KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For those that watched the Chiefs preseason opener last weekend against Arizona, Friday night’s game against the Seattle Seahawks at Arrowhead Stadium was more of the same: The No. 1 offense struggled, especially along the offensive line where pass protection for quarterback Alex Smith was spotty. Plus, the Chiefs offense gave Seattle it’s only touchdown on …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs wrapped up training camp Wednesday and now shift focus to the three remaining preseason contests, starting Friday night against the Seattle Seahawks at Arrowhead Stadium. Starters are expected to see more action than the preseason opener, where the first-team offense played in three series and the first-team defense played in one series against the …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – From Jeff Allen, Donald Stephenson, Eric Kush, Mitch Morse, Zach Fulton, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif to Jarrod Pughsley, the Chiefs have offered numerous looks at center and down the right side of the first-team offensive line since training camp began. Why should the final day of camp be different? The Chiefs on Wednesday rolled out Stephenson at left …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The offensive linemen who start for the Kansas City Chiefs in the team’s third preseason game Aug. 28 will likely be the ones who start the regular season opener, offensive coordinator Doug Pederson said Tuesday. “By the time you get to your third week where your starters are playing a lot, three quarters, you should have that …
Here is an updated projection of the Chiefs’ 53-man roster based on 11 full-team training camp practices and one preseason game under the team’s belt. • QUARTERBACKS (3): Alex Smith, Chase Daniel, Aaron Murray OVERVIEW: The three quarterbacks should be in place at this point. Daniel provides the organization a serviceable veteran who can execute the system and has won …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Battles along the offensive line will continue with three days of training camp and preseason games remaining before the Chiefs settle on a starting unit. “I’m going to meet with the coaches here after we’re done,” coach Andy Reid said Sunday during a media conference call. “The offensive coaches, we’re going to go back through the …
The Chiefs’ first preseason outing started out rough, but ended up in a walloping of the Arizona Cardinals 34-19. The game will, despite being a preseason game, go down in the history books, but not in part by either the Chiefs or the Cardinals’ doing. The NFL’s first female referee, Sarah Thomas, was a part of the officiating crew, while …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A return to football begins Saturday night when the Chiefs travel to Glendale, Ariz., to take on the Cardinals in preseason action. While there are plenty of position battles yet to be determined, don’t expect all of them to be fully settled in the first exhibition game. The preseason offers an evaluation period for the coaching staff, especially …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The sight of a collapsing pocket or Chiefs linemen getting beat at the point of attack was a weekly occurrence in 2014 To say the Chiefs offensive line had issues would be an understatement, as quarterbacks Alex Smith (45) and Chase Daniel (4) combined for 49 times sacked. Kansas City’s running game also experienced a setback …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Chiefs rookie wide receiver Chris Conley spent 10 “super frustrating” total training camp practices watching teammates on the field before returning Monday. Tuesday marked the first time Conley, whose knee strain prevented him from practicing during that span, addressed the media since July 28 when he reported for camp. And the rookie appeared in good spirits …
