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How the Kansas City Chiefs have sustained their success | ESPN
Everything changed for the Kansas City Chiefs on April 27, 2017. That day, via trade with the Buffalo Bills, they moved up 17 spots to draft quarterback Patrick Mahomes with the 10th pick.
But selecting the Texas Tech star was just half the story.
Days prior, coach Andy Reid told then-starting quarterback Alex Smith — a Pro Bowler the previous season — the Chiefs had spent a considerable amount of time before the draft identifying and targeting a specific quarterback. The surprise for Smith was just how much the Chiefs moved up to get Mahomes. The Chiefs’ effort to get him made it clear to Smith that the 2017 season would likely be his last in Kansas City.
But what Smith did once Mahomes became a Chief, according to many in the organization, is the moment the franchise’s dynastic run began. That day, Smith, who was drafted No. 1 in 2005, made a conscious choice: Instead of keeping his younger understudy at a distance, or actively sabotaging his early days with the team — as he had seen in other locker rooms in the past — he would help mentor and nurture Mahomes as much as he could, despite the rookie’s growth ultimately spelling the end of Smith’s time in K.C.
The Kansas City Chiefs’ rushing attack has left a lot to be desired to begin the 2025 season.
Starting running back Isiah Pacheco has accumulated just 127 rushing yards through the first four games, and backup Kareem Hunt is a short-yardage situational RB at this stage of his career. Rookie Brashard Smith possesses an exciting skillset, but the Chiefs are taking things slowly with him.
Kansas City is gearing up to face the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday Night Football, and the Jags have made an eyebrow-raising roster move just hours before the game by releasing RB Cody Schrader.
Chiefs say Kingsley Suamataia was ‘on fire.’ It’s one of K.C.’s best developments | The Athletic
After rising to his feet, Kansas City Chiefs left guard Kingsley Suamataia took three steps, then violently pumped his fists downward while screaming in satisfaction.
This was early in the second half of a Week 4 home win over the Baltimore Ravens, and Suamataia and teammate Travis Kelce had done more than complete their pulling assignments on a 12-yard Isiah Pacheco run.
They also had put two Ravens defenders on the ground.
“I got the D-end, Trav got the linebacker, and we both pancaked the guys at the same time,” Suamataia said with a smile. “So it was a great feeling.”
So just how good — and confident — was Suamatatia playing during this stretch against the Ravens?
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