KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kicker Cairo Santos returned to the line on part-time basis, kicking extra points and field goals while backup Sam Ficken handled kickoffs. Santos missed his first kick, an extra point try, but proved perfect the rest of the way. He converted three extra points along with a 48-yard field goal. He appeared to show head coach …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes connected with wide receiver Demarcus Robinson on a 28-yard touchdown pass as the Chiefs cruised to a 30-6 win over the Tennessee Titans at Arrowhead Stadium in the preseason finale for both teams. Head coach Andy Reid liked what he saw from Mahomes in a dress rehearsal as the team’s starting quarterback. …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A standing-room only crowd fills the sideline bleachers and the hill overlooking the end zones at the practice fields for the opening of training camp for the Kansas City Chiefs, and the tall, lanky young man from Wisconsin watches intently as Alex Smith, a 13-year NFL veteran, steps forward and fires a pass toward the end zone, …
The Chiefs list 46 players in the rookie minicamp on a try out basis. They include local standouts such as center Travis Anderson from Derby, Kan., and Tulsa punter Dalton Parks from Staley High School as well as a smattering of veterans such as kicker Garrett Hartley, who played six seasons in the NFL. Reid said he tells the tryout …