Kansas City Chiefs

In Overcoming Cancer, Kansas City Chiefs Safety Eric Berry A Guide For Pitt's James Conner

... and positioning himself to return to the football field. Schmidt first connected with Conner over Twitter, and they finally met in person before Pitt’s win against Clemson, Schmidt’s alma mater, in November. While Schmidt and Berry don’t know each other, together they have created something of an athletic fraternity for Conner, showing him it is possible to return to competition on a high level after a cancer diagnosis, Schmidt said. “He’s starting on an NFL team, and at the same time he’s having an incredible year,” Schmidt, who is in the Detroit Tigers organization, said of Berry. “We don’t need any pity parties,” he said. “We don’t need anything like that.”. Conner, an Erie native, announced he was cancer-free in May and started for the Panthers in September. Previously, he worried that his health history could scare off National Football League teams, a concern that ...

Is Dj Bobby Keys The Secret Good Luck Charm For The Chiefs And Royals

... Tonight.”. When Keys took the Chiefs job, he switched his style to match football’s faster pace and younger demographic. “There’s more of a contemporary feel with football,” he says. “You play a little bit more hip-hop.”. At Royals games, Keys plays power songs as players walk up to the plate. “I can’t do that on offense in football because then our quarterback can’t hear,” he says. When the home team is on defense, he plays loud, fast rock music to get the crowd and the Chiefs amped up. “We want everybody screaming and drowning out (the other team’s) quarterback,” Keys says. Music drives the whole mood of the game, says Brad Young, the Chiefs’ senior producer of game and event entertainment. “It’s one of the most important things when it comes to watching a TV show, a movie — anything,” Young says. “Just imagine watching ‘Game of Thrones,’ but instead of ‘Game of Thrones’ music you put on Bruno Mars. Bruno is great, but that completely changes it.”. Young says football game presentations are scripted down to the second. The control room where he and Keys work is responsible for timing out every ...

An Open Letter To Chiefs Fans

... I can impact the game. What a time to be alive. Quite literally…. The Kansas City Chiefs play their most important home game in 13 years on Sunday, with the opportunity to advance further than they’ve been in 23 years. I love this year’s team. I do. I fucking love them. It’s easily my favorite team since the Vermeil days with Priest Holmes and Will Shields and Jason Dunn, the team I grew up on and adored. But guess what? They never got as far as this team can on Sunday. Think of WHAT this team accomplished in 2016. Division Champs (first time since 2010). Playoff Bye Week (first time since 2003). 6-0 in the division (first time since 1995). First ever 12-4 season (Important: Accomplishing each of these goals while avoiding the 13-3 curse). Then think of HOW this team accomplished what they did in 2016. Four "I'll remember exactly where I was and who I was with" instant classics. Alex Smith: Season 4, Episode 1. Peters Punts ...

The Simpatico Behind The Chiefs’ Four-year Rise From The Rubble To Success

... if a man wants some pretzels or an apple while he puts in an extra hour, who was Dorsey to tell him no. Besides, the Chiefs just fired a GM who embarrassed a proud franchise with, among other things, micromanagement of epic proportions. Fans responded with anger and dropped season tickets and even a plane flying over the stadium on gamedays demanding that people be fired. But Dorsey had thought about this. He believed in this. The draft room should be a place for work, not leisure, and he didn’t need a bunch of potato chip crumbs messing up the place. He was in charge of the first No. 1 overall pick in franchise history. They had to get this right. So, no food. Dorsey even put a sign on the door to remind people. Then came draft day, and chairman Clark Hunt — everyone’s boss — carried a plate of grub with one hand and opened that ...

As Tyreek Hill’s Profile Increases, Focus On His Abusive Past Shouldn’t Wane, Advocates Say

... four months ago. “Any visitation with the minor child by Respondent should be supervised until such time as he can establish a relationship with the child and his domestic violence probation is complete.”. Hill’s probation continues until August 2018. While the Chiefs declined to make Hill available to reporters Friday, he said in November that : “I’m real dedicated, I’m going to stick to it so I can be a better man … a better father for my son.”. In December, the state of Oklahoma filed a petition seeking him to pay medical expenses for the child. Court documents show Hill’s income at nearly $17,000 a month. He’s been ordered to pay $1,275 in monthly child support and the state is requesting an additional $106 a month for medical expenses in lieu of insurance. Hill has faced questions since his arrival. After being drafted, he was asked what he has done to improve himself , and he replied, “I just try to choose my friends wisely. ...

Chiefs-steelers Nfl Divisional Playoff Game Pushed Back By Winter Storm Jupiter

... ongoing in parts of western and northern Kansas. According to the Kansas City Star, the Chiefs have started pretreating parking lots and roads leading to the gates. "We have a full plan in place that will keep the facility and the grounds around the facility as safe as possible," Chiefs President Mark Donovan told the Kansas City Star. This won't be an "Ice Bowl II," however. The field at Arrowhead Stadium is heated, so there's no concern about patches of ice on the grass itself. However, it's safe to assume the field will be wet during the game. Arrowhead's Interesting Late-Season Weather. This will be the fourth consecutive Chiefs home game where the weather has at least been interesting, if not impactful. The Chiefs hosted the Oakland Raiders for a big Week 14 Thursday night divisional battle Dec. 8, with a kickoff temperature of only 21 degrees. That was the coldest game at Arrowhead since Dec. 26, 2010, and only the fifth time the ...

Should Chiefs’ Marcus Peters Exclusively Match Up Against Opponents’ Top Receivers

... because the competition level often rockets when a top corner and receiver see each other play after play. “That is key,” Harris said. “Sometimes, you’ll let the matchup take control of the game, and you don’t want to do that — you want the matchup to be the matchup.”. But while Peters is extremely competitive — his emotional nature will flare up — Harris said the Chiefs aren’t worried. “We’re not afraid of that, as far as him going off the map or anything like that,” Harris said. “He does a great job in what he does and where he’s playing. Our defense is geared one way, and we’re not going to mess with the flow of the defense.”. That statement – which Harris prefaced by deferring to Sutton – came from early October. It’s unclear whether the sentiment about letting Peters travel has changed, or will. When asked later that month ...

Le’veon Bell’s Uniqueness Presents Big Challenge To Chiefs

... of this Story. The urge to compare Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell to others has taken a new life this week. After Bell’s 167-yard, two-touchdown rushing splash in last week’s wild-card round victory over the Dolphins, he’s reminiscent of Walter Payton or Barry Sanders or Marcus Allen or Franco Harris. The patient running style, where Bell allows offensive linemen to hold their blocks before darting through a hole was a similar trait of some of the game’s greatest. Bell went off the football board for his self-evaluation, telling Bleacher Report earlier this week that his approach is similar to NBA star Stephen Curry. His reasoning: The game hasn’t seen anything like Curry’s long-range shooting distance, and defenses now have to account for it. Bell’s running style and versatility — he’s the first NFL player ...