Even in the preseason, Matt Ryan gets miffed about a poor showing. He had nothing to complain about Friday. Ryan guided the Atlanta Falcons right down the field for a touchdown on their first possession, hooking up with Austin Hooper on a 4-yard scoring pass , and led another impressive drive...

Patrick Mahomes finished 5 of 7 for 33 yards on two drives in the Kansas City Chiefs' 17-10 loss to the Houston Texans in the preseason opener for both teams on Thursday night. Houston's Deshaun Watson, who's coming back from a torn ACL, was used sparingly. He threw only one pass — a 4-yard...

The Kansas City Chiefs have signed defensive tackle Xavier Williams, a restricted free agent from the Arizona Cardinals, who declined to match the offer Kansas City made to the run-stopper. The Chiefs announced the signing in a statement Wednesday. The 6-foot-2, 309-pound Williams grew up in the...

The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to deals with wide receiver Sammy Watkins and middle linebacker Anthony Hitchens, filling two of their most glaring needs on the eve of free agency. All Chiefs games may be heard live in Wichita on 98.7 and 1330 KNSS. The 24-year-old Watkins intends to sign a $48...

The Chiefs have released one of their career sack leaders, Tamba Hali, and veteran stalwart of their secondary, Ron Parker, moves designed to help Kansas City get younger on defense and have some financial freedom for the start of free agency. The Chiefs parted ways with longtime linebacker Hali on...

The Chiefs signed free-agent cornerback David Amerson on Friday to provide secondary depth. The veteran cornerback has made 56 starts and appeared in 68 games over five seasons with the Washington Redskins and the Chiefs' AFC West rival, the Oakland Raiders. He's made 249 tackles, picked off eight...

The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to trade quarterback Alex Smith to Washington, a move that spells the end of Kirk Cousins' time with the Redskins and hands the Chiefs' job to Patrick Mahomes. Two people with direct knowledge of the deal confirmed the move to The Associated Press on Tuesday night...

The Chiefs have announced the retirement of assistant head coach Brad Childress, 61, and promoted Mike Kafka to quarterbacks coach as part of a series of changes to coach Andy Reid's staff. Childress was head coach of the Minnesota Vikings from 2006-10. He first worked in the NFL as a coach over 30...