Chiefs' De'Anthony Thomas making big statement
By Terez A. Paylor
Excerpt from The Kansas City Star
"ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Tight end Anthony Fasano and safety Daniel Sorensen both went up for a pass during a red zone drill on Sunday, but only one of them would come away with it.
Fasano, a veteran who has two inches and 47 pounds on the rookie, not only ripped it away from Sorensen's grasp in the back of the end zone for a touchdown, he also punctuated the catch by spiking the ball — an interesting outburst of emotion for a ninth‐year pro during an early‐August training camp practice…" READ MORE…
By Randy Covitz
Excerpt from The Kansas City Star
"Jeff Allen understands the difficulty of starting as a rookie guard in the NFL as much as anyone.
Allen was thrust into the Chiefs starting lineup in his fourth game, but current rookie Zach Fulton may have him beat. Fulton, a sixth-round draft pick from Tennessee this year, vaulted up the depth chart in training camp and has staked his claim at right guard…" READ MORE…
By Randy Covitz
Excerpt from The Kansas City Star
"The Chiefs hope to use as many players possible in the preseason opener on Thursday night at Arrowhead Stadium against Cincinnati.
'This first game, we let everybody play, we get everybody in the ballgame,' said offensive coordinator Doug Pederson. 'We want to get everybody on film and get a good evaluation of all our players'…" READ MORE…
By Adam Teicher
Excerpt from ESPN.com
"ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- A daily review of the hot topics coming out of Kansas City Chiefs training camp at Missouri Western State University:
Pro Bowl safety Eric Berry returned to practice after missing a couple of days with what the Chiefs are calling a sore heel. Berry wasn't limited in any way and did everything he otherwise would have done in practice. "It was a little irritated,'' said Berry, who indicated he would play in Thursday night's preseason opener against the Cincinnati Bengals at Arrowhead Stadium. "I just couldn't really plant like I wanted to. We got the information back so quick and we attacked it so fast, it did a great job of helping me get back on the field. Now it's just being more proactive in keeping it that way.'' The injury was the second for Berry at camp. He earlier dislocated the small finger on his right hand. "I'm just getting [injuries] out of the way,'' he said…" READ MORE…
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