KANSAS CITY, Mo. – One question lingered from the Chiefs 27-20 win over the Houston Texans. And it surrounded if right tackle Eric Fisher asked the coaching staff to not play in the season opener because of a high-ankle sprain. Chiefs coach Andy Reid responded in emphatic fashion during a Monday afternoon conference call with team beat writers. “I can help clear …
Chiefs coach Andy Reid knew something was wrong with offensive tackle Eric Fisher before Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans. Fisher, who returns from a high-ankle sprain, put in a full practice the entire week and was set to start at right tackle. The Chiefs, however, surprisingly listed him as questionable on Friday’s injury report, and the reason for Fisher not …
Coach Andy Reid said last week that he felt good about his 2015 Chiefs going into Sunday’s game in Houston. Reid also admitted he wasn’t quite sure what to expect from his club in the season opener against the Texans. That’s what having five new starters on the offensive line will do to a head coach’s level of confidence. If …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt couldn’t hide if he wanted to. The three-time All-Pro is seen on national television commercials and magazine covers, fitting endorsements for one of the NFL’s premier defensive players who is widely regarded as a genuinely good person. His off-field profile notwithstanding, the 6-5, 289-pound Watt makes his biggest splash on the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Shock. Surprise. Concern. Heartbroken. Those are the various emotions Chiefs players described Thursday when reflecting on former teammate Tavon Rooks, who suffered a heart attack during training camp practice on Aug. 17, as first reported by ChiefsDigest.com and The Topeka Capital-Journal. “It was a hot day, I just thought maybe he was dehydrated,” offensive lineman Jarrod …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs started with 90 players at the end of July and they now have 53 in the locker room, in a roster that has changed three times in three days. But as the smoke cleared Monday, it appeared that general manager John Dorsey and head coach Andy Reid had their roster set, or at least in …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs settled on a starting offensive line for the season opener against the Houston Texans and it comes with surprises. Donald Stephenson starts at left tackle, while Eric Fisher, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2013 NFL Draft, moves from the left side to start at right tackle. “Donald has taken a bunch of …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs officially established the initial 53-man roster on Saturday following a wave of transactions from 75 players. The Chiefs waived wide receiver Da’Ron Brown, defensive end Mike Catapano, safety Sanders Commings, linebacker Ja’Gared Davis, defensive tackle Hebron Fangupo, offensive lineman Garrett Frye, defensive end David Irving, linebacker James-Michael Johnson, center Eric Kush, wide receiver Tello …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif entered training camp as a dark horse. But the second-year pro earned his way into personnel rotations with the first-team unit, and hasn’t left since being inserted at right guard on Aug. 17. While coach Andy Reid wouldn’t name the starting offensive line, the 6-5, 321-pound Duvernay-Tardif is officially in the mix. “I …
KANSAS CITY, Mo — Come the final week of the NFL preseason, football coaches do not like to be in a position where there is unfinished business on their “to-do list.” Every season begins with questions and come the first of September, coaches want answers. The Chiefs are preparing to wrap up their 2015 preseason with a trip to St. …
