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There’s general agreement that the Kansas City Chiefs’ next contract priority should be extending cornerback Trent McDuffie, who is entering his fourth NFL season. The club has already exercised its option to keep the former first-round pick through 2026, which will cost $13.6 million against the salary cap. A contract extension could easily reduce that impact for next year, when the team will have several salary-cap problems to navigate.
Unfortunately, just $2.6 million of his $4.4 million cap hit in 2025 comes from his salary. This means there is little room for general manager Brett Veach to create much cap...
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The situation surrounding the Kansas City Chiefs’ rookie wide receiver Jalen Royals remains unsettled. Before Tuesday’s final roster cutdown, there was fear that he would be placed on the team’s Reserve/Injured list as he continued to deal with tendonitis in his knee. That didn’t happen — and more recently, there were reports that the team expected him to be ready for the season opener against the Los Angeles Chargers.
But on Friday, head coach Andy Reid threw some cold water on that.
“Jalen continues to work to get himself better.” Reid told reporters. “We’ll see how it goes. I mean,...
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12 – Chris Jones
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2024 stats: 15 games | 37 tackles | 9 tfl | 5 sacks | 1 FF
Chris Jones has been a defensive stalwart and star for the Chiefs for the last nine years, playing a significant role in the team’s continued playoff success and multiple Super Bowl rings. With an active streak of six consecutive Pro Bowls and three...
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This was the easiet choice on the list. During the offseason, most of the attention focused on the Chiefs was about whether Simmons would play — and what he would look like if he did. So far, he’s passed every test. He looks healthy, explosive and ready to go. Now we need to find out just how good he’s already become. His preseason film has looked fantastic, but it’ll obviously be much more challenging when the season starts. Is he already an elite tackle, or will he have some rookie struggles? Watching where...
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Each week, we send out questions to the most plugged-in Kansas City Chiefs fans. You can see all of the recent survey results here.
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Even though the second-round draft pick ended up getting run off the field as the starting left tackle in 2024, fans seem confident that Suamataia will stick at left guard. Four in five Kansas City fans think he’ll last the season there.
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This week, the Kansas City Chiefs released their initial 53-man roster and assembled the first edition of their practice squad.
As almost always happens, the Chiefs made a few surprising moves. However, it’s essential to note that as its needs change over the coming weeks, the team’s composition will continue to evolve.
Here are five things we learned from the first iteration of Kansas City’s 2025 roster.
After their final preseason game, I expected the Chiefs to keep seven wide receivers — which I thought was a high number. But...
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In our Madden simulation of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2025 season, we use the official 53-man roster — and account for wide receiver Rashee Rice’s six-game suspension. The Chiefs open the season with an 87 overall rating, with an 88-rated offense and an 87-rated defense.
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Nebraska vs. Cincinnati at Arrowhead draws Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift and Patrick Mahomes | ESPN
From Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, last Saturday to Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday, the initial weeks of the 2025 college football season have brought the sport to some unconventional venues.
On Thursday night, the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Cincinnati Bearcats faced off at the home of the Kansas City Chiefs, playing their Week 1 matchup in front of Arrowhead’s 76,000-plus capacity.
With both teams looking to start their seasons strong, the buzz in...
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As they prepare to open their season against the Los Angeles Chargers next Friday, September 5 in Saõ Paulo, Brazil, the Kansas City Chiefs have announced the players who have been signed to their initial practice squad.
In its 2020 Collective Bargaining Agreement with the NFLPA, the league planned a gradual transition from 10 to 16-man practice squads. But once the coronavirus pandemic was underway, the league and the union agreed to immediately expand them — and it’s remained that way ever since. Teams can now sign up to six practice squad players who have an unlimited number of accrued...
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One of the stars of the Kansas City Chiefs’ training camp and preseason was veteran tight end Robert Tonyan. Six months ago, it was uncertain that Tonyan would be able to extend his career for an eighth season. He responded by dominating the Chiefs’ preseason with eight catches for 90 yards and a touchdown over three games.
Shockingly, the Chiefs released Tonyan on Tuesday as they reduced their roster from 90 to 53 players. But there were immediate rumors he would soon return to the team.
Tonyan was signed to Kansas City’s practice squad on Wednesday, but that day’s biggest...
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The Kansas City Chiefs brought back a familiar face this week, trading with the New York Jets to re-acquire defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi. It was something the veteran lineman didn’t see coming.
“Honestly, it was a little bit of a surprise,” Nnadi told reporters on Wednesday. “I was getting my body right for the next day at work — and then the GM called me and said, ‘Hey, just want to let you know, we traded you back to KC.’”
Nnadi had signed with the Jets in March after seven seasons in Kansas City. While in New York, he recorded...
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Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach met with a group of local reporters on Thursday morning, covering a variety of topics related to this week’s Chiefs news.
While it surprised many observers that Kansas City retained eight wide receivers when it reduced its roster to 53 players on Tuesday, those who suspected that it was because the team already knew wideout Rashee Rice was going to miss the season’s first six games were right.
“It wasn’t a surprise,” said Veach, per the Kansas City Star. “It was communicated to us, and we were certainly made aware a few...
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