If the Chiefs are set on drafting a tackle with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft, what’s the difference between Central Michigan’s Eric Fisher and Texas A&M’s Luke Joeckel. There are a few besides the pedigrees of their college teams.
Central Michigan left tackle Eric Fisher moved up many NFL Draft pundits’ boards to the No. 1 overall pick, which the Chiefs will use Thursday night around 7. Here are some excerpts from an interview with Fisher at the NFL Scouting Combine.
The Chiefs on Thursday unveiled the Chiefs Kingdom Pass, a new program that provides benefits for season-ticket holders.
Here’s where the Chiefs are scheduled to pick in the NFL Draft, which starts at 7 p.m. Thursday on ESPN, ESPN2 and NFL Network, and a quick list of the team’s needs.
While waiting for the Branden Albert situation to play itself out one way or another and the draft that wouldn’t arrive to finally arrive, here are some thoughts on the Chiefs schedule that was announced last week.
Former Chiefs kicker Jan Stenerud will be recognized by the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Thursday in Bozeman, Mont., as part of Allstate Insurance’s “Hometown Hall of Famers,” a national program honoring the roots of the sport’s greatest coaches, players, and contributors.
This much you know: The three-day NFL Draft, 2013 Edition, starts on Thursday. And by virtue of the 2-14 record they compiled in 2012, the Chiefs hold the number one overall pick.
Coach Andy Reid on Thursday night said the Chiefs have given the Miami Dolphins permission to negotiate a contract with the agent for left tackle Branden Albert. But Reid said the Chiefs have denied the Dolphins the opportunity to contact Albert himself or give him a physical examination. That permission, he said, wouldn’t be allowed until the teams agree on the terms of a trade, which has yet to happen.
Former Chiefs defensive back Gary Barbaro will announce the team's third-round draft pick on April 26 at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
Jon Baldwin was up to his usual offseason tricks Tuesday at the opening of the first Chiefs minicamp practice. He got free from coverage down the left sideline on one play to snag a long pass from Alex Smith, similar to the type of play he delivered several times for the Chiefs last spring.
Chiefs have issued uniform numbers for their new players before today's minicamp.
All indications are that the Chiefs will choose one of the top two available offensive tackles, Texas A&M's Luke Joeckel or Central Michigan's Eric Fisher, with the first pick in the draft.
Chiefs offensive linemen Jeff Allen and Donald Stephenson will serve as honorary officials for the NASCAR Sprint Cup STP 400 on Sunday at Kansas Speedway.
The Chiefs haven't found any takers for left tackle Branden Albert yet, but they are reportedly looking for at least a high second-round draft pick in a trade.
The Chiefs on Tuesday hold their first practice under new coach Andy Reid. It's the first of three this week in Reid's first Kansas City minicamp. Participation by players is technically voluntary, but everyone who's healthy and doesn't otherwise have a valid excuse should be there, with the obvious exception of disgruntled left tackle Branden Albert.
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced today their home game against the Chiefs the third week of the preseason will be played on Saturday, Aug. 24. Kickoff will be at 6:30 p.m.
The NFL is supposed to release the regular-season schedule next week, and when it does, expect the Chiefs to begin the season on the road.
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.”
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.
Draft analyst Mel Kiper has the Chiefs going with Luke Joeckel in his latest mock, but indicated in a conference call today he would be surprised if the Chiefs went with Eric Fisher.
The New England Sports Network quotes a former league scout as saying that the Chiefs are down to three possibilities with their number one pick in the April 25-27 NFL Draft.
