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By Charean Williams

Derrick Johnson didn’t agree to terms with the Raiders until May 5, but already, the middle linebacker has taken charge. “This Raider team really respects me,” Johnson said, via Scott Bair of NBC Sports Bay Area. “Once I say something, they kind of get it. My style isn’t too aggressive. It’s not that guy that’s [more] Read more…

By Josh Alper

Wide receiver Sammy Watkins was traded from the Bills to the Rams last August and the timing meant he didn’t have much time to learn the offense in L.A. before the regular season started. Watkins posted 39 catches for 593 yards and eight touchdowns once the season did get underway, which may have been underwhelming [more] Read more…

By Josh Alper

The Bears took Matt Nagy out of his job as the Chiefs offensive coordinator in order to make him their new head coach, but they aren’t taking all of the Chiefs out of Nagy. With defensive coordinator Vic Fangio back to run things on that side of the ball, Nagy’s been spending a lot of [more] Read more…

By Michael David Smith

Patrick Mahomes was the Chiefs’ first-round draft pick last year, and like most first-round draft picks he had local businesses offering him endorsement deals. But he doesn’t want to be a star in commercials before he’s a star on the field. Mahomes’ agent, Leigh Steinberg, told ESPN that the goal for Mahomes’ first year in [more] Read more…

By Charean Williams

The league’s new kickoff rules will change many things for NFL teams, including what they look for in a returner. Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub, one of the best in the business, said the rules have turned the kickoff into more of a punt play. The league made the changes in hopes of fewer [more] Read more…

By Curtis Crabtree

Two weeks ago, the Kansas City Chiefs waived wide receiver Jordan Smallwood in order to sign another receiver, East Carolina’s Davon Grayson. The Chiefs reversed course on Wednesday as they re-signed Smallwood and waived Grayson with an injury designation. Smallwood caught just 18 passes for 170 yards and one touchdown in his four seasons with [more] Read more…

By Josh Alper

The Chiefs selected three players in the third round of this year’s draft and two of them have now signed contracts with the team. Tuesday’s NFL transaction report brings word that linebacker Dorian O’Daniel joined defensive lineman Breeland Speaks in the group with contracts. Defensive lineman Derrick Nnadi is the only Kansas City third-rounder without [more] Read more…

By Josh Alper

There will be a doctor in the house for Chiefs games this season and there will be one on the field if the team’s offense has the ball. Right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is graduating from McGill University’s medical school on Tuesday, ending an eight-year process that he’s completed while also starting 38 games for Kansas [more] Read more…