KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs officially announced the signing of free-agent guard Paul Fanaika. While the Chiefs did not disclose terms of the deal, Fanaika signed a three-year, $8.1 million contract, a source familiar with the situation confirmed Thursday with ChiefsDigest.com. The signing comes a day after the Chiefs and Fanaika agreed to terms, as previously reported by ChiefsDigest.com. “Paul is a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs have focused on bolstering the offensive line with a veteran player familiar with coach Andy Reid. The Chiefs are set to sign unrestricted free agent guard Paul Fanaika to a three-year contract pending a physical, a source familiar with the situation confirmed Wednesday afternoon with ChiefsDigest.com. The Chiefs have not announced the transaction. The 6-5, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The weekend sets the stage for the NFL’s new calendar year. NFL teams starting Saturday are allowed to contact and enter negotiations with the certified agents of players scheduled to become unrestricted free agents when 2014 contracts expire at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, per NFL rules. Any agreed upon contract during the three-day window, however, …
If the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2014 season were an amusement park ride, it would be a roller coaster with plenty of peaks and valley. The team ascended to a 7-3 start before a bank turn dropped them to 9-7. Kansas City did not finish the circuit in ideal fashion and below are five culprits. All of these moments lead to …
Kansas City’s offensive line produced a woeful performance in pass protection against opposing pass rushers throughout the 2014 season. 2014 ROSTER: Eric Fisher, Mike McGlynn, Jeff Linkenbach, Rodney Hudson, Zach Fulton, Ryan Harris, Donald Stephenson, Eric Kush, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif INJURED RESERVE: Jeff Allen (elbow) 2015 FREE AGENTS: Rodney Hudson, Mike McGlynn, Jeff Linkenbach, Ryan Harris POSITION REVIEW The starting offensive line fell …
There should be little doubt of the top two positions on offense offering the highest level of frustration from the recently concluded season. #ChiefsDigest what do the chiefs need to do in order to fix the O-line? How many get added and is is through draft or FA — Josh (@joshuabmayer) December 30, 2014 The offensive line proved the weakest link …
Four trips inside the 12-yard line netted three field goals in a game where the Chiefs needed touchdowns against the Pittsburgh Steelers. And the team’s inability to take advantage of the opportunities effectively placed Kansas City’s postseason hopes on life support after a 20-12 loss. While the Chiefs (8-7) are barely alive for a playoff berth, the team must defeat …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs offensive lineman Jeff Linkenbach drew the start at left guard Sunday against the Oakland Raiders in place of Mike McGlynn. While Linkenbach had a holding penalty, the early returns are good with coach Andy Reid complimenting Linkenbach’s performance during Monday’s media session. The head coach, however, stopped short of committing to Linkenbach as the starter …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs rookie kicker Cairo Santos entered Week 15 on a roll, making 14 straight field goals after starting the season 2-of-4. Santos’ streak came to an end Sunday after he missed his first field goal attempt from 44 yards. While he came back to make a 41-yard field goal, he then missed an attempt from 47-yards …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs offensive line is under siege during the team’s current three-game losing streak, a span where the unit has allowed 13 sacks on quarterback Alex Smith. Drawing arguably the most attention is left guard Mike McGlynn, who is officially credited with allowing three of the five sacks recorded by the Arizona Cardinals in Week 14. To say …
