INDIANAPOLIS – One of the league’s premier offseason events leading to the annual NFL Draft effectively winds down Sunday as player-reporter media sessions conclude. Meanwhile, televised coverage of workouts continues through Tuesday, further enhancing the popularity of the NFL Scouting Combine, evidenced by the wall-to-wall coverage and the sheer mass of NFL media present the past week. Still, the Combine …
INDIANAPOLIS – Chiefs general manager John Dorsey cleared the air Friday when it came to how the offensive line could shake out before the start of free agency on March 11. Speaking to reporters at the NFL Scouting Combine, Dorsey said the team has been in talks with all scheduled unrestricted free agents, including left tackle Branden Albert. Of course, …
INDIANAPOLIS — Chiefs general manager John Dorsey said during his Friday media session at the NFL Scouting Combine the Chiefs have been in contact with soon-to-be free agent left tackle Branden Albert’s representatives. Dorsey’s comments are the first since a report surfaced last week the Chiefs are willing to let Albert go. “That’s the first I’ve heard about it,” Dorsey …
INDIANAPOLIS – Thursday marked a return to the scene of a crime in some way. The last time the Chiefs were in Indianapolis, the Colts knocked them out of the playoffs with a stunning 45-44 win in the second-largest comeback in NFL playoff history. “It was a little rough last time, but we’re smoothing that over right now, right?” Chiefs …
A total of 335 draft prospects, including 85 underclassmen, have accepted invitations and are set to attend an annual week-long player evaluation process known as the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. The assessments kick off Wednesday, Feb. 19 and run through Tuesday, Feb. 25 at Lucas Oil Stadium. It’s virtually the NFL’s version of a job interview, which includes team interviews, medical and …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs players have enjoyed Pro Bowl, All-Pro, All-NFL and All-AFC recognition in recent weeks. Thursday demonstrated general manager John Dorsey also belongs in the spotlight, as the Pro Football Writers of America named Dorsey as the 2013 Executive of the Year. The 2013 season proved a tremendous success under Dorsey and first-year coach Andy Reid, who …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe did a Tuesday guest spot on 810 WHB Sports Radio. And once his interview with hosts Steven St John and Nate Bukaty, and studio guest Eddie Kennison, a former Chiefs teammate of Bowe, rolled along, it proved hard to get away from. From Bowe’s midseason arrest in November surrounding allegations of speeding …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Current director of player personnel Chris Ballard is staying with the Chiefs, a team spokesman confirmed Thursday morning via email. In recent weeks, Ballard was reportedly the leading candidate for the vacant general manager position with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. A potential move to Tampa would’ve reunited him with Lovie Smith, whom the Buccaneers hired as …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs entered 2013 in transition with new leadership under general manager John Dorsey and coach Andy Reid. Success was eventually expected given their respective track record, but did anybody truly see this coming so fast? Dorsey and Reid worked magic to improve a team that finished a dismal 2-14 in 2012 en route to an …
INDIANAPOLIS – Like a scene from “The Godfather,” people came over to shake hands with the two men sitting in the corner table at the Tilted Kilt the night before the Chiefs squared off against the Colts. On the surface, Marty McDonald and Eric Granell weren’t much different than their visitors adorned in red. Both men wore Chiefs gear to …
