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The Kansas City Chiefs have requested an extension to an end-of-June deadline for a stadium financing package from the state of Kansas, an indication that the NFL franchise’s potential move across the state line from Missouri is a legitimate possibility.Chiefs president Mark Donovan requested the extension Thursday in a letter to Kansas Senate president Ty Masterson, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press. Donovan explained that the Chiefs have made “significant progress” on plans for a new stadium development but that more time is needed to “bring the effort to full fruition.”
Big Ben delivers surprising verdict on Patrick Mahomes’ prime years | Arrowhead Addict
There’s no denying the fact that Patrick Mahomes will, at some point, no longer be in his prime years. It happens to every player who continues to play as long as his skill set allows, and the Kansas City Chiefs superstar will fall prey to the same.
Very few understand the nature of the quarterback position and what it would feel like to fade from greatness like former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. And if you ask Big Ben, he’ll tell that Mahomes is already on the way down.
On a recent episode of his podcast, Footbahlin with Ben Roethlisberger, the former Steeler talked at length about veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who recently signed a one-year deal with Pittsburgh. When asked about a comparison with Rodgers and Mahomes, Roethlisberger had something interesting to note about Mahomes’ trajectory.
AFC West 2025 preview examining the Chiefs, Broncos, Chargers and Raiders | The Athletic
Chiefs (11.5 wins)
Key question: Was their 2024 success a fluke, or was the Super Bowl the outlier?
Kansas City went 12-0 in one-score games last season, a record that began after an Isaiah Likely toe cost the Ravens a chance at overtime. That run of good fortune continued until the Super Bowl, when their blowout 40-22 loss to the Eagles exposed this offensive line (six sacks allowed despite zero blitzes) and might have shared the blueprint for stopping Kansas City.
Position to watch: Left tackle.
2024 second-round pick Kingsley Suamataia, last year’s expected starter, was awful (his PFF grade ranked 136th of 140 tackles), forcing Kansas City to eventually move former G Joe Thuney there. That weakened the interior line and run game. An overhaul came this offseason, with former 49ers backup Jaylon Moore signed for two years and Ohio State’s talented (but injured) Josh Simmons drafted in the first round.
10 late-career NFL veterans still playing at a high level | PFF
Thuney has been a model of consistency over his career, grading no lower than 74.2 overall since 2017. Although his grade last year (80.0) fell short of his...
