KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs general manager John Dorsey held a Tuesday conference call with Chiefs media members, marking the first time he’s publicly spoken since the start of the free agency period. Here are the highlights from that call. Moving past Sanders Denver Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders’ agent, Steve Weinberg, issued a statement Tuesday morning to deny a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Six seasons in the Canadian Football League resulted in 442 receptions for 6,531 yards, including four straight 1,000-yard seasons, and 43 touchdowns. A two-time CFL All-Star and CFL Most Outstanding Rookie in 2008, wide receiver Weston Dressler excelled in Canada after going undrafted out of college by the NFL. And the Chiefs took notice, eventually signing …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – New Chiefs defensive lineman Vance Walker, who signed a three-year, $13 million free-agent contract last week, won’t ever be accused of lacking in confidence. And he’s in a good spot to showcase his versatility joining a Chiefs defense that produced six Pro Bowlers in 2013. “They can’t double team all of us and that’s without blitzing,” Walker …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs wanted Frank Zombo back and the feeling was mutual. Rather than allow him to test the open market as an unrestricted free agent, Zombo revealed during Monday’s conference call with the Chiefs media he re-signed a two-year deal on March 8, three days before the start of the league’s calendar year. “I wanted to …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Since the start of the league’s calendar year on March 11, the Chiefs appeared content to allow most of their players set to command lucrative contracts sign elsewhere. In their place, the team signed players at a lesser price while bringing back a few from last season’s roster Here’s a snapshot of the past week: Signing …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs now have six players signing free-agent contracts with other teams since Tuesday’s start of the league’s calendar year. Safety/returner Quintin Demps becomes the latest after signing a deal with the New York Giants on Saturday night, beat writer Ebenezer Samuel of The Daily News reports. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Demps also announced …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Saturday started off innocently enough awaiting news on former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders, who was visiting with the Chiefs. But all remained silent out of One Arrowhead Drive of a potential signing as the day rolled along. Then the action picked up in the late afternoon. At approximately 4:53 p.m. CT and citing a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs on Friday reinforced depth on the defensive line by bringing in a new body, while a familiar face returned to the linebacker corps. With defensive end Tyson Jackson now with the Atlanta Falcons, the Chiefs found his replacement by signing defensive lineman Vance Walker. Terms of Walker’s deal weren’t announced, but it’s a three-year, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs under general manager John Dorsey and coach Andy Reid are strong believers in building the foundation of a perennial championship contender through the draft. Given their established history as shrewd evaluators, Dorsey and Reid will undoubtedly do their due diligence in mining talented prospects from lesser-known schools to bolster the roster. Despite the Chiefs …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – It’s sometimes said home is where the heart is. And for defensive back Husain Abdullah, who admitted during Friday’s media conference call he received interest around the league, re-signing with the Chiefs proved an easy decision. “The whole time I was like, ‘Ok, there are different things, but in reality I want to stay in Kansas City,’” …
