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October 4, 2014
Is Kelce Destined for Stardom in 2015?
It took all of two weeks of the 2014 season for Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce to go from playing about a third of the snaps to splitting time with Week 1 starter Anthony Fasano...
Chiefs release veteran tight end Fasano
Tight end Anthony Fasano was released by the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday, saving the club about $2 million against their salary cap.
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Chiefs to Release TE Fasano
With young star Travis Kelce on the roster, the Kansas City Chiefs will reportedly cut veteran tight end Anthony Fasano to clear up cap space and open the door for Kelce to play an even bigger role in the offense...
Kansas City Chiefs to release TE Anthony Fasano
NFL Media's Jeff Darlington reported on Thursday that the Kansas City Chiefs will cut tight end Anthony Fasano. Does the move mean Travis Kelce could be in line for an expanded role next season?
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Kansas City Chiefs: Latest Free-Agency News and Rumors
As we inch closer to the end of February and the start of March, the Kansas City Chiefs have plenty of business to take care of as there is some uncertainty about what is to come...
Chiefs' Mike DeVito willing to join free-agent market
Chiefs defender Mike DeVito could become a free agent soon. If asked to remain in Kansas City with a pay cut, Devito might opt to choose his team on the open market.
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Moves for Chiefs to Complete '15 Ultimate Defense
The Kansas City Chiefs face plenty of questions in the 2015 offseason, especially surrounding linebacker Justin Houston ...
5 Combine Studs Chiefs Must Have on Their Short List
All 32 NFL teams are in Indianapolis for the NFL Scouting Combine, and the Kansas City Chiefs are seeking rookie talent to help them return to the postseason...
Donnie Avery, A.J. Jenkins released by Chiefs
The Chiefs parted ways with receivers Donnie Avery and A.J. Jenkins on Tuesday. Where will Kansas City turn to overhaul the NFL's least productive wide receiver corps?
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Chiefs Cut Avery, Expected to Target WR at Combine
The Kansas City Chiefs , in need of an infusion of talent at wide receiver, have begun to rework the position by releasing Donnie Avery. The Chiefs confirmed the news via their Twitter account...
Report: Justin Houston, Chiefs to resume contract talks
The Chiefs and Justin Houston will reportedly resume contract talks at the NFL Scouting Combine this week. Will the NFL's sack leader become the league's highest-paid pass rusher?
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Should Britt or Klug Be Chiefs' Top Free-Agent Target?
The Kansas City Chiefs have many questions heading into the offseason. Who should be their top target in free agency? Should they focus more on offense or defense? Watch ...
Chiefs Must Draft Multiple WRs, Improve OL
The Kansas City Chiefs head toward the 2015 offseason with huge needs on offense, particularly at wide receiver...
Should Chiefs Use Franchise Tag on Justin Houston?
The Kansas City Chiefs have a big decision on what to do with outside linebacker Justin Houston this offseason...
Analyzing Chiefs' Trade Options with the 18th Pick
With the NFL draft less than three months away and the season officially over for all 32 teams, all NFL franchises will look to find ways to improve this offseason. For the Kansas City Chiefs , they own the 18th pick in the first round...
Shields Embodies All the Best Aspects of Hall of Fame
When guard Will Shields was drafted out of Nebraska in the 1993 NFL draft (74th overall), he joined a Kansas City Chiefs squad with a plethora of talent...
Belichick sees KC loss as turning point in Patriots' season
By Simon Evans PHOENIX (Reuters) - The New England Patriots looked anything but likely Super Bowl champions when they went in at halftime of their week four game at the Kansas City Chiefs trailing 17-0. The Patriots had suffered a surprise defeat to AFC East divisional rivals the Miami Dolphins in week one and the loss to the Chiefs in September set off plenty of talk about whether the Belichic...
Chiefs' Bargain Guide to the 2015 Offseason
The 2015 offseason is a big one, and it will test Kansas City Chiefs general manager John Dorsey. The Chiefs won nine games and fell just short of returning to the postseason, proving ...
