KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs co-offensive coordinator Brad Childress issued a firm denial of Thursday following publication of new book containing allegations that Minnesota Vikings coaches and players engaged in a bounty system while he served as the team’s head coach. “I had a great opportunity to coach a lot of great people there, including Artis Hicks, at the Minnesota …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs will face an enduring testament to desire when Minnesota Vikings cornerback Terence Newman takes the field Sunday at TCF Bank Stadium. Newman, who is in his 13th season, has withstood time since entering the league in 2003 out of Kansas State as a first-round pick (fifth overall) with the Dallas Cowboys. The average career …
Austin Willis is wearing shorts, sneakers and a windbreaker jacket – the Emporia State logo over his heart offering a hint of his identity – while waiting in the lobby of an IHOP restaurant in Emporia, Kan. He rises and smiles upon greetings, extending a warm handshake before a hostess leads a party of two to the privacy of a …
LAWRENCE, Kan. – The months since the 2014 regular season ended have been virtually nonstop for former Kansas Jayhawks inside linebacker Ben Heeney. The native of Hutchinson, Kan., played in the East-West Shrine Game, attended the NFL Scouting Combine, and then capped it off Wednesday with Kansas’ Pro Day. Heeney was among 15 former Jayhawk players working out in front …
Former Arizona State defensive tackle Marcus Hardison’s road to the NFL began inconspicuously at Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda, Fla. He once paced the sidelines as a backup quarterback and defensive lineman, but the lack of playing time wasn’t based on Hardison’s raw talent. “He came to us as a quarterback,” Charlotte football coach Binky Waldrop said in a telephone interview. “Big body. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In a league of copying a team’s championship success, there’s a movement to identify big cornerbacks to emulate the Seattle Seahawks. But traveling that route could be easier said than done. “Big, fast guys are the fewest people around,” Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said at the NFL Scouting Combine. “Everybody would like to get longer, taller …
