KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs head coach Andy Reid saw enough from his team to call off the last day of the team’s minicamp, concluding what the coach termed a successful offseason program as the team integrates new faces and new approaches on both sides of the ball. “So we finished up the day, the guys had their conditioning test …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs announced the signing of third-round draft pick Derrick Nnadi Thursday afternoon, concluding contract negotiations with all of their 2018 draft picks while also signing three tryout players who participated in this week’s minicamp. The club signed free agent wide receiver Josh Crockett, fullback Algernon Brown and offensive tackle Bentley Spain. The 6-foot-3, 192-pound Crockett …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs invested heavily on defense during the year’s draft, picking up five new faces on that side of the ball, and so far head coach Andy Reid like’s what he sees from this year’s freshman class. “I think they’ve all done well,” Reid said following Thursday’s OTA practice. “I can’t pick one of them out …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Head coach Andy Reid shuffled his coaching staff during the offseason, and rookie minicamp marked the new staff’s first time coaching as a group on the field. “I guess you’d say this is the first time they’ve coached somebody with a helmet on and that’s a plus,” Reid said. Gone are offensive coordinator Matt Nagy, assistant …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If any question existed about who ranked as the strongest player on the Florida State football last year, Chiefs rookie defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi confidently ended the debate during the opening of the team’s rookie minicamp. “I was,” said Nnadi, who measures in at 6-foot-2 and 316 pounds and can squat lift 750 pounds and bench press …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The team that reports to St. Joseph for training camp in July appears primarily set in place for the Chiefs, and general manager Brett Veach feels good about where his team stands after this weekend’s NFL draft. “I’m excited about the roster,” Veach said during a post-draft conference call Monday. “We feel good about it. I …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs emerged from the 2018 NFL draft with a defense-heavy class that ticks off almost all the team’s needs entering offseason workouts, and each of the six prospects offer reasons for hope and worry for their long-term success in the league. There’s plenty of reasons to believe why each pick fits one of the team’s …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If any doubts remained that the Chiefs needed a replenishment in their defensive front seven, the club’s first two selections of the 2018 draft silenced that debate. The Chiefs made their second draft-day trade Friday evening, moving up in the third round in selecting Florida State defensive lineman Derrick Nnadi. The move followed the Chiefs trading …
