFL’s apparent lust …
Statistics often tell a back story, such as the Chiefs currently converting 45 percent whenever facing a third-and-long with more than 6 yards to go. The first question that should come to immediate mind is why are the Chiefs facing third-and-long to begin with? Of course, the only true statistic that matters is found in the win-loss column where the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Ruptured Achilles tendons have hammered the Chiefs since the start of the regular season. The Chiefs already placed inside linebacker Derrick Johnson and defensive end Mike DeVito on season-ending injured reserve when the pair suffered the injury in Week 1. And Kansas City will in all likelihood do the same with running back Joe McKnight, who …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs string of bad luck with ruptured Achilles tendons struck again. Chiefs head athletic trainer Rick Burkholder on Friday announced running back Joe McKnight suffered the injury during Thursday’s practice. “McKnight ruptured his Achilles tendon and so he’s in the evaluation process right now,” Burkholder said. “We’re trying to determine when he’ll have surgery and …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Miami Dolphins left tackle Branden Albert will see numerous familiar faces when he looks across the line of scrimmage Sunday. Albert, of course, anchored the left side of the Chiefs offensive line from 2008-13 before signing a free-agent contract with the Dolphins in March. The Chiefs’ former first-round pick (15th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft …
