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Chiefs headlines for Tuesday, February 25
Patrick Mahomes and Chiefs gunning to snatch key Ravens star away from Lamar Jackson | Marca
A major part of the loss was the defeat to the terrible offensive line on the night, that left Patrick Mahomes regularly exposed and shut down whilst is targets were also locked up further down the Caesars Superdome field.
So now Andy Reid and Matt Nagy have to go back to the drawing board, and one potential move is the possible acquisition of Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle, Ronnie Stanley.
According to Jacob Camenker of USA Today, Kansas City is among the leading contenders to sign the veteran lineman in free agency.
2025 NFL free agency: Best players available on offense | ESPN
Tier 2: Pro Bowl-caliber starters
Free agents: G Trey Smith, Chiefs
Finally, a Pro Bowler hitting the market in Smith, who just finished his best season with the Chiefs. The 25-year-old has always been an excellent run blocker, and he allowed just 1.5 sacks in 2024, per NFL Next Gen Stats, with only one of those coming on a quick pressure. Nobody on the Chiefs’ line looked great in Super Bowl LIX, but Smith might have had the best game of the front five.
The top of the guard market rocketed up last offseason, with the Panthers paying Robert Hunt $20 million per season and the Eagles extending Landon Dickerson to a deal worth $21 million per year. Interior offensive linemen are getting paid a higher percentage of the cap than they were in previous years, money that has come (at least in part) from teams cutting back on their running back spending. If what we saw in 2024 leads to teams investing more in running backs, that could come at the expense of the newfound riches being directed toward guards and centers.
Re-Ranking Every Team’s 2024 NFL Draft Class After Rookie Seasons | Bleacher Report
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Everyone outside of Kansas City collectively groaned when the Chiefs traded up in the first round to draft the fastest man in NFL combine history, Xavier Worthy, to join an already dangerous offense. Something unexpected happened along the way, though.
In the Chiefs’ quest to become the NFL’s first-ever back-to-back-to-back Super Bowl champions, the offense’s main issue didn’t revolve around finding weapons for quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Instead, whiffing on second-round offensive tackle Kingsley Suamataia is what prevented them from the first-ever Super Bowl three-peat.
It’s unfair to place that solely on the 63rd overall pick. But the 22-year-old clearly wasn’t ready to handle Mahomes’ blind side. He could be one day, but he wasn’t as a rookie.
Veteran left guard Joe Thuney eventually moved to left tackle, which essentially created two holes along the offensive line that the Philadelphia Eagles regularly exploited during Super Bowl LIX. Brandon Coleman was still...
