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Despite claiming five of the last six AFC titles, the Kansas City Chiefs entered the 2025 offseason with a lot on their plate. With clear roster needs to address and several internal questions, the Chiefs had a lot to evaluate during mandatory minicamp.
The Chiefs started the offseason with a shocking blockbuster trade, sending All-Pro guard Joe Thuney to the Chicago Bears. Shortly after shipping Thuney, Kansas City also lost Tershawn Wharton, DeAndre Hopkins, Justin Reid, Joshua Uche and Justin Watson in free agency.
Kansas City did not make many new additions in response. Instead, general manager Brett Veach focused on retaining the rest of his roster. The Chiefs re-signed Charles Omenihu, Marquise ‘Hollywood’ Brown, Nick Bolton, Kareem Hunt, Trey Smith and others. The team’s most notable free agent signing came in the form of running back Elijah Mitchell, whom they plucked from the San Francisco 49ers.
Despite his ongoing struggles with injury, the Chiefs hope Mitchell will address the glaring backfield deficiency that limited them the entire 2024 season. While he is the only notable veteran joining the offense, Kansas City will also welcome Brown and Rashee Rice back from injury. Their return to the lineup should aid a lackluster pass-catching group that led to arguably the worst season in Patrick Mahomes’ career.
The Chiefs are still firmly atop the AFC but enter the 2025 season under unique circumstances. With their 2025 mandatory minicamp wrapping up on Thursday, the Chiefs’ roster is beginning to work itself out midway through the offseason.
The Chiefs’ receiving corps has been an issue for a while now, and Skyy Moore has done nothing to help it. Kansas City drafted Moore in the second round back in 2022, a move the team has only grown to regret. In his three years, Moore has accumulated just 43 catches for 494 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Now entering the final year of his rookie deal, Moore is facing the most competitive offseason of his young career. The Chiefs added another receiver in the draft for the fifth consecutive year, taking Jalen Royals in the fourth round. Despite joining the team as a Day Three prospect, Royals is a legitimate weapon ready to contribute out of the gate.
Moore has been disappointing for his entire career, but 2024 was his official rock bottom. Despite the injuries to Rice and Brown, Moore managed to end the year with zero receiving yards. He played sparingly from Week 1 to Week 6, never participating in more than 47 percent of the offensive snaps, and generated just three targets before being benched and landing on injured reserve. Moore did not see the field at any point after Week 6.
Entering the 2025 offseason minicamp, the Chiefs did more than just add Rice and Brown back to the rotation. After drafting Royals, Kansas City also signed undrafted free agents Mac Dalena and Elijhah Badger, while bringing back Nikko Remigio and Jason Brownlee. Dalena, a 2024 first-team All-Mountain West...
