KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys led the way with four selections each to the All-NFL Team as selected by the Pro Football Writers of America. Safety Eric Berry earned All-NFL honors from the voters for the second-consecutive season. Cornerback Marcus Peters, tight Travis Kelce and punt returner Tyreek Hill each earned their first selections. All …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs have focused on bolstering the offensive line with a veteran player familiar with coach Andy Reid. The Chiefs are set to sign unrestricted free agent guard Paul Fanaika to a three-year contract pending a physical, a source familiar with the situation confirmed Wednesday afternoon with ChiefsDigest.com. The Chiefs have not announced the transaction. The 6-5, …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The weekend sets the stage for the NFL’s new calendar year. NFL teams starting Saturday are allowed to contact and enter negotiations with the certified agents of players scheduled to become unrestricted free agents when 2014 contracts expire at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, per NFL rules. Any agreed upon contract during the three-day window, however, …
The post-Combine edition of the mailbag reflects two positions are heavy on minds as the Chiefs enter an exciting time of the year: NFL Draft preparation and free agency. #ChiefsDigest who are your top 3 to 4 prospects from the combine who you feel would be an excellent fit for the #chiefs regardless of round — Josh (@joshuabmayer) February 24, …
Kansas City’s offensive line produced a woeful performance in pass protection against opposing pass rushers throughout the 2014 season. 2014 ROSTER: Eric Fisher, Mike McGlynn, Jeff Linkenbach, Rodney Hudson, Zach Fulton, Ryan Harris, Donald Stephenson, Eric Kush, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif INJURED RESERVE: Jeff Allen (elbow) 2015 FREE AGENTS: Rodney Hudson, Mike McGlynn, Jeff Linkenbach, Ryan Harris POSITION REVIEW The starting offensive line fell …
There should be little doubt of the top two positions on offense offering the highest level of frustration from the recently concluded season. #ChiefsDigest what do the chiefs need to do in order to fix the O-line? How many get added and is is through draft or FA — Josh (@joshuabmayer) December 30, 2014 The offensive line proved the weakest link …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The end-of-season accolades continue for Chiefs outside linebacker Justin Houston. Houston garnered first-team All-Pro honors, The Associated Press announced Friday. Houston totaled 47 of a possible 50 votes to lead all outside linebackers. Elvis Dumervil of the Baltimore Ravens was a distant second with 13 votes. The first-team recognition marked a first for Houston, who led the NFL with …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs enter an evaluation period with the 2014 regular season in the rear view mirror. There are holes to fill on both sides of the ball from a season that saw the Chiefs finish 9-7 and miss the playoffs. “We’ll go back and we’ll evaluate everything,” coach Andy Reid said. “That’s what takes place in …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs backup quarterback Chase Daniel has one previous career start, also against the San Diego Chargers. But Daniel’s start in the final regular season game of 2013 arrived because the Chiefs rested starters after being locked in as the fifth playoff seed. The second time around against the Chargers offers different circumstances based on starting quarterback Alex Smith’s lacerated …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs center Rodney Hudson inconspicuously goes about his business as the steady force on the offensive line. “He’s very quiet,” offensive coordinator Doug Pederson said Thursday. “He’s very kind of to himself, but yet he gets out onto the football field and he becomes a different player.” The 6-2, 299-pound Hudson doesn’t command the spotlight, but …
