KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs enter the final preseason week with question marks on the offensive line. Starting right tackle Donald Stephenson’s four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on performance enhancing substances has the team tinkering with personnel groups. “We’re in an evaluation process,” offensive coordinator Doug Pederson said Monday. “We’ve moved some guys around different positions and …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs’ exciting preseason opening win against the Cincinnati Bengals was an anomaly despite the entertainment value. Don’t expect a 41-39 final score repeat Sunday night when the Chiefs face the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium because this is preseason football, after all. A short week awaits the Chiefs after Sunday night before the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Chiefs closed training camp Thursday, but the evaluation process continues the rest of preseason before the team sets the final 53-man roster. Up first is Sunday’s exhibition game against the Carolina Panthers, followed by a week of practice. The Chiefs then host the Minnesota Vikings on Aug. 23 before the first roster cuts from 90 to …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Training camp is part of an evaluation process for teams to find the right players for the regular season. The Chiefs know what they have with quarterback Alex Smith, running back Jamaal Charles, defensive tackle Dontari Poe, strong safety Eric Berry and arguably the deepest linebacker corps in the league, among other established players. But emerging …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Chiefs wrapped up training camp Thursday with a session designed to take it slow and easy since rookies arrived on July 20 for rookies, veterans on July 23 and 16 previous hard practices. The players arrived in shorts and helmet and had a light workout for an hour and 20 minutes before cutting off practice, a big …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Chiefs continue to rotate among their three top cornerbacks, leaving an open competition for who will be lining up in the secondary against the Tennessee Titans on the season’s opening day. Marcus Cooper, Ron Parker and Sean Smith continued to rotate among the first team again Wednesday. Smith was the only corner to line up …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Chiefs All-Pro strong safety Eric Berry apparently suffered a setback to his right heel. Berry, who did not dress for the preseason opener, left Tuesday’s practice after being on the field in full pads during the warm-up and stretching period. The fifth-year pro consulted with trainers before the position drills portion of practice. He eventually departed …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Chiefs inside linebacker Josh Mauga started Monday’s practice on the field in full pads. But a groin injury forced the fifth-year pro to leave the field before team-drills. While Mauga left on his own power, he had a noticeable limp before getting in the cart on the passenger side to be taken up the hill to …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The cornerback battle is heating up with four training camp practices remaining. Marcus Cooper and Ron Parker began training camp working with the first-team defense and were listed as the starters on the initial depth chart. They now have company as of Sunday. Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Cooper, Parker and Sean Smith are rotating with the …
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Chiefs got healthier Saturday, as players who previously missed a good chuck of training camp practices returned. Wide receiver Junior Hemingway, who hasn’t practiced since July 26 with a hamstring injury, was on the field in pads and back to working at the slot with the first-team offense. The Chiefs made an effort to get …
