KANSAS CITY, Mo. – All eyes will be on Chiefs (2-2) quarterback Alex Smith this Sunday, who faces his former team for the first time since being traded to Kansas City in 2013. Smith, the first overall pick in the 2005 draft by the 49ers (2-2), led the team to the NFC Championship game in 2011, but was benched the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs offensive line blew open holes for a ground attack that gained 174 yards rushing on 41 carries during Sunday’s 34-15 win against the Miami Dolphins. Second-year running back Knile Davis paced the Chiefs with 132 yards rushing and a touchdown on 32 attempts, and Cyrus Gray chipped in with a rushing touchdown. “Normally if …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs rookie guard Zach Fulton has an opportunity to accomplish something that hasn’t been done in quite some time. When Fulton takes the field Sunday with the starting offense, as expected, against the Tennessee Titans, he’ll become the first Chiefs sixth- or seventh-round pick to start the season opener in 30 years. The last Chiefs sixth-round …
This installment of the mailbag addresses questions ranging from identifying the biggest offensive impact to why defensive nickel packages have become the league’s rage. @HerbieTeope Other than QB & @jcharles25 who has the biggest impact offensively for the Chiefs? And Coach Reid doesn’t count ! #GoChiefs — Ron Hutchison (@RonHutchison) September 2, 2014 Don’t expect the mention of a skill …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Chiefs rookie offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif began his journey from Canada with a single mission. And it hasn’t wavered 15 days into training camp. “I’d love to make the team,” Duvernay-Tardif said. “That’s my only goal and that’s been my goal since the first day here.” The 6-5, 321-pound Duvernay-Tardif, the second of two sixth-round picks, appears …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The vacant right guard position is one of many competitions in Chiefs training camp. The contest is headlined by Rishaw Johnson and rookie Zach Fulton, one of two 2014 sixth-round picks. Both players split repetitions with the first-team offense in minicamp, and the rotation continues three days into training camp. Johnson, who enters his second season …