5 Mistakes the Chiefs Can't Afford to Make This Offseason
After going 9-7 and falling just short of returning to the postseason, the Kansas City Chiefs know that the 2015 offseason is a critical one in the third year with general manager John Dorsey and head coach Andy Reid...
Don't Expect Splashy Offseason Moves from the Chiefs
When general manager John Dorsey and head coach Andy Reid joined forces in Kansas City in 2013, the Chiefs signed or re-signed a whopping 17 free agents before the draft, traded ...
Seahawks, Patriots both saw seasons turn after losses to Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs didn't make the playoffs this season, but they had a major impact on the playoffs. Last week, Patriots coach Bill Belichick said that he felt his team's play in the second half of a 41-14 loss to the Chiefs in Week Four was a turning point for the team. That loss...
Seattle Seahawks season turned on loss to Chiefs
Both the Seahawks and Patriots share a 2014 loss to the Chiefs. Pete Carroll echoed Bill Belichick's sentiment and identified the Kansas City defeat as a rallying point for his team.
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Super Bowl: from humble origin to king of U.S. sports events
From modest beginnings of cheap tickets and empty seats to $4.5 million for a 30-second TV ad, the Super Bowl approaches its golden anniversary entrenched as the undisputed king of U.S. sporting events. Super Bowl 49 will pit the Seattle Seahawks against the New England Patriots in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday and figures to join 21 previous Super Bowls atop the list of most watched U.S. TV bro...
Live Highlights: NFL Pro Bowl
Latest: Ready ✔️ #ProBowl #TeamCarter pic.twitter.com/zbiVYE2yz6 — Kansas City Chiefs (@KCChiefs) January 25, 2015...
Eric Berry "in good spirits" during visit from Chiefs brass
Chiefs General Manager John Dorsey is in Mobile, Alabama with the rest of the NFL's personnel men for Senior Bowl practices, but he took a brief detour on his way there. Dorsey and team owner Clark Hunt stopped in Atlanta to visit with safety Eric Berry, who is undergoing treatment for the Hodgkin lymphoma that...
Ranking Re-Sign Priorities for Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs have 20 players whose contracts are up, according to Spotrac , and will become available in free agency in March if they are not re-signed...
Chiefs QB Tyler Bray tears ACL, will have surgery soon
Well, now we know what made the Chiefs take an offseason flier on Terrelle Pryor. The team announced via its official website that quarterback Tyler Bray suffered a torn ACL, which sparked the Pryor move. Bray will have surgery soon to repair the damage, which should keep him from being ready for the start of...
Projecting Chiefs' Contract Offers in Free Agency
The Kansas City Chiefs are just a few pieces away from returning to the postseason. With a couple of wide receivers and reliable pass-blockers, the Chiefs would return to the postseason and become a threat to the rest of the league...
Kansas City Chiefs' Initial 2015 Round-by-Round Draft Big Board
After helping the Kansas City Chiefs improve from two wins to 11 wins in 2013, general manager John Dorsey and head coach Andy Reid helped the franchise take a big step in the right direction...
KC's Top Free-Agent Targets for the 2015 Offseason
The Kansas City Chiefs have many questions heading into the offseason. Who should the Chiefs target in free agency? What are their positions of need? Watch as Stephen Nelson ...
Chiefs Who Will Be on the Roster Bubble
With the Kansas City Chiefs not participating in the postseason, the team's front office gets an early start in preparing for and planning out its 2015 offseason...
5 Prospects the Chiefs Should Target in 2015 Draft
All NFL teams want to walk away from the NFL draft believing that their team will be better with the new players they selected out of college. For the Kansas City Chiefs , 2014 was a slight step back...
Rogers, Pryor Perfect No-Risk Signings for Chiefs
Signing free agents in January is usually a footnote, but the Kansas City Chiefs managed to make two noteworthy signings on Wednesday in quarterback Terrelle Pryor and wide receiver Da'Rick Rogers...
