The Chiefs finished the 2017 season with a far-different lineup at inside linebacker than it started with in training camp. In July, the club remained uncertain of the recovery of Derrick Johnson and re-signed veteran Josh Mauga as a potential starter. Defensive coordinator Bob Sutton mixed and matched his inside linebackers through training camp and into the regular season. It …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs listed veteran cornerback Phillip Gaines among their inactives Saturday night against the Los Angeles Chargers. Gaines played in each of the team’s first 13 games including two starts. The team also listed newcomer Keith Reaser inactive. That leaves the team with starters Marcus Peters and Steven Nelson along with backups Darrelle Revis, Terrance Mitchell …
The Kansas City Chiefs have made some decisions about their inside linebacker group. In trading a 4th round pick to acquire Reggie Ragland from the Buffalo Bills, the Chiefs have taken a step in the right direction. General manager Brett Veach added an important tool to the defense that it didn’t have prior to Monday. Ragland is a classic 3-4 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs host the San Francisco 49ers at Arrowhead Stadium Friday night, and it’s the first opportunity for fans to watch this year’s rookie crop in live action as well as gauge the team’s strengths at various positions on the field. Head coach said he expects each of his four quarterbacks to play about …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub relies on young players in field his squads and linebacker Ukeme Eligwe leads a trio of rookies making an impact on the kick and punt return teams so far. “I’ve already got him starting on punt team,” Toub said about the fifth-round pick in this year’s draft. “That says a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The 19-17 loss to the Tennessee Titans stings, but the re-emergence of wide receiver Jeremy Maclin as a key cog in the Kansas City Chiefs offense must certainly ease the burden for coach Andy Reid. “I think he had a pretty good day,” Reid said. “There’s always a few pluses in a bad result. I thought …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Linebacker Justin Houston will play for the Chiefs against the Tennessee Titans in their week 15 matchup, but the team will be without cornerback Phillip Gaines and defensive lineman Kendall Reyes. The team listed Houston questionable for the game after he was limited in practice this week with an illness and tenderness in his knee. Gaines …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hit theaters this weekend, and the Chiefs locker room buzzed with talk of the film just like many other other workplaces around the world. Chiefs wide receiver Chris Conley, a noted film enthusiast and Stars aficionado, attended an advanced screening of the film and wrote a review for The Players’ Tribune. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs can clinch an AFC playoff berth with a win Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium against the Tennessee Titans, a team defying the odds with its own playoff ambitions and posing a tougher than expected challenge for the red-hot home team. “They’re hotter than a firecracker right now,” coach Andy Reid said of the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs return for preparations against the Tennessee Titans this week, and must do so without the reassuring presence of veteran inside linebacker Derrick Johnson. Johnson sustained a torn Achilles tendon in the team’s 21-13 win over the Oakland Raiders Thursday night. The Chiefs may find an understudy to keep the show going, but …
