— Just minutes after the Kansas City Chiefs’ second game of the season, amid all the commotion and organized chaos inside the visitors locker room, Dave Merritt, the team’s defensive backs coach, made a rather bold statement. GO DEEPER Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs happy to 'get the whole offense going' in blowout of Bears McDuffie, a second-year player, enters this week …
Today in history: On Dec. 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright of Dayton, Ohio, conducted the first successful manned powered-airplane flights near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, using their experimental craft, the Wright Flyer. In 1944, the U.S. Army’s Western Defense Command rescinded orders to incarcerate people of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast during World War II; over 110,000 men, …
— Chiefs coach Andy Reid criticized the field inside State Farm Stadium on Tuesday after two Kansas City players slipped on the turf and sustained injuries during their 44-21 win over the Arizona Cardinals last week. Harrison Butker’s plant foot also slipped awkwardly during a kickoff early in the game, forcing the Chiefs to use safety Justin Reid for most …
Most NFL teams’ draft boards are 125 or 150 players deep — some smaller, maybe a few larger. Overall, Dotson isn’t a tackle-breaker, and his marginal play strength will be more noticeable vs. NFL defenders, but his dynamic speed, route instincts and ball skills make him a difficult player to cover one-on-one. Overall, Ebiketie needs to improve his refinement as …
