QB Chase Daniel ready to compete with Chiefs

New Chiefs backup quarterback Chase Daniel said it was hard to leave New Orleans but that he's ready to compete for a starting job, even if Alex Smith is the clear-cut No. 1 in Kansas City. “I think that’s what makes quarterbacks, especially, competitive," he said. "Everyone trying to take the spot in front of them.”

Chiefs will have preseason home games against 49ers, Packers

He may play for just a handful of snaps, but Alex Smith’s first home game for the Chiefs will be against his former team, the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers will be one of the Chiefs’ Arrowhead Stadium opponents in the preseason schedule announced by the NFL on Thursday.

Chiefs release Rich Ranglin

The Chiefs today released backup offensive lineman Rich Ranglin. Ranglin joined the Chiefs last season but was on the practice squad for much of the season.

Chiefs add Brad Childress as senior offensive assistant

Almost three months after Andy Reid took over as Chiefs head coach, he was able to hire Brad Childress as a senior offensive assistant. Childress, 56, was Reid’s offensive coordinator and/or quarterbacks coach for the Eagles from 1999 through 2005. He then left to become the head coach for the Vikings, where he had a 39-35 record and won two NFC Central championships.

Backup linebacker Edgar Jones re-signs with Chiefs

Backup linebacker Edgar Jones, an unrestricted free agent, said on his Twitter account today that he has re-signed with the Chiefs. Jones, who played in college at Southeast Missouri State, signed with the Chiefs last summer after playing five seasons for the Baltimore Ravens. He played in all 16 games last season and was one of the Chiefs’ top players on special teams.

NFL confirms draft selection order; Chiefs have eight picks

The NFL confirmed the official seven-round selection order for the draft next month and that the Chiefs have eight picks, including four of the top 99. The Chiefs, thanks to the compensatory picks they were awarded this week, have extra choices in the third and sixth rounds.

Chiefs sign fullback D'Imperio

The Chiefs have signed fullback Ryan D'Imperio. The 6-feet-3, 240-pound D’Imperio played in 12 games for the Minnesota Vikings in 2011. He spent the previous season on Minnesota’s practice squad.

Chiefs’ Reid calls Jon Baldwin a ‘tweener’

After re-signing Dwayne Bowe and acquiring Donnie Avery through free agency, the Chiefs appear to have their starting wide receivers. Between Dexter McCluster and Devon Wylie, the Chiefs seem to have their slot receivers. There doesn’t look to be much of a role for Jon Baldwin.

Breaking down Chiefs’ free-agent situation

The NFL’s free-agent signing period begins on Tuesday, and there have been some changes to the system this year. The Star's Adam Teicher explains it and lists the remaining potential Chiefs free agents, including QB Brady Quinn (pictured). A contact and negotiation period between teams and the agents for potential unrestricted free agents begins tonight at 11 p.m.

Details on Tyson Jackson’s restructured Chiefs contract

The numbers are in on the restructure of defensive end Tyson Jackson’s contract with the Chiefs. His 2013 salary dropped to $4.2 million, or more than $10 million less than the $14.72 million he was scheduled to make under his old contract. His salary cap figure also takes a corresponding drop of about $10 million, to about $7.2 million.

Expect the Chiefs to go looking for a backup QB

The Chiefs have their starting quarterback, or will have in a couple of weeks, once their trade for Alex Smith becomes official. But don’t think for a minute that GM John Dorsey (pictured) and the Chiefs are finished at that position for this year.