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Chiefs holding unique virtual competition for punting job

May. 20, 2020 2:46 PM EDT

LEAWOOD, Kan. (AP) — It's a good thing an NFL kicking operation requires no more than three players. There’s the long snapper, tasked with delivering the ball. The kicker, who is expected to send it through the uprights. And the punter, who for many teams doubles as the holder on field goal and...

This is the players entrance of the Indianapolis Colts training facility, Tuesday, May 19, 2020, in Indianapolis. Coaching staffs and all players except those undergoing injury rehabilitation are barred from the facilities in the first phase of the league's plan. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

NFL teams can reopen training facilities with government OK

May. 19, 2020 5:00 PM EDT

A limited number of NFL teams are reopening their training facilities Tuesday, while many are prohibited by government restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic. Commissioner Roger Goodell gave the 32 clubs the go-ahead for limited reopenings as long as state and local municipalities allow them. Coaching...

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill speaks during a news conference ahead of the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game, in Aventura, Fla. A year ago, Tyreek Hill was a pariah, accused by his fiance of abusing his son. Now, he's a beloved Super Bowl champion raising money to help with the COVID-19 response and handing out free food to front-line workers. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Chiefs' Hill completes year-long reclamation of himself

May. 18, 2020 2:59 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The steady stream of nurses filing out of St. Luke's Hospital for close to an hour was finally slowing down, which was altogether fortunate, because the young man with thighs like tree trunks was running out of food to give them. It may have been the most impressive thing Tyreek...

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2020, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes, left, and Tyrann Mathieu celebrate after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Kansas City Chiefs began talking about a repeat before they had even left the stadium following their Super Bowl triumph. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Chiefs among centerpieces of NFL slate as they chase repeat

May. 10, 2020 1:17 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — In the makeshift interview room just outside Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, defensive tackle Chris Jones yelled across to Chiefs teammate Frank Clark, vowing that the Super Bowl championship they had just won would not be the last. Their road to a repeat will begin at home. And there...

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2020, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady gestures to a teammate before an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Tennessee Titans in Foxborough, Mass. A highlight of the opening weekend of the NFL season will have Brady's regular-season debut with Tampa Bay against Drew Brees at New Orleans on Sept. 13 — the first matchup of 40-plus quarterbacks in NFL history. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Brady's move to Tampa Bay posed late challenges for networks

May. 8, 2020 2:26 AM EDT

Tom Brady's move to Tampa Bay didn't just create ripples with fans. It caused networks to drastically rework their last-minute requests with the NFL scheduling office to make sure the Buccaneers got as many high-profile dates as possible. When the NFL's regular-season schedule was announced on Thursday night, all...

FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2019, file photo, the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers play during the second half of an NFL preseason football game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. The Chiefs will open defense of their Super Bowl championship by hosting Houston on Sept. 10 in the NFL's annual kickoff game — pending developments in the coronavirus pandemic, of course. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Kicking off: Texans at Chiefs to open season Sept. 10

May. 7, 2020 9:32 PM EDT

The Kansas City Chiefs will open defense of their Super Bowl championship by hosting Houston on Sept. 10 in the NFL's annual kickoff game — pending developments in the coronavirus pandemic, of course. The Texans won a regular-season game at Arrowhead Stadium in 2019, then blew a 24-0 lead in the divisional...

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2019, file photo, Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson (2) throws a pass in the first quarter of the team' NCAA college football game against Ohio State in Ann Arbor, Mich. Patterson has agreed to terms with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent. Agent Bryan Ehrlich confirmed the deal Sunday, May 3, 2020. Patterson started all 26 games for the Wolverines over the past two seasons after transferring from Mississippi. (AP Photo/Tony Ding, File)

Undrafted Michigan QB Patterson reaches deal with Chiefs

May. 3, 2020 6:34 PM EDT

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Former Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson has agreed to terms with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent. Agent Bryan Ehrlich confirmed the deal Sunday. Patterson started all 26 games for the Wolverines over the past two seasons after transferring from Mississippi....

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2019, file photo, Miami Dolphins defensive end Taco Charlton (96) rushes against the Dallas Cowboys during the first half of a NFL football game in Arlington, Texas. The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to a contract with Charlton, adding a former first-round pick who flamed out in Dallas and Miami but whose athleticism is a perfect match for coordinator Steve Spagnuolo’s defense.(AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth, File)

Chiefs sign former first-round pick Charlton to help defense

May. 2, 2020 1:51 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to a contract with defensive end Taco Charlton, adding a former first-round pick who flamed out in Dallas and Miami but whose athleticism is a perfect match for coordinator Steve Spagnuolo's defense. The 25-year-old Charlton was the 28th overall...

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2020, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs' Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, center, receives the National Assembly of Quebec Medal of Honour from Speaker Francois Paradis, right, while Quebec Premier Francois Legault, left, looks on at the legislature in Quebec City, Quebec. Duvernay-Tardif has gone from the offensive line to the front line, using the medical degree he completed during offseasons with the Super Bowl champion Chiefs to help patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press via AP)

Chiefs' Duvernay-Tardif putting medical degree to work

May. 1, 2020 9:41 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Laurent Duvernay-Tardif has gone from the offensive line to the front line, using the medical degree he completed during offseasons with the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs to help patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Still dressed in his lab coat while taking a lunch...

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2020, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs' Bashaud Breeland (21) intercepts a San Francisco 49ers pass during the first half of NFL football's Super Bowl 54 in Miami Gardens, Fla. Breeland was arrested on several charges Tuesday, April 28, in South Carolina, including possessing marijuana or hash, driving with an open container of alcohol and resisting arrest. The 28-year-old Breeland, of Charlotte, N.C., was being held at the York County Jail, according to the facility’s online records. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Chiefs' Reid on Breeland arrest: 'We'll let it play out'

May. 1, 2020 11:33 AM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid has spoken with cornerback Bashaud Breeland following his arrest in South Carolina. Reid said Friday that the organization will allow the legal process to play out before making any decisions of its own. The 28-year-old Breeland faces five total...

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