KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs made 22 transactions Saturday to trim the roster from 75 players to the initial 53-man roster. Center Eric Kush, wide receiver Fred Williams and defensive end Mike Catapano headline 19 waivers, while the Chiefs placed tight end Richard Gordon (ankle) on injured reserve, traded safety Kelcie McCray to the Seattle Seahawks and moved cornerback …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs started the process Saturday morning to pare the current 75-player roster to reach the NFL-mandated initial 53-man roster by 3 p.m. CT. The Chiefs waived rookie offensive lineman Garrett Frye, a source familiar with the transaction confirmed with ChiefsDigest.com. The source spoke on the condition of anonymity because the Chiefs haven’t announced the transaction. …
Here is a final projection of the Chiefs’ 53-man roster based on three preseason games, training camp and offseason practices. The Chiefs need to be at the initial 53-man roster by 3 p.m. CT on Saturday, and can begin establishing the practice squad at 12 p.m. CT on Sunday. • QUARTERBACKS (3): Alex Smith, Chase Daniel, Aaron Murray OVERVIEW: Smith …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs on Monday evening released the third depth chart of the preseason ahead of Friday night’s game against the Tennessee Titans. And this one came with a shake-up after the second chart basically mirrored the initial chart. Of course, the preseason depth chart remains fluid before the regular season. But the Chiefs appear to have …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs designated 12 players as “not expected to play” Friday night against the Seattle Seahawks with no major surprises. Coach Andy Reid said Wednesday the following would not play: Offensive linemen Jeff Allen (knee), Eric Fisher (ankle) and Tavon Rooks (shortness of breath); quarterback Tyler Bray (knee), tight end Demetrius Harris (foot), wide receiver Junior …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – From Jeff Allen, Donald Stephenson, Eric Kush, Mitch Morse, Zach Fulton, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif to Jarrod Pughsley, the Chiefs have offered numerous looks at center and down the right side of the first-team offensive line since training camp began. Why should the final day of camp be different? The Chiefs on Wednesday rolled out Stephenson at left …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Starting left tackle Eric Fisher is out for an undetermined time after leaving Monday’s training camp practice with an ankle injury. The Chiefs on Tuesday revealed the severity of Fisher’s injury. “It is what we call a high ankle sprain,” head athletic trainer Rick Burkholder said. “We really never put out timeframes because all these are different, …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The injury bug reared its head yet again Monday at Chiefs training camp. Left tackle Eric Fisher, safety Sanders Commings and offensive tackle Tavon Rooks and left the practice field with various ailments, while rookie inside linebacker Justin March was not present. Fisher suffered an ankle sprain during 9-on-7 drills and was taken up the hill …
Here is an updated projection of the Chiefs’ 53-man roster based on 11 full-team training camp practices and one preseason game under the team’s belt. • QUARTERBACKS (3): Alex Smith, Chase Daniel, Aaron Murray OVERVIEW: The three quarterbacks should be in place at this point. Daniel provides the organization a serviceable veteran who can execute the system and has won …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Chiefs are suddenly thin at the inside linebacker position. Linebackers Josh Mauga and rookie D.J. Alexander left Wednesday’s practice and did not return. “Mauga’s heel was bothering him,” coach Andy Reid said. “So we just held him out, let him do some warm-ups, try it, see how it felt. It was tight, so we just …
