Red Zone
April 2

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.

Red Zone
March 28

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.

Red Zone
March 22

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.

Red Zone
March 21

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.

Red Zone
March 21

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.

Red Zone
March 20

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.

Red Zone
March 8

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.

Red Zone
March 7

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.

RED ZONE
February 28

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.

Red Zone
February 26

Ranking top 10 players Chiefs may take in NFL draft

The Star's Adam Teicher was at the NFL combine last week and has seen the top draft prospects in action. He ranks the post-combine top 10 players the Chiefs should consider with the No. 1 overall pick. Teicher says Texas A&M OT Luke Joeckel (pictured) is the best player available.

Red Zone
February 25

Reports: Niners to trade QB Alex Smith

The San Francisco 49ers are apparently willing to deal former No. 1 overall draft pick Alex Smith, and the list of likely destinations for the benched veteran quarterback appears to be dwindling.

Red Zone
February 23

Dorsey says Chiefs could draft Joeckel and re-sign Albert

General manager John Dorsey said the Chiefs might select Texas A&M’s Luke Joeckel with the first pick in the draft even if they re-sign Branden Albert (above), their incumbent left tackle. Dorsey said the Chiefs would draft the highest-rated player they have on their board regardless of his position.

Red Zone
February 22

Former boss has high praise for Chiefs' GM Dorsey

Green Bay Packers vice president Ted Thompson served as a mentor of sorts for John Dorsey, the Chiefs' new general manager. But Thompson said today at the NFL Scouting Combine that he sent Dorsey away without any parting advice, mostly because Dorsey didn't need it.

Red Zone
February 22

Another season for Tony Gonzalez?

Tony Gonzalez said many times through the course of last season and when it was finished that he would likely retire this offseason. But according to recent reports, Gonzalez’s stance on playing another season for the Atlanta Falcons is changing.

Red Zone
February 21

Carl Peterson likes what Chiefs are doing with Reid, Dorsey

Carl Peterson, now four years removed from the Chiefs, still follows the NFL as chairman of USA Football, which promotes the game at the amateur and youth levels. He said he likes the hire of new coach Andy Reid. “He knows what he’s doing,” Peterson said at the NFL Scouting Combine. “He’s a winning football coach. I think it’s a terrific addition, as I do also (general manager) John Dorsey.”