2016 Kansas City Chiefs season explained

Team:Kansas City Chiefs
Year:2016
Record:12–4
Division Place:1st AFC West
Coach:Andy Reid
Owner:The Hunt family
General Manager:John Dorsey
Stadium:Arrowhead Stadium
Playoffs:Lost Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Steelers) 16–18
Mvp:Eric Berry
Roy:Tyreek Hill
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The 2016 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 47th in the National Football League (NFL), their 57th overall and their fourth under head coach Andy Reid and the fourth and final season under general manager John Dorsey who was fired June 22, 2017.[1] The Chiefs clinched their first AFC West division title since 2010, beginning a streak of eight consecutive that still stands as of 2023. The Chiefs also clinched a first-round bye for the first time since 2003, but lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Divisional round 18–16.

Violation of anti-tampering policy

On March 9, 2016, the NFL announced that the Chiefs had violated the league's anti-tampering policy while pursuing wide receiver Jeremy Maclin during the 2015 off-season. The NFL defines tampering as prospective teams contacting soon-to-be free agents before NFL policies allow, which is two days prior to the beginning of the new league year. As punishment, the Chiefs forfeited their 2016 third-round selection, a 2017 sixth-round selection, and were fined $250,000. In addition, head coach Andy Reid was fined $75,000, and general manager John Dorsey was fined $25,000.[2] The Chiefs immediately appealed the decision believing the punishment was excessively harsh and inconsistent with punishments that have given to other teams in similar situations. On April 19, the NFL denied the Chiefs appeal, however, they did reduce the team's fine to $200,000 and Reid's fine to $60,000.[3]

NFL Top 100

The Chiefs had an NFL best 9 players in the annual Top 100 Players countdown.

See main article: article and NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.

Rank Player Position Change
26 LB 1
55 S NR
65 CB NR
75 RB 63
80 LB NR
81 QB NR
84 LB 14
91 TE NR
93 WR NR

Roster changes

Offseason

Reserve/future free agent contracts
Player Position
LB
WR
CB
Kenny Cook WR
Dominique Davis DE
Reid Fragel T
T
OLB
SS
Keith Lewis CB
Michael Liedkte G
FB
DE
NT
Ross Travis TE
WR
Retirements
Position Player Seasons with
the Chiefs 		Years pro Date announced
FS 3 7 March 28[4]
DE 3 9 April 11[5]
Free agents
Position Player Status* 2015 Team(s) 2016 Team
T UFA Kansas City Chiefs Houston Texans
WR UFA Kansas City Chiefs None
FS UFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
SS UFA Kansas City Chiefs Arizona Cardinals
SS UFA New York Giants Kansas City Chiefs
CB UFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
QB UFA Kansas City Chiefs Philadelphia Eagles
S UFA New Orleans Saints
Seattle Seahawks
Indianapolis Colts 		Kansas City Chiefs
G UFA San Francisco 49ers Kansas City Chiefs
CB UFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
LB UFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
DE UFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
LB UFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
WR UFA New Orleans Saints Kansas City Chiefs
LB Tautvydas Kieras UFA None Kansas City Chiefs
DE ERFA Seattle Seahawks
Kansas City Chiefs 		Kansas City Chiefs
OLB UFA Green Bay Packers Kansas City Chiefs
DE UFA Atlanta Falcons Kansas City Chiefs
LB RFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
C Drew Nowak UFA Seattle Seahawks Kansas City Chiefs
DE UFA Dallas Cowboys Kansas City Chiefs
T UFA Cleveland Browns Kansas City Chiefs
FS ERFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
CB Sean SmithUFA Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders
T UFA Kansas City Chiefs Denver Broncos
WR UFA Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs
RB ERFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
WR UFA None Kansas City Chiefs
DE ERFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
SS UFA San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs
LB UFA Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs
*|}

Draft

See main article: article and 2016 NFL draft.

2016 Kansas City Chiefs Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
2 37Mississippi State
3 74Notre Dame
4 105GuardCincinnati
4 106Cornerback Minnesota
4 126Demarcus RobinsonWide receiverFlorida
5 162
5 165Wide receiver West Alabama
6 178D. J. WhiteCornerback
6 203Virginia Tech
Notes
  • The Chiefs forfeited their original third-round selection (what would have been the 91st overall selection) as part of the punishment for violating the NFL's anti-tampering policy.
  • The Chiefs acquired an additional fifth-round selection in a trade that sent safety Kelcie McCray to the Seattle Seahawks.
  • The Chiefs traded their 1st round draft pick (28th overall) and 7th round pick (249th overall) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the 49ers 2nd round pick (37th overall), 4th round pick (105th overall), and 6th round pick (178th overall)
  • The Chiefs traded their 2nd round draft pick (59th overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange the Buccaneers 3rd round pick (74th overall) and 4th round selection (106th overall)

Undrafted free agents

Position Player College
WR BYU
OL Jake Bernstein Vanderbilt
C Ben Clarke Hawaii
CB Vernon Harris Dartmouth
CB Shak Randolph SMU
LB Terrance Smith
SS Peni Vea UNLV
FS Bryce Cheek Akron
Players signed from rookie mini camp tryouts
Position Player College
CB Shannon Edwards Fresno State
G Garrick Mayweather Fordham
T Zach Sterup Nebraska
Cuts
Position Player
WR Kenny Cook
G Paul Fanaika
G Ben Grubbs
Players cut in the offseason before playing for the Chiefs
Position Player
G Jake Bernstein
C Ben Clarke
LB Cameron Gordon
S Jimmy Wilson
WR Fred Williams
LB Tautvydas Kieras
G Michael Liedtke
T Laurence Gibson
S Jordan Kovacs
S Keith Lewis
LB Efe Obada
SS Peni Vea

