The Kansas City Chiefs will play their first preseason game on Sunday, August 13, and are embarking on their third week of training camp practices on Monday. Chris Jones’ holdout from workouts still looms large over their preparations, especially after Charles Omenihu’s six-game suspension was announced last week, but their work continues in earnest either way.
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Take a look at all of Kansas City’s top stories and more on today’s edition of Chiefs check-in for the morning of Monday, August 7:
Latest in Chiefs news
Top Chiefs stories
- Our Nicolas Roesch previewed the Chiefs’ Week 11 matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles ahead of the regular season kickoff in September.
- We took a look at the amount of money Chris Jones will owe back to Kansas City after missing two weeks of training camp workouts.
- Running back Isiah Pacheco caught a nifty pass from Patrick Mahomes at Saturday’s practice session and looks to be back in form ahead of the Chiefs’ preseason kickoff.
- Special teams coordinator Dave Toub announced that rookie Deneric Prince will serve as Kansas City’s starting kick returner in the Chiefs’ matchup against the Saints next Sunday.
- Travis Kelce, who has taken to going by “El Travador” was mic’d up at a training camp practice last week which was, predictably, comedy gold.
In case you missed it
- Andy Reid wasn’t too concerned about the poor weather that has plagued Chiefs training camp, telling reporters that the rain is “good for the farmers” in a post-practice press conference.
- Rookie defensive back Nic Jones intercepted Patrick Mahomes last week and is looking like a potential overachiever for Kansas City in his first year with the team.
- We graded each Chiefs rookie on their training camp performances last week ahead of Kansas City’s first preseason exhibition.
Around the AFC West
Top Broncos news
- Denver is set to give their starters significant playing time in the preseason as the Broncos look to make major improvements on both sides of the ball.
Top Raiders news
- Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has been an interception machine in Las Vegas’ training camp practices, throwing three picks in the Raiders’ Sunday workouts.
Top Chargers news
- Chargers Wire took a look at Los Angeles’ kicker competition, which seems to be Cameron Dicker’s job to lose.
Around the NFL
- These 38 players are a lock to make the Jets’ 53-man roster according to the experts over at Jets Wire.
- The Cincinnati Bengals finalized linebacker Logan Wilson’s four-year contract extension over the weekend.
- Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles, a former member of the Chiefs’ front office, signed Yannick Ngakoue after hearing pleas from the team’s fanbase yearning for an extra pass rusher.
- Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll commented on his use of rookie cornerback Devon Witherspoon in nickel sets for Seattle’s defense.