Early-Offseason 7-Round Draft Predictions
With the Kansas City Chiefs unable to extend their season into January, the front office now has its entire focus on the 2015 offseason. After making the playoffs in the first year under the John Dorsey-Andy Reid era, Kansas City fell short in 2014...
Giants sign QB Ricky Stanzi
The Giants have added a third quarterback to their offseason roster. The club signed Ricky Stanzi to a reserve/future contract on Wednesday, per the NFL's personnel notice. The 27-year-old Stanzi finished the regular season on the Texans' practice squad. He has also had stints with the Chiefs and Jaguars. Stanzi (6-4, 228) was a fifth-round...
Chiefs: Signing of Terrelle Pryor Spells the End for Chase Daniel in Kansas City
According to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk , the Kansas City Chiefs signed former Oakland Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor ...
Chiefs sign QB Terrelle Pryor to 1-year deal
After spending 2014 without a team, Terrelle Pryor has found himself a home -- for now. The quarterback signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on Wednesday, NFL Media's Albert Breer reported.
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Chiefs Sign QB Terrell Pryor
The Kansas City Chiefs will hope the third time is the charm for former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor ...
What Will It Take to Keep Key Chiefs?
Joel Corry of CBSSports .com said late last month that the Kansas City Chiefs will have around $400,000 in cap space for the 2015 NFL season. The Chiefs don't have many key free agents...
Chiefs Must Consider Trading for QB Chase Daniel
Chase Daniel had an illustrious career at the University of Missouri, where he earned or was nominated for several awards from 2006 to 2008 and was a two-time Heisman Trophy candidate...
Dwayne Bowe could be pay cut-or-be cut victim in KC
The Chiefs just went through a remarkable season where a wide receiver failed to record a single touchdown. So it stands to reason they'd like to pay a little less, or see a little less of a few of them. According to Adam Teicher of ESPN.com, the Chiefs are expected to cut wide receiver Dwayne...
Chris Ballard also not interested in Eagles job
It appears as though Chris Ballard may already have his desired job lined up in the cross-hairs and is already telling other teams he's not interested in their overtures. According to Reuben Frank of CSNPhilly.com, the Kansas City Chiefs director of pro personnel is not interested in interviewing for the Philadelphia Eagles general manager position....
Luck Must Reach His Full Potential to Upset Broncos
Exactly one year after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in a wild comeback victory for his first playoff win, Andrew Luck knocked off another fifth seed for his second playoff victory...
Previewing Kansas City Chiefs' 2015 Salary Cap Situation
Many sports fans forget that much of sports is a business. In order for teams to have success, money must be spent in a smart manner as some become limited in what they can do...
Jamaal Charles joined some truly elite company in 2014
Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles was somewhat overshadowed this season by running backs like DeMarco Murray, Le'Veon Bell and Marshawn Lynch. But Charles did something this season that puts him in some truly elite company in NFL history. Charles finished the season with 1,033 rushing yards and a 5.0 yards per carry average. For Charles,...
John Dorsey: Chiefs have work to do at wide receiver
General manager John Dorsey acknowledged this week that wide receiver will be an offseason priority after an historically inept 2014 season. Where will the Kansas City Chiefs turn for a quick fix?
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Which Chiefs FAs Will Return in 2015?
The Kansas City Chiefs have many questions heading into the offseason. Who will stay with the Chiefs? Which free agents will be leaving Kansas City? Watch as Stephen Nelson ...
Bengals vs. Colts: Breaking Down Indianapolis' Game Plan
On Sunday, the Indianapolis Colts will host a playoff game for the second consecutive year. Last season the Colts came back to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs in a 45-44 thriller, ...
Why Is Chiefs Executive Chris Ballard Such an Intriguing GM Option?
The Kansas City Chiefs are bracing to lose Director of Player Personnel Chris Ballard to a team looking to fill its vacant general manager position...
Keep or Cut Decisions for Kansas City Chiefs' 2015 Free Agents
The Kansas City Chiefs enter 2015 already in offseason mode, looking to adjust and make improvements to help get the team back to the playoffs. General manager John Dorsey knows the glaring holes on this team but enters 2015 with a challenge...
