KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A little more than a month-long summer break before training camp begins officially arrived with the conclusion of Chiefs minicamp. The offseason workouts – 13 in total (10 days of organized team activities, three days of minicamp) – allowed the coaching staff an opportunity to install plays and evaluate personnel. Still, the evaluation process was accomplished …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs wide receiver Jeremy Maclin started organized team activities three weeks ago with a specific goal in mind. “I think just the chemistry between Alex (Smith) and I,” Maclin said on on May 26. “When you’re talking about me and him, I think that’s the No. 1 thing.” So how is it going with 10 OTAs …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs begin a final set of workouts Tuesday through Thursday before taking a month-long break in preparation for training camp. The three-day mandatory minicamp concludes the offseason workout program and affords coach Andy Reid a final look at his players in shorts and helmets with no contact. The past three weeks of organized team activities …
Questions on what happens financially to outside linebacker Justin Houston if there is a regular-season holdout to players practicing in shorts during organized team activities, among other subjects, discussed in this edition of the mailbag. @HerbieTeope How does the tag work for #50 if he holds out several games? Is his $ docked/game missed or receive full $ if there …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs coach Andy Reid appeared pleased with what his team accomplished in the final week of organized team activities. “It’s been a good week of work,” Reid said Friday. “We got four good practices in, the guys are competing, they’ve got good energy. We’re excited for next week to get here.” The “next week” Reid mentioned …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs concluded voluntary organized team activities Friday, and now enter the home stretch of Phase III of the offseason workout program. Up next, the mandatory three-day minicamp on June 16-18 to pick up where the team left off with the final OTA workout. “I think we’ll just continue to progress from where we’re at right …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs wrapped up organized team activities Friday without running back Jamaal Charles. But there is no reason for concern surrounding Charles’ absence. “It’s a voluntary camp,” coach Andy Reid said. “Jamaal was excused; he has a camp today.” Defensive lineman Vaughn Martin (ankle) and wide receiver Albert Wilson (hamstring) did not practice, while offensive lineman …
Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif did not participate in Thursday’s organized team activity because of an illness, according to a team spokesman. Duvernay-Tardif, a second-year pro, practiced fully during the previous eight OTAs. Second-year outside linebacker Dee Ford missed Thursday’s workout for personal reasons, the team said. Wide receiver Albert Wilson, who hasn’t practiced fully since suffering a hamstring injury …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs wide receiver Jeremy Maclin did not practice Wednesday while dealing with foot inflammation. Maclin, who practiced fully during Tuesday’s organized team activity, is considered day-to-day, according to a Chiefs spokesman. The news, however, isn’t good for rookie cornerback De’Vante Bausby, a native of Kansas City. “He, unfortunately, fractured his clavicle,” head athletic trainer Rick Burkholder …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs rookie wide receiver Chris Conley is hard to miss on the practice field during organized team activities, and the observation isn’t based solely on his 6-3, 205-pound frame. Conley commands attention when he is snatching passes in traffic during team-related drills or has the opportunity to display his blazing 4.35 40-yard dash speed down the field. The …