There are four important dates that occur before the season opener that are relevant to the Chiefs. Mark your calendars and take a look at those dates down below:
July 27: First Chiefs training camp practice open to the public
The Kansas City Chiefs return to St. Joseph, Missouri for a tenth year to host their annual training camp. This date will be the first opportunity for every fan to get out and see what the 2019 Chiefs will look like.
The players will have already reported to camp and worked for a few days, but those days are not open to the public. We’ll already know if Chris Jones has reported to training camp on time or if he’ll take his holdout down to the wire. He needs to report by August 6 to accrue a full season in 2019 and qualify for unrestricted free agency in 2020. That means he could hypothetically miss nine practices before returning to the team.
Here are the NFL’s rules on training camp:
“Clubs are permitted to open preseason training camp for rookies and first-year players beginning seven days prior to the club’s earliest permissible mandatory reporting date for veteran players.
Veteran players (defined as a player with at least one pension-credited season) other than quarterbacks or “injured players” (as defined in CBA Article 21, Section 6) may report to a club’s preseason training camp no earlier than 15 days prior to the club’s first scheduled preseason game or July 15, whichever is later.
Veteran quarterbacks and injured players may be required to report to the club’s preseason training camp no earlier than five days immediately prior to the mandatory reporting date for all other veteran players, provided the club has already opened (or simultaneously opens) its official preseason training camp for all rookies and first-year players
A three-day acclimation period will apply to players who are on a club’s roster up to and including the mandatory veteran reporting date. Players who rejoin the roster after that date may practice (including wearing pads) and play immediately after passing a physical.”
The first open practice for the Chiefs begins at 3:30 p.m. CT. It includes a $5 admission fee and a full team autograph session following practice.
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August 3: Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony
The NFL’s Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony will take place at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. It’s important for the Chiefs this year because they have two legendary players being enshrined in the Hall of Fame.
First up is none other than former Chiefs TE Tony Gonzalez. He’s rubbed some people the wrong way recently with comments regarding his time playing for Atlanta. I’m not going to tell you how you should feel about that, but he did care enough to apologize to those who felt slighted. There’s no denying Gonzalez was one of the only players that made the Chiefs worth watching from 1999-2008. The guy holds numerous team records and NFL records. He deserves to be celebrated for his career accomplishments.
Next we have a player who has been waiting a long time to receive his due. Former Chiefs safety Johnny Robinson was selected for enshrinement into the Hall of Fame after 46 years of retirement. Robinson was part of the Super Bowl winning 1969 Chiefs team. He had one interception and one fumble recovery during the Chiefs’ Super Bowl IV win over the Vikings. His enshrinement has drawn attention to the 1969 Chiefs defense as one of the NFL’s most underrated units.
This event will be televised nationally by NFL Network and ESPN. You won’t want to miss it.
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August 10-29: Chiefs preseason games
| Week | Opponent | Time (CT) | Date (2019) | Channel |
| 1 | vs. Cincinnati Bengals | 7:00 p.m. Sat, Aug. 10th | KCTV5 |
| 2 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | 6:30 p.m. Sat, Aug. 17th | KCTV5 |
| 3 | vs. San Francisco 49ers | 7:00 p.m. Sat, Aug 24th | KCTV5 |
| 4 | at. Green Bay Packers | 7:00 p.m. Thu, Aug 29th | KCTV5 |
These games are essentially meaningless in the grand scheme of things, but it’s exciting to get the first taste of real contact football. We’ll get to see Patrick Mahomes do his thing again, if only for a brief period of time. We’ll get a first look at the new 4-3 defense. We’ll get to see the rookies play for the first time and the new free agent acquisitions the team brought in.
The two games to pay the most attention to are Week 3 against the 49ers and Week 4 at the Packers. The starters typically get at least a full half of playing time in Week 3. Also it’ll be Dee Ford’s return to Arrowhead Stadium after being traded away following the 2019 season. In Week 4 things will be more about the guys on the bottom of the roster trying to make one last impression before roster cuts.
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September 1: 53-man roster cuts and PUP designations.
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