KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs head coach Andy Reid saw enough from his team to call off the last day of the team’s minicamp, concluding what the coach termed a successful offseason program as the team integrates new faces and new approaches on both sides of the ball. “So we finished up the day, the guys had their conditioning test …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs have made no bones about their intention of playing with increased aggression and a tougher defensive mentality in 2018, and new cornerback David Amerson wouldn’t have it any other way. “Anytime you’re up in somebody’s face every play they’re going to try you,” Amerson said following Tuesday’s first of three minicamp practices. “Most offenses look …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Thursday’s OTA practice for the Chiefs took on a bit more of a serious edge with officials in the defensive secondary making calls as the team concluded its second week of offseason practices. Midway through the team’s 10 OTA practices and three minicamp workouts that close next month, head coach Andy Reid said he’s pleased with the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The beginning of the NFL’s new league year marked the end of a whirlwind six weeks for Chiefs general manager Brett Veach, yet in many ways the work has just barely begun on the 2018 season. “We feel, coach (Andy Reid) and I both feel, that we’ve plotted a course to turn a new chapter for …
With quarter Alex Smith taking off for Washington and cornerback Kendall Fuller and a third-round pick heading to Kansas City, the blockbuster trade may be the rare deal that creates multiple winners. The Chiefs cleared $17 million in critical salary cap space, Washington lands a franchise quarterback and Kirk Cousins breaks free from a relationship that turned south, heading to …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In one fell swoop, the Alex Smith era in Kansas City ends, his reign in Washington begins and Patrick Mahomes takes his place atop the Chiefs kingdom. All that came into place Tuesday night as the Chiefs and Washington agreed to a trade for Smith. NFL Network‘s Ian Rapoport initially reported the deal sends Washington’s third-round …
