With quarter Alex Smith taking off for Washington and cornerback Kendall Fuller and a third-round pick heading to Kansas City, the blockbuster trade may be the rare deal that creates multiple winners. The Chiefs cleared $17 million in critical salary cap space, Washington lands a franchise quarterback and Kirk Cousins breaks free from a relationship that turned south, heading to …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In one fell swoop, the Alex Smith era in Kansas City ends, his reign in Washington begins and Patrick Mahomes takes his place atop the Chiefs kingdom. All that came into place Tuesday night as the Chiefs and Washington agreed to a trade for Smith. NFL Network‘s Ian Rapoport initially reported the deal sends Washington’s third-round …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Washington knocked the Oakland Raiders from the ranks of the unbeaten last week with a decisive 27-10 win in Sunday’s game, and head coach Jay Gruden says defensive coordinator Greg Manusky gained insight from Kansas City’s recent success against the Raiders and quarterback Derek Carr. “Absolutely we watched as much film as you can,” Gruden said, …
The best and worst games of the Chiefs upcoming season KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Not all football games are created equally, and the Chiefs 2017 slate proves no exception. With six primetime games, handful of late afternoon Sunday kickoffs and a bevy of returning playoff teams, the Chiefs own a very attractive and formidable schedule. But not every game makes …
Chiefs playing league-high six primetime games, including season-opening visit to New England KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs kickoff the upcoming NFL season with a visit to the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots. The team’s 2017 schedule includes six primetime games, including three at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs face an uphill challenge visiting the Patriots for …
Ben Heeney quietly stirs a cup of coffee, his eyes focused on a Lindy’s Sports pre-NFL Draft magazine while sitting in a restaurant in Lawrence, Kan. The former Kansas Jayhawks inside linebacker shows no visible reaction as he reads the section on himself, which was published before the NFL Scouting Combine. He is fully aware what analysts think of him …
The University of Richmond was good to quarterback Michael Strauss, who thrived on and off the football field after transferring from the University of Virginia in 2011. The native of Key Biscayne, Fla., excelled in the classroom, garnering Colonial Athletic Association All-Academic honors in 2012 and 2013, and graduated with a degree from the reputable E. Claiborne Robins School of …
Austin Willis is wearing shorts, sneakers and a windbreaker jacket – the Emporia State logo over his heart offering a hint of his identity – while waiting in the lobby of an IHOP restaurant in Emporia, Kan. He rises and smiles upon greetings, extending a warm handshake before a hostess leads a party of two to the privacy of a …
Former Kansas State wide receiver Tyler Lockett proved records are made to be broken. The dual-threat Lockett, a native of Tulsa, Okla., established a whopping 17 school records by the time he concluded an accomplished four-year career in Manhattan, Kan. Among the records set by Lockett include receptions (249), yards receiving (3,710), receiving touchdowns (29), 100-yard receiving games (17), kickoff-return …
