Chiefs put trust in group of cornerbacks
Two days on the practice field revealed a few truths to Dunta Robinson, one of the veteran cornerbacks signed by the Chiefs as a free agent to help them fortify their pass defense.
Two days on the practice field revealed a few truths to Dunta Robinson, one of the veteran cornerbacks signed by the Chiefs as a free agent to help them fortify their pass defense.
The play was just one of many in Alex Smith’s first practice as the Chiefs starting quarterback, but it brought a reminder of what’s now possible for a long-dormant Chiefs passing game.
Between hiring a new general manager and head coach and acquiring several new players, including a starting quarterback, the Chiefs have spent the past few months trying to distance themselves from a disastrous 2012 season.
Tim Simmons and Joe Kassanavoid each caught two touchdown passes to help the Wild beat the Edge 49-35 on Friday night in Bloomington, Ill.
If the Chiefs were to play a game today, they’d be one player short.
A guard has never been selected with the first pick of the NFL Draft. And no guard has even cracked the top 10 since the New Orleans Saints took Chris Naeole of Colorado 10th overall in 1997.
Dwayne Bowe made clear last fall that he was more than willing to continue his career in Kansas City. All along, it was going to take one thing to make it happen: public validation from the Chiefs in the form of a lucrative long-term contract that he was one of the NFL’s top wide receivers.
Even before the Super Bowl, during Andy Reid’s first days in Kansas City, Trent Dilfer predicted the Chiefs’ new head coach would make a strong push to acquire quarterback Alex Smith from San Francisco.
Looking back to last season, Morris Lolar recalls a very different opening four games. The Wichita Wild started last season 0-4. With its 51-22 win over Bloomington Saturday, the Wild is 4-0.
The relationship between the Wild and dual-threat quarterback Rocky Hinds started with a text message. Just not the first one.
The Wichita Wild managed to keep the Kansas Koyotes at a safe distance Saturday night, but it was a battle all the way.
The Wild’s offense has been so efficient during its first two games that quarterback Rocky Hinds can sometimes predict which play will produce a touchdown.
Quarterback had other options when he became a free agent, but he wanted to join the Chiefs.
Andy Reid came close, but he didn’t end the mystery of Branden Albert and his standing with the Chiefs.
Alex Smith acknowledged this week he didn’t know much about new Chiefs wide receiver Donnie Avery because they had never been teammates until now.
The Chiefs didn’t just solve their starting quarterback problem Tuesday, when they completed a trade with the San Francisco 49ers to acquire Alex Smith.
Just enough has stayed the same that the Wild’s debut in the Champions Professional Indoor Football League can be considered a follow-up to last season, when Wichita advanced to the Indoor Football League Intense Conference championship game.
In re-signing wide receiver Dwayne Bowe and punter Dustin Colquitt to long-term contracts, general manager John Dorsey was doing more than retaining two of the Chiefs’ better players. He was also trying to send a message to those who follow them.
The Chiefs agreed to terms with wide receiver Dwayne Bowe on a five-year contract Monday and effectively kept their other top potential free agent, left tackle Branden Albert, off the market by declaring him a franchise player.
The Chiefs have 2013 salary cap commitments of more than $129 million, a total that exceeds the NFL’s expected limit of $123 million, according to figures provided to the Kansas City Star.