KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs on Tuesday waived wide receiver Fred Williams. The 6-0, 190-pound Williams signed a reserve/future contract on Jan. 17 after spending a large portion of the 2015 regular season on the practice squad. He led the Chiefs during the 2015 preseason with 15 catches for 167 yards and three touchdowns in four exhibition games. Williams, who …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs’ draft board should be set by now, leaving last-minute strategy meetings before the 2016 NFL Draft kicks off Thursday night. While the Chiefs have seven total picks this year, one course of action sure to draw discussion between general manager John Dorsey and his staff during the draft surrounds working around not having a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Veteran depth at the wide receiver position arrived Saturday. The Chiefs and wide receiver Rod Streater agreed to terms on a one-year deal, a source familiar with the transaction confirmed with ChiefsDigest.com and The Topeka Capital-Journal. The source spoke on the condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the signing. The 6-2, 195-pound Streater …
The Kansas City Chiefs finally washed away the no-receiver touchdowns during the 2015 season with 12 touchdowns by receivers. The position saw much needed upgrades, but there is still work to be done. JEREMY MACLIN: The former Missouri Tiger provided the Chiefs with eight more receiving touchdowns than they had the prior season. Maclin’s presence in the offense quickly showed …
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 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – With the season officially over, the Chiefs have started to fill the offseason roster with players from the practice squad. Wide receiver Fred Williams, offensive lineman Laurence Gibson, tight end Ross Travis and defensive lineman Jimmy Staten signed reserve/future deals with the Chiefs, sources familiar with the transactions informed ChiefsDigest.com and The Topeka Capital-Journal. The sources …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs alternated players at the wide receiver position on the practice squad for another week. Just four days after re-signing rookie wide receiver Kenny Cook to the 10-man practice squad in favor of wide receiver Fred Williams, the Chiefs reversed course Wednesday and signed Williams while letting Cook go, according to Wednesday’s NFL Transaction report. This marks …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A rotation on the practice squad at the wide receiver position occurred Saturday. The Chiefs signed rookie wide receiver Kenny Cook to the 10-man practice squad and terminated the contract of wide receiver Fred Williams, according to Saturday’s NFL Transaction report. The 6-4, 218-pound Cook originally joined the Chiefs on May 11 as an undrafted free …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Words were not needed Wednesday to see how happy wide receiver Fred Williams felt. The expression on his face said it all. “I’m back, man,” Williams said with a wide grin. Williams re-signed with the Chiefs practice squad Monday after being waived on Oct. 1 in favor of wide receiver Kenny Cook, whose contract was terminated …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs on Tuesday tweaked the practice squad at the linebacker position. Kansas City signed rookie linebacker Josh Keyes to the practice squad, a source familiar with the transaction confirmed Tuesday afternoon with ChiefsDigest.com and The Topeka Capital-Journal. The source spoke on the condition of anonymity because the Chiefs haven’t announced the signing. Terez Paylor of …
