Berry Done For Season Due To Mass In His Chest
The Chiefs have lost Pro Bowl strong safety Eric Berry for the rest of the season due to a mass discovered in his chest over the weekend. “We don’t have a definitive diagnosis, but the leading...
View ArticleDee Ford’s Rookie Season Not 1st-Round Quality
As the first-round selection of the Chiefs in the 2014 NFL Draft much is expected from linebacker Dee Ford in what the team believes will be a productive career. Those expectations have not borne...
View ArticlePoor Tackling Can Become An Epidemic For A Defense
It’s one of the most important of football basics. A player on one team has possession of the football; players on a second team must stop his forward progress. That’s done by taking him to the ground,...
View ArticleThe Position Dragging Down the Chiefs: Wide Receiver
Frankie Hammond (85), Jason Avant (81) and Albert Wilson (12) haven’t been able to jump start the wide receiver position It’s not true that the Chiefs are without a wide receiver on their roster with a...
View ArticleChiefs Make An Interesting Practice Squad Addition
Generally, the moves on the practice squad by an NFL team are worthy of attention, but seldom noteworthy. Not so with a move the Chiefs made on Wednesday. They pulled to players off the squad,...
View ArticleAndy Gambles on 4th Down and Loses
From Heinz Field, Pittsburgh No one has ever confused Chiefs head coach Andy Reid of having any personality traits close to those of an old-fashioned riverboat gambler. But maybe it was his proximity...
View ArticleJamaal Limps To The Finish Line & 1,000 Yards
From Arrowhead Stadium “Yeah, I was a little beat up the whole season.” That was Jamaal Charles, speaking about his 2014 season as it came to an end Sunday with the Chiefs victory over San Diego....
View ArticleChiefs Sign 14 Reserve/Futures Players
As one season ends, the next one begins and in pro football that means clubs signing reserve/futures free agents. The Chiefs have reached contracts with 14 of those players, including nine that were on...
View ArticleChiefs Add Another Long Snapper
The Chiefs signed another reserve/futures free agent and he happens to be another long snapper. That’s Brandon Hartson, a 6-2, 238-pound product of the University of Houston. He was signed in December...
View ArticleRanking The 2014 Chiefs/No. 1 thru 65 – Part #1
We’ve kept our notes from 16 games. We’ve gone back and checked a few tapes over the holidays. We burned up the phone lines and cell towers with communication to sources among the NFL coaches and...
View ArticleRanking The 2014 Chiefs/No. 1 thru 53 – Part #3
Here are the final player rankings for the 2014 Chiefs. One proviso on these last 13 ratings – there isn’t a lot of difference between No. 41 and No. 51. In some cases there just hasn’t been enough...
View ArticleChiefs Add Two More To Reserve/Futures List
The Chiefs have made a pair of future additions to their roster signing a cornerback and a jack of all football trades. Cornerback Aaron Hester who played collegiately at UCLA was signed, as was wide...
View ArticleAnswer Bob #3 – January 7
Last batch of questions and answers and again, thanks so much. I hope the answers are as good as the questions. ——————————————– Branden Albert (L), Jon Asamoah (C) & Geoff Schwartz (R) all left...
View ArticleFormer Chiefs All Over The Divisional Playoffs
Brandon Carr (L), Andy Studebaker (C) and Tony Moeaki (R) are former Chiefs in the playoffs There are eight teams playing on Saturday and Sunday in the NFL divisional round games. Just about every one...
View ArticleChiefs Agree To 3 More Years For Camp in St. Joe
The Chiefs and Missouri Western State University have signed off on a new 3-year agreement that will keep the team’s training camp in St. Joseph through at least 2017. The Missouri Western Board of...
View ArticleNFL Clock Starts Monday On Franchise Player Tags
The official 2015 NFL business year starts March 10, but as of Monday league teams may use their franchise player and transition player designations to protect players that have played out their...
View ArticleChiefs Play Tag With Houston
To the surprise of no one, the Chiefs will use their franchise player designation on Monday on outside linebacker Justin Houston. The deadline for using the tag was 3 p.m. CST. Joining Houston with the...
View ArticleRoster Musings: DBowe & Soon To Be Free Agents
According to league employed media the Chiefs are working to trade wide receiver Dwayne Bowe. NFL.com reported Thursday morning that without a trade partner the Chiefs plan to release Bowe to get out...
View ArticleChiefs Busy On Defense – Re-sign ILB, Cut DE
Defensive end Vance Walker is gone, but inside linebacker Josh Mauga is staying. That was the early Friday scorecard from Arrowhead Stadium as the Chiefs head to the start of free agency this coming...
View Article2015 NFL FREE AGENCY QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Q. When does the 2015 free agency signing period begin? A. At 3:00 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, March 10. Q. What are the categories of free agency? A. Players are either “Restricted Free Agents” (RFA) or...
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