KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs rookie linebacker Ramik Wilson added to his team-leading preseason tackles during Friday night’s 34-10 win against the Tennessee Titans. Wilson recorded four solo tackles, pushing his total through three exhibition games at 13 (12 solo). While the game appears to come easy to the team’s fourth-round pick in May’s NFL Draft, Wilson is quick to point out …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. –The Chiefs capped off their third-straight preseason win for the first time since 1980, steamrolling the Tennessee Titans 34-10. Through rain and shine, but mostly rain by the fourth quarter, the Chiefs had their fair share of high moments and low moments. HIGHS • Quarterback Alex Smith set preseason records of his own with his performance. His 171 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Alex Smith and the Chiefs first-team offense went into Friday night’s preseason against Tennessee still trying to develop some sort of productive rhythm after two previous lackluster performances. It was rhythm they found against the Titans, jumping to a 17-0 lead in the first half and they finished up with a 34-10 victory at Arrowhead Stadium. …
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. — Speed is one of those attributes that the National Football League spends millions of dollars each year to find, develop and cultivate. Every coach in the NFL, no matter his expertise or position, has said at least once in his career that “speed kills.” The idea of how fast a young man can run 40 yards …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. –- Kansas City’s second preseason battle proved to be tough, but in the end the Chiefs squeaked out a 14-13 victory over the Seattle Seahawks. The Chiefs opened up to a half-full Arrowhead Stadium for the first home preseason game of the 2015 season. By the time fans settled in, 71,915 were in attendance and witnessed some high moments …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs wrapped up training camp Wednesday and now shift focus to the three remaining preseason contests, starting Friday night against the Seattle Seahawks at Arrowhead Stadium. Starters are expected to see more action than the preseason opener, where the first-team offense played in three series and the first-team defense played in one series against the …
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 …
This edition of the mailbag addresses questions on what counts against the 53-man roster following roster cuts and specific wide receivers from training camp, among other subjects. @HerbieTeope how does cut down day work with suspended/IR/PUP players? Can Chiefs essentially carry more than 53? #chiefsdigest — Tanner Graver (@gravertanner) August 13, 2015 The short answer to carrying more than 53 …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Chiefs open the preseason Saturday night with a road contest against the Arizona Cardinals. Don’t blink, however, because the starters are set for a token appearance, a norm for NFL exhibition games. “The ones will go for a quarter,” coach Andy Reid said Wednesday. “The twos will go for the second quarter and half of the third, …
