KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs rookie Chris Conley made his first official entry in the box score in Week 3 with his first career catch, a 16-yard effort against the Green Bay Packers. “The first one is always the hardest one, they say,” Conley said. “Now that that’s out of the way, we can move on and continue to focus …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Forget for a minute the Green Bay Packers have reeled off 10 straight wins, including the playoffs, at Lambeau Field. Also put aside Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has thrown 43 touchdowns with no interceptions while posting a 124 passer rating in the past 18 home games, a stretch where Rodgers threw the ball 545 times. The …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The sports cliché of “talent and opportunity” applies to second-year wide receiver Albert Wilson. The 5-9, 200-pound Wilson has the talent to succeed in the Chiefs offense, evidenced in the final four games of the 2014 season where he posted 12 catches for 209 yards to lead all Chiefs wide receivers during that stretch. That four-game …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs will focus on evaluation throughout Thursday night’s preseason finale against the St. Louis Rams at the Edward Jones Dome. Players seeing action must prove they belong when considering the starters aren’t expected to play much if at all. The current 75-man roster reflects positions remain open, so Thursday night performances will help shape the …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Chiefs wide receiver Frankie Hammond Jr., finds himself in a familiar situation. Hammond ran with the first-team offense Tuesday with wide receivers Jeremy Maclin (neck) and Albert Wilson (illness) sidelined. And it was a year ago Hammond temporarily filled in as the No. 1 receiver after filling in for Dwayne Bowe, who served a one-game suspension …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – If the second play on the Chiefs’ first day of full-team training camp practice on Aug. 1 was called to build excitement, it served its purpose. Quarterback Alex Smith took the snap during 11-on-11 drills and immediately looked down the right sideline, where wide receiver Jeremy Maclin had a free release off the line of scrimmage. The …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The sight of Chiefs rookie wide receiver Chris Conley wearing a baseball cap working with trainers on the sidelines has become routine at training camp. The 6-3, 205-pound Conley, the first of two third-round picks, hasn’t been on the field since suffering a knee injury on July 29. He has now missed eight total days of practice, …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Chiefs wide receiver Fred Williams didn’t need to search far to locate motivation during the offseason. Williams had daily workouts chasing after his three daughters – Aniya and Amea, both 8 years old, and Aury, who is 4 – and he drew inspiration from them while training in his hometown of Milwaukee. “The days I just …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Quarterback Alex Smith’s crisp throws to wide receiver Jeremy Maclin on Saturday afternoon were replaced Sunday morning with errant passes. Smith was clearly off the mark – either throwing high or behind – with his new No. 1 receiver throughout practice. But Sunday’s performance shouldn’t cause alarm. “It’s the second day and you’ve got to take …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Jamaal Charles had wrapped up another training camp practice and was addressing the media horde gathered on the campus of Missouri Western State University. As he answered questions about his health, workload and expectations for the 2015 Chiefs season, he was still wearing the cleats he used during the on-field work. These shoes had a self-made …
