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Chiefs headlines for Thursday, February 13
NFL overhaul tiers: Who’s contending, rebuilding in 2025? | ESPN
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Kansas City Chiefs (15-2)
Average age of roster: 26.4
Salary cap space: $5.1 million
Total 2025 draft picks (projected): 7
What’s next: One game won’t diminish Kansas City’s presence — thanks to five Super Bowl appearances and three Lombardi Trophies in six years — as the gold standard in modern football. But Sunday’s ugly Super Bowl loss shook Kansas City to its core and highlighted the shortcomings of a team that greatly overachieved in 2024. How it pulled off 17 wins, including the playoffs, is a testament to the franchise’s culture of greatness. But the holes got exposed, particularly along the offensive line. On offense, getting Rashee Rice back will help, but the Chiefs need more than that. They can’t Band-Aid their way to a championship. And Patrick Mahomes holds the sort of clout that he can now start asking for these things, if he isn’t already. If Travis Kelce (scheduled to receive $17.25 million in 2025) retires, getting more explosiveness over the middle will be paramount. Assuming the Chiefs lose guard Trey Smith to free agency, it would be wise to retain linebacker Nick Bolton and/or safety Justin Reid.
4 - Trey Smith
Kansas City Chiefs OG
This 26-year-old is a power player who can maul people in the run game. He has improved in pass protection, but he is known for his ability to move people in the run game. He didn’t have a great Super Bowl, however.
Saquon Barkley doesn’t understand why fans booed Taylor Swift | ESPN
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley says he doesn’t understand why fans booed pop superstar Taylor Swift when she was shown on the videoboards at the Caesars Superdome during Super Bowl LIX.
“I remember that they showed her on the jumbotron, and she got booed. I don’t get it. I don’t get why she was getting hate there,” Barkley said Wednesday during an appearance on “The Howard Stern Show” on SiriusXM.
Barkley’s response came after he was asked if he thought Swift and her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, would get engaged. He didn’t have an opinion on that question, but unprompted, came to the defense of Swift.
What each AFC playoff team needs this offseason to compete again in 2025 | The Athletic
Kansas City Chiefs: Address the offensive line
Patrick Mahomes only loses the Super Bowl when his offensive line craters. Not even someone as magical as Mahomes can pull rabbits out of their hat all game long with an overwhelming four-man rush getting home every other play. Even Tom Brady suffered the same fate a...