Camp transactions

Cuts
Position Player
DT
Tre Jones CB
Shannon Edwards CB
Vernon Harris CB
Signings
Position Player
Bryce Cheek S
QB
Jeron Johnson S
Malcolm Jackson CB

Preseason transactions

Cuts
Signings
Trades
Position Player/pick
received 		Team Compensation
CB San Francisco 49ers 7th round pick
2018 NFL draft
N/A Undisclosed draft pick
2018 NFL draft 		Arizona Cardinals CB Marcus Cooper
N/A Undisclosed
draft pick 		San Francisco 49ers WR Rod Streater
Roster cut downs
Cuts to 75
Position Player
S Bryce Cheek
DE Niko Davis
T Curtis Feigt
CB Malcolm Jackson
WR
WR
LB Jonathan Massaquoi
WR Kashif Moore
C
Cuts to 53
Position Player
LB Tyrell Adams
WR Da'Ron Brown
CB Deveron Carr
T Reid Fragel
S Jamell Fleming
WR Frankie Hammond
QB Kevin Hogan
S Jeron Johnson
DE David King
LB Andy Mulumba
C Daniel Munyer
QB Aaron Murray
TE Brian Parker
G Jarrod Pughsley
S Shak Randolph
RB Darrin Reaves
LB Terrance Smith
DE Jimmy Staten
T Zach Sterup
CB Brock Vereen

Regular season transactions

Trades
Cuts
Position Player
CB KeiVarae Russell
DE Nick Williams
Signings
Position Player Previous team
T Dallas Cowboys
DE Washington Redskins
LB Kansas City Chiefs*
G Atlanta Falcons
DL New York Jets
RB Green Bay Packers†
CB Kansas City Chiefs*
Players involved in multiple transactionsThis list is for players who were involved in more than one transaction during the season
Position Player Final status
LB Free agent
T Chiefs active roster
LB Chiefs active roster
DT Chiefs active roster
LB Saints active roster
LB Cardinals active roster
CB Chiefs active roster
DT Chiefs active roster
RB Vikings practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1Seattle SeahawksL 16–170–1Arrowhead StadiumRecap
2at Los Angeles RamsL 20–210–2Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumRecap
3at Chicago BearsW 23–71–2Soldier FieldRecap
4Green Bay PackersW 17–72–2Arrowhead StadiumRecap

Game summaries

Week 4: vs. Green Bay Packers

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 11San Diego ChargersW 33–27 1–0Arrowhead StadiumRecap
2September 18at Houston TexansL 12–191–1NRG StadiumRecap
3September 25New York JetsW 24–32–1Arrowhead StadiumRecap
4October 2at Pittsburgh SteelersL 14–432–2Heinz FieldRecap
5Bye
6October 16at Oakland RaidersW 26–103–2Oakland Alameda ColiseumRecap
7October 23New Orleans SaintsW 27–214–2Arrowhead StadiumRecap
8October 30at Indianapolis ColtsW 30–145–2Lucas Oil StadiumRecap
9November 6Jacksonville JaguarsW 19–146–2Arrowhead StadiumRecap
10November 13at Carolina PanthersW 20–177–2Bank of America StadiumRecap
11November 20Tampa Bay BuccaneersL 17–197–3Arrowhead StadiumRecap
12November 27at Denver BroncosW 30–27 8–3Sports Authority Field at Mile HighRecap
13December 4at Atlanta FalconsW 29–289–3Georgia DomeRecap
14Oakland RaidersW 21–1310–3Arrowhead StadiumRecap
15December 18Tennessee TitansL 17–1910–4Arrowhead StadiumRecap
16December 25Denver BroncosW 33–1011–4Arrowhead StadiumRecap
17January 1at San Diego ChargersW 37–2712–4Qualcomm StadiumRecap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 3: vs. New York Jets

The Chiefs picked off the Jets six times.

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

Christmas Day games

Week 17: at San Diego Chargers

Standings

Conference

Postseason

See also: 2016–17 NFL playoffs.

Schedule

RoundDateOpponent (seed)ResultRecordVenueRecap
Wild CardFirst-round bye
DivisionalJanuary 15Pittsburgh Steelers (3)L 16–180–1Arrowhead StadiumRecap

Game summaries

AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (3) Pittsburgh Steelers

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chiefs, Dorsey Agree to Part Ways. Chiefs.com. June 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170710205426/http://www.chiefs.com/news/article-2/Chiefs-Dorsey-Agree-to-Part-Ways/90a06198-9204-404f-95a0-dec1e2b7d856. July 10, 2017. dead. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: Chiefs lose two draft picks for tampering with Maclin. NFL.com.
  3. Web site: NFL denies Kansas City Chiefs' anti-tampering appeal. NFL.com.
  4. Web site: 'Personal health' primary reason for Husain Abdullah to retire. ESPN.com. 28 March 2016 .
  5. Web site: NFL.com. Ex-Jets, Chiefs DE Mike DeVito announces retirement. https://web.archive.org/web/20160414103207/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000651840/article/exjets-chiefs-de-mike-devito-announces-retirement?campaign=fb-nf-sf24139074-sf24139074. dead. April 14, 2016. Conor. Orr. April 11, 2016. April 11, 2016.

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