KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe has been suspended without pay for the first regular season game for violating the league’s substance abuse policy, the NFL announced Friday. NFL.com, the league’s official website, reports the suspension stems from Bowe’s November 2013 arrest in Riverside, Mo., for possession of marijuana and speeding. Bowe eventually pleaded guilty to the lesser …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Chiefs wrapped up training camp Thursday with a session designed to take it slow and easy since rookies arrived on July 20 for rookies, veterans on July 23 and 16 previous hard practices. The players arrived in shorts and helmet and had a light workout for an hour and 20 minutes before cutting off practice, a big …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Chiefs offensive coordinator Doug Pederson on Monday offered his view on what it takes for a wide receiver to succeed in head coach Andy Reid’s version of the West Coast offense. “Well first of all,” Pederson said, “they have to understand our offense, No. 1. We move them around so much. Dwayne (Bowe) is not always …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The challenging transition from college to a complex West Coast offense apparently doesn’t apply to rookie wide receiver Albert Wilson. Wilson, an undrafted free agent out of Georgia State, has quickly emerged through 11 training camp practices. The 22-year-old receiver now finds himself working with the first-team offense at the slot or in four-receiver sets during …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Chiefs on Monday wrapped up five straight days of practice, including the past three days in pads. “We had some good work today,” coach Andy Reid said, “got to work a little bit of two-minute (drills) today live, and the guys I thought did a nice job.” The Chiefs ran 9-on-9 and 11-on-11 drills featuring the …
An annual agonizing wait from the end of organized team activities (OTAs) and minicamp will soon end, as Chiefs training camp in St. Joseph, Mo., replaces the doldrums of summer. Rookies and quarterbacks report on July 20, and they’ll have three straight morning practices by the time veterans report on July 23. The first practice open to the public is …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – There’s an area on offense that has become increasingly difficult to ignore as the Chiefs have gone through voluntary organized team activities (OTAs). And that’s the rapport between quarterback Alex Smith and wide receiver Dwayne Bowe, an attribute coach Andy Reid touched on last week when discussing Smith’s maturation in the system. “I think he’s more …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs return to the practice field Tuesday for the next four days to meet the maximum of 10 voluntary organized team activities (OTAs) as allowed by Article 21 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. Outside linebacker Justin Houston and cornerback Brandon Flowers have missed the previous six OTA workouts, but they won’t need to be present …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs closed out the second set of organized team activities (OTAs) Thursday, giving the team a total of six offseason workouts under their belts. Given a steady morning rain, the team moved indoors for Thursday’s session. But the dreary outdoor conditions didn’t affect the mood of coach Andy Reid, who appeared satisfied with the progress he’s …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs wrapped up the first set of voluntary organized team activities Thursday, and coach Andy Reid was pleased with the past three days of work. “It’s good to get everybody out here and be able to put on our helmets and move around a little bit,” Reid said, “go offense vs. defense and get some …
