Kansas City’s second-year wideout joined host Kay Adams on Thursday.

Shortly before reporting to Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph for his second training camp, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy spoke with Kay Adams on Thursday’s episode of “The Up and Adams Show” on FanDuel Sports Network.

Following a rookie season that saw him lead the NFL in yards of separation per target, Worthy revealed some advice he received from an NFL legend to whom he is often compared: wide receiver DeSean Jackson.

“He was like, ‘You’ve just got to be a mouse,’” Worthy recalled. “You...

Chiefs headlines for Friday, July 11

The latest

Pre-Camp Breakdown: Examining the Chiefs Defensive Line | The Mothership

Coziah Izzard

An undrafted free agent signee from Penn State, the 6-foot-2, 298-pound Izzard recorded 78 tackles, 17.5 tackles-for-loss, nine sacks and two forced fumbles in 51 career games (with seven starts) over his five seasons with the Nittany Lions.

His 4.85 40-yard dash (which took place at his pro day) would have ranked second among all defensive tackles at the NFL Scouting Combine, and his 10-yard split (at 1.56) would have ranked first. Additionally, his...

Even without a new contract, the right guard doesn’t speak as if he’s beginning his last Kansas City season.

On Thursday, FanDuel Sports Network broadcast Kay Adams’ interview with the Kansas City Chiefs’ franchise-tagged right guard Trey Smith, who was in Chicago to shoot a State Farm commercial with Patrick Mahomes.

After being told that during Mahomes’ interview with Adams, Mahomes had called Smith “one of the best protectors in the business,” Smith beamed.

“It’s awesome,” he said. “It’s something that I take a lot of pride in — and for him to say that means a lot to me....

A host of future contracts could hinge on how the next few days play out in Kansas City.

Over the next few days, all eyes will be firmly on the Kansas City Chiefs’ front office as negotiations with franchise-tagged right guard Trey Smith (predictably) go down to the wire. If Smith and the Chiefs do not agree to a long-term deal by 3 p.m. Arrowhead Time on Tuesday, July 15, he will have no choice but to play on the $23.4 million franchise tag tender he signed in March.

Whether or not a long-term deal is finally reached could impact...

Seth Walder was not particularly impressed with how Kansas City handled its offseason.

On Thursday, ESPN’s Seth Walder published an article grading each NFL team’s offseason. He gave the Kansas City Chiefs a passing grade — but it should be noted that he awarded just one D — and only 11 teams were given lower grades than Kansas City.

Kansas City Chiefs: B-

Biggest move: Trading G Joe Thuney to the Bears
Move I liked: Signing QB Gardner Minshew
Move I disliked: Signing OT Jaylon Moore

Fresh off losing a Super Bowl in...

Multiple MLS and NFL clubs have committed significant funds to recovery from the July 4 flooding.

The death toll from the floods in central Texas now stands at 120. Almost a week after the flash flooding began on July 4, more than 170 others are still missing.

Kansas City Chiefs chairman and CEO Clark Hunt holds the same titles with FC Dallas of the MLS. He has now announced his franchise — along with Austin FC, Houston Dynamo FC and the MLS — are each committing $500,000 for recovery and relief efforts. According to NFL.com, the NFL Foundation, Dallas Cowboys,...

Chiefs headlines for Thursday, July 10

The latest

NFL uniform rankings: Commanders rise after 2025 alternates reveal | USA Today

14. Kansas City Chiefs (15)

They’ve long sported a classic look, crowned by the interlocking “KC” in the arrowhead helmet logo … and that’s about it. And, hey, it’s certainly been working for them in recent years, and it’s not like it makes sense to wear their Dallas Texans uniforms from the 1960s. Their somewhat problematic team name also limits their creative space. Still, feels like there’s some room for variance, but owner Clark Hunt hasn’t...

Kansas City won three Super Bowls after 2000, but only two of those teams made a new Yahoo! list.

On Wednesday, Frank Schwab of Yahoo! Sports published his ranking of the top 25 NFL teams of this quarter century. Two of the Kansas City Chiefs’ teams from this era made his list — both of them in the top 10.

6. 2022 Chiefs

14-3 · AFC No. 1 seed · Won Super Bowl LVII

The Chiefs went 14-3, got an MVP season from Patrick Mahomes, and Steve Spagnuolo’s defense made strides that would help Kansas...

Bobby Stroupe has had enough of recent criticisms directed at his most famous client.

Bobby Stroupe — who has been training Kansas City Chiefs’ quarterback Patrick Mahomes since he was a young boy — has found himself defending his most famous client in recent days.

First, Stroupe took on former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who used a recent episode of his “Footbahlin’” podcast to become the latest to claim Mahomes’ career has passed its peak.

“I think Aaron Rodgers in his prime was one of the top few to ever do it — and so is Patrick Mahomes...

While it isn’t as drastic a change as we saw after 2020, Kansas City’s offensive line will again be different in 2025.

For the third straight year, I’m considering the 10 biggest questions I have for the Kansas City Chiefs for 2025.

Kansas City Chiefs’ fans are well aware that the team’s 2020 and 2024 squads sputtered out in their respective Super Bowls largely because they couldn’t move the ball. In each case, struggles on the offensive line were a big part of the problem.

So in each successive offseason, the team made significant moves on the line. In 2021,...

Chiefs headlines for Wednesday, July 9

The latest

Tua Tagovailoa, Micah Parsons and one player contract worth watching for every NFL team | The Athletic

Kansas City Chiefs

G Trey Smith

The Chiefs welcomed back Smith for June’s mandatory minicamp, an encouraging sign amid his push for a new contract. The Pro Bowler — already a part of two championship teams in Kansas City — skipped all of OTAs after being franchise-tagged in March. “There’s no secret we’d like to get Trey locked up,” general manager Brett Veach said earlier this year. All signs...

While still out of the top 10, Kansas City still received its highest ranking in the last four offseasons.

On Tuesday, ESPN senior NFL writer Bill Barnwell released his annual column ranking the NFL’s best (and worst) playmaker groups, judging which front offices have given their quarterback a good supporting cast of weapons.

First, let’s review where the Kansas City Chiefs landed the last five offseasons:

• 2020: No. 1
• 2021: No. 6
• 2022: No. 16
• 2023: No. 19
• 2024: No. 14

Ahead of the 2025 season, Barnwell lists the Chiefs No. 12 — their highest...