The best approach when viewing a roster before the start of free agency and the NFL Draft is like Gumby – be flexible when considering additions and subtractions will occur. Teams are allowed a maximum of 90 players on an offseason roster and the Kansas City Chiefs currently have 78 players, including 17 signed to reserve/future contracts. Six players return from injured …
With the 2015 season in the books, the Chiefs shift focus to the offseason with a view to improving the roster for the 2016 campaign. The Chiefs have tools to utilize to accomplish that goal in the coming months, including free agency and the draft, but free agency headlines this edition of the mailbag. @HerbieTeope Out of the long list …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Inside linebacker Derrick Johnson is headed to the Pro Bowl as an alternate, the Chiefs announced Monday. Johnson replaces Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly, who will be preparing to play the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50. The 33-year-old Johnson started all 16 games the past season, leading the Chiefs defense with 116 tackles (95 solo), …
The Chiefs enjoyed a season to remember in 2015, becoming the first team in NFL history to rip off a nine-game winning streak following a losing skid of at least five games. Kansas City extended its streak to 10 games to close the regular season, establishing a franchise record for consecutive wins to finish a season. The Chiefs also became …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Pro Football Writers of America on Friday named Chiefs free safety Eric Berry as the 2015 NFL Comeback Player of the Year. Berry, who returned to football cancer-free less than a year after being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, went on to appear in all 16 games with 15 starts. The sixth-year pro finished the regular …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Eric Berry is arguably the Chiefs’ biggest soon-to-be unrestricted free agent when the league’s calendar begins on March 9. And the Chiefs have had early dialogue with Berry’s agent with hopes to potentially keep the All-Pro safety with the team. “I’ve had various discussions with his representatives,” general manager John Dorsey said Thursday in a conference …
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Something was missing from Kansas City’s defensive performance Saturday in the Chiefs’ 27-20, season-ending loss to the New England Patriots, and that something wasn’t difficult to identify. Turnovers. Over the course of the season, the Chiefs forced 26 interceptions and recovered eight fumbles. Of those picks, 22 interceptions came during the regular season. That mark was second …
HOUSTON– Chiefs safety Eric Berry’s return to football proved incredibly successful a year after being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. He was named to the Pro Bowl in December, but arguably a bigger recognition arrived Friday when The Associated Press named Berry as a first-team All-Pro selection. Over the course of the season, Berry amassed 55 tackles and two interceptions for 40 yards. This is the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs coach Andy Reid has downplayed throughout the week what is at stake in the season finale. But don’t overlook the game’s importance to help clear an unsettled postseason picture. A win for the playoff-bound Chiefs (10-5) over the Oakland Raiders combined with a loss by the Denver Broncos (11-4) to the San Diego Chargers gives …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Safety Eric Berry headlines a list of five Chiefs players, including four on defense, heading to the Pro Bowl, as announced Tuesday night by the NFL. Berry joins outside linebackers Tamba Hali and Justin Houston, and rookie cornerback Marcus Peters on defense. The lone offensive player for the Chiefs is tight end tight end Travis Kelce, …
