The Chiefs are bringing back two more members of their Super Bowl champs. The team announced on Friday that they have re-signed defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton and long snapper James Winchester.
The NFL offseason is heating up, as the legal tampering window opened on Monday at noon ET. While the Kansas City Chiefs have plenty of options for external free agents, the club is set to bring back one of its own first.
The Kansas City Chiefs named long snapper James Winchester as their Salute to Service Award nominee on Wednesday, opening the door for the long-tenured special teamer to add another accolade to his impressive resume.
The Chiefs’ social media team says “Long snappers deserve their own highlights too,” and we agree. Chiefs long snapper James Winchester has been with Kansas City for the past eight seasons, and for a good reason: he’s very consistent at doing his job well.
Newsflash: The Kansas City Chiefs own the Denver Broncos, winning the past 13 games between the teams. You may not know that this epic stretch of dominance got rolling because of a heads-up play by long snapper James Winchester.
The assistant head coach also praised James Winchester’s leadership through a difficult situation. Throughout last week’s game-planning and practice, it was difficult to tell which of the Kansas City Chiefs’ opponents would be tougher: the Pittsburgh Steelers or COVID-19.
After a lifetime of experience around the aviation community, Kansas City Chiefs long snapper James Winchester got to take the ride of a lifetime with the Blue Angels.
Exact terms of the deal are not yet known, but the new money average will position him as the highest-paid long snapper in NFL history.
Drew Scott’s Chiefs career lasted only four days. According to the NFL transactions report, the Kansas City Chiefs have waived long snapper Drew Scott, who was only signed to the team in the past week.
The Kansas City Chiefs have made a pair of special teams transactions on Friday. According to the NFL’s official transaction report, the Chiefs have waived long snapper Drew Scott and activated long snapper James Winchester from the Reserve/COVID-19 list.
The Kansas City Chiefs were back on the fields at Missouri Western State University on Friday, participating in their third training camp practice of the year.
With Kansas City Chiefs players reporting for training camp on Monday, some COVID-19 issues were bound to pop up. As first reported by Chiefs Digest’s Matt Derrick, Kansas City has placed long snapper James Winchester on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
The Kansas City Chiefs' offseason additions aren't over yet. They continued in the form of signing long snapper Drew Scott on Monday afternoon, per his agent Paul Sheehy.
Kansas City Chiefs long snapper James Winchester enjoyed quite a thrill over the Fourth of July weekend, as he flew with the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron.
Kansas City Chiefs long snapper James Winchester went for a flight with the Blue Angels on Friday ahead of the 2021 Kansas City Air Show. The annual aviation event took place over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
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