Kansas City Chiefs head coach Todd Haley lives each season in quarters. With the second quarter now in the Chiefs rear view mirror with a 4-4 record, they are pacing one game behind last season’s AFC West champion squad who finished the first half at 5-3. As the Chiefs prepare to kick off the third [...]
Don’t look now, but the Kansas City Chiefs rushing attack currently ranks seventh in the league after their 194 effort against the Indianapolis Colts. Led by Jackie Battle’s 119 yards, the Chiefs offense looked a lot like the one that made waves on the way to an AFC West championship last season. Head coach Todd [...]
There is no denying how important Brian Waters has been to the Kansas City Chiefs offensive line. Even after his reported run-in with head coach Todd Haley shortly after he was hired, Waters went out and played at a high level through injuries. Now 34 years old, will Waters be around much longer? PFW suggests [...]
Immediately following the 2010 NFL Draft, every draftnik in the country pushes out their grades for classes of players that have yet to play a game. While it usually takes at least three years to get a real feel for just how successful a draft is for a team, ESPN’s Mel Kiper has re-evaluated the [...]
When new of Ryan Lilja’s broken thumb started to circulate, the focus on the offensive line shifted to rookie Jon Asamoah. The backup is poised to start the first game of his career today against Buffalo in place of the inactive Lilja, but Haley said earlier this week that he isn’t worried about any of [...]
Though there is a report that Ryan Lilja will play Sunday with his broken thumb, backup Jon Asamoah told The Star that he is ready to step in if he’s needed. “You always have to be prepared,” Asamoah said. “You can’t be out there not knowing what you need to do. I’m ready for anything, [...]
In what is a troubling trend, the Kansas City Chiefs list of injured players is growing daily. During today’s only practice, up to ten players were missing from action. Four of those were along the offensive line which, as CBS Rapid Reports noted, made for some shifting for the big men on offense. Chiefs sitting [...]
The Kansas City Chiefs have been a relatively healthy group for most of training camp. But on the heels of their loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Friday night, the Chiefs have added five players to their list of injured players, according to CBS Sports. Missing the Sunday practice were: G Jon Asamoah, T Barry [...]
After visiting St. Joseph this weekend to see the Kansas City Chiefs training camp scrimmage, SI’s Don Banks is on board with the 2010 draft class as a “foundation-type” group. It’s August, but I think Berry, McCluster, Arenas and Moeaki are going to show up, get on the field, and produce right away in 2010, [...]
The Kansas City Chiefs announced what had been floating around the internet for over a week: they have come to terms with third-round pick Jon Asamoah. Asamoah (6-4, 305) was the first of Kansas City’s two third-round picks (68th overall) in the 2010 NFL Draft. He played in 42 games (37 starts) at Illinois, opening [...]
