Chiefs headlines for Thursday, July 10
NFL uniform rankings: Commanders rise after 2025 alternates reveal | USA Today
14. Kansas City Chiefs (15)
They’ve long sported a classic look, crowned by the interlocking “KC” in the arrowhead helmet logo … and that’s about it. And, hey, it’s certainly been working for them in recent years, and it’s not like it makes sense to wear their Dallas Texans uniforms from the 1960s. Their somewhat problematic team name also limits their creative space. Still, feels like there’s some room for variance, but owner Clark Hunt hasn’t been open to it. And, heck, maybe he’s right. No one’s begging for gold pants or jerseys here for the only team in the league without an alternate or throwback option.
Super Bowl champion discusses Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes’ elite status | Chiefs Wire
“People don’t because they’re in the Super Bowl; they’re getting to the championship rounds. People don’t want to talk because they’re going on deep playoff runs,” said Canty, “If the Kansas City Chiefs find themselves in a situation where they’re not in the Super Bowl championship games, and Mahomes has less than 30 touchdown passes. He has the kind of turnovers that we saw. We’re talking about him having 15 to 20 turnovers, and then all of a sudden, it’s going to become a question of who the best quarterback in the NFL is. Now listen, for my money, if I’m starting a team, it’s Patrick Mahomes over everybody else because this guy is a proven winner, and to me, at quarterback, that matters more than all of the numbers.”
Outlook for Each 2025 NFL 1st-Round Pick Heading into Training Camp | Bleacher Report
32. OT Josh Simmons, Kansas City Chiefs
Initial Role: Compete for starting LT
If Simmons is healthy, expect him to be protecting Patrick Mahomes’ blindside in Week 1 this fall. The Chiefs did sign Jaylon Moore in free agency to potentially take on that role, but Moore should be more of an insurance policy in case the rookie isn’t ready to go than the full-time starter.
The veteran played in 55 career games but only made 12 starts in San Francisco, while Simmons could have been the highest-drafted offensive tackle if it weren’t for the season-ending knee injury last fall. Luckily, Andy Reid said on June 19 that the first-round pick will be a full participant in training camp, per ESPN’s Adam Teicher.
NFL 2020s Future Half-Decade Team: Will Patrick Mahomes Be QB1 For Next 5 Years? | FOX Sports
Quarterback: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Mahomes will be entering the first half of his 30s, but that’s when many of the greatest quarterbacks have played their best ball. Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen haven’t yet proven that they can beat Mahomes on the biggest stage, while Joe Burrow doesn’t have a strong enough team heading into the late 2020s. Someone...