Arrowhead Pride
It has been a few years since former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick left professional football, leaving Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid as the safest (and most logical) answer to the question of “who’s the best head coach in the NFL?”
According to a panel of eight Associated Press pro football writers, Reid has been the name to write down when prompted for that answer for four years.
Reid, who has three Super Bowl rings and leads both Kansas City and Philadelphia in all-time wins, received five first-place votes and one second. He was left off two ballots.
Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay got the other three first-place votes and finished second. Seattle’s Mike Macdonald, who led the Seahawks to a Super Bowl title last season, finished third. San Francisco’s Kyle Shanahan placed fourth and Denver’s Sean Payton came in fifth.
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Kansas City Chiefs: Xavier Worthy, WR
If the Chiefs had a summer practice MVP, it would’ve been Worthy, who flashed consistent chemistry with quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Worthy also checks many other boxes for a potential breakout player. The third-year wideout just turned 23 (he’s actually two months younger than Chiefs rookie receiver Cyrus Allen), and there’s also an obvious reason for Worthy’s limited production in 2025: injury. Worthy played through a torn labrum last season, and coach Andy Reid said the ailment led the team to limit his route tree. Worthy should be back to full strength for Week 1 after offseason surgery. — Jesse Newell
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Still, if Mahomes plays, he’ll likely have mobility limitations. Should he start the season, the Broncos’ aggressive defense should be able to pressure Mahomes and force him off his spot.
Coming off a multi-ligament tear, Mahomes will have to make decisions more quickly and try to extend plays on his bad knee. Injury or not, the Broncos have to find a way to force Mahomes into grave mistakes with their in-your-face pass rush and blitz packages.
“There still is, to my understanding, no guarantee that Tyreek Hill plays in 2026,” Palmer said. “I think it’s wishful thinking.”
Palmer said teams will monitor Hill’s situation, but nothing sounds imminent regarding his return to the NFL. The scope of the damage tells the story: his meniscus, MCL, ACL, and PCL were all affected. That combination creates a complicated, lengthy recovery that could realistically keep Hill off the field for the entire 2026 NFL season, if not a large portion of...
