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How do the Chiefs, Ravens and Bengals reopen their Super Bowl windows? | The Athletic

It’s why Veach might have to seriously consider a transaction nearly as bold as the one he made with Hill. That could mean trading McDuffie.

The logic is there. McDuffie, at 25, remains in his prime and is everything a team could want from a personality and off-the-field perspective. The Chiefs already exercised his fifth-year rookie option for 2026 at $13 million. If they don’t plan to give him a long-term extension now, though, it would make sense to...

The last three weeks of the Kansas City Chiefs’ season weren’t fun to watch.

Without quarterback Patrick Mahomes or any realistic playoff hopes, there wasn’t much to take away from those games. After backup quarterback Gardner Minshew was injured, the team was forced to lean on a third-string quarterback for nearly three weeks while several other starters were sidelined as well. Given the circumstances and the stakes, it’s difficult to be overly upset about how the season closed.

Still, there were lessons to be learned. Even in meaningless games, there are always details that can inform how a roster should...

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Kansas City Chiefs say they are aware of domestic violence allegations involving Rashee Rice | KMBC

An ex-girlfriend of Rice made the allegations in a public Instagram post on Wednesday.

“I’m so tired of keeping quiet I’m so tired of protecting his image,” the woman said in the post. “I’ve been through too much in a span of 8 years and I’ve had ENOUGH!”

The post does not name Rice, but the team is in communication with the NFL.

“The club is aware of the allegations on social media and...

On this week’s episode of the “New Heights” podcast, Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce provided the latest update on his future in the NFL with his co-host and brother, former Philadelphia Eagles’ center Jason Kelce.

The show started with a scare, as Kelce opened the show by acknowledging the end of the Chiefs’ season and his upcoming free agency with a joke.

“I am officially jobless, Jason,” Kelce said. “Actually, this is my only job.”

“Well, no, you’re still employed,” Jason responded. “Unless you stop playing, have you announced you’ve stopped playing?”

“This is the only company that...

After being eliminated from postseason contention, the offseason effectively began for the Kansas City Chiefs with a 14–12 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. The regular-season finale was ugly throughout — and with multiple starters sidelined, there was little to take away from the game itself.

While the Raiders resembled a junior-varsity version of their usual porous roster, Kansas City still suited up a handful of young players who project as future contributors.

Let’s consider what we saw from three of them.

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Kansas City let its rookie running back finish the season on a high...

Welcome back to the Arrowhead Pride Mailbag! Keep watching for your opportunity to submit your Kansas City Chiefs questions in The Feed, which is found on AP’s home page.

With a frustrating season now receding in the rear-view mirror, the Chiefs face their most consequential offseason in years. Let’s see what is on our readers’ minds.

Gemlover asks:

If the Chiefs were to trade cornerback Trent McDuffie, what would a reasonable return look like?

After tight end Travis Kelce makes his retirement decision, McDuffie’s status will be Kansas City’s most-watched offseason story. After watching the cornerback market...

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Patrick Mahomes’ college coach is now a free agent. Could he be the Chiefs’ offensive coordinator? | KCTV5

The Chiefs will be in the market for a new offensive coordinator, given the expiration of Matt Nagy’s contract and his reported interest in either obtaining a head coaching job elsewhere in the league or becoming an offensive coordinator somewhere that will allow him to also call plays.

Kingsbury has had mixed success in the NFL, producing the best season of Kyler Murray’s career in Arizona while serving as the Cardinals’ head coach and having overwhelming...

The Kansas City Chiefs got their offseason started on Monday by retaining several members of their practice squad on reserve/future contracts. On Tuesday, the team brought in a pair of players from outside of the organization.

Per the NFL’s official transactions report, the Chiefs have signed wide receiver Andrew Armstrong and running back ShunDerrick Powell to Reserve/Future contracts. Armstrong and Powell were previously reported as working out for Kansas City on December 29. These agreements will become official when the league year begins on March 11 — but they rarely contain guaranteed money or offer significant roster security as other...

In addition to the ninth overall pick of April’s NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs were set to get another benefit of their 6-11 finish: the elusive third-place schedule that is often perceived to be a significant advantage in the following season.

But that doesn’t always turn out exactly like we expect.

A year ago, the Chiefs ended up with the AFC’s No. 1 seed after turning in a 15-2 season that set a new franchise record. Based on the previous year’s regular-season records, Kansas City ended up with the 11th-hardest 2025 schedule, which included games against 10 2024 playoff...

The 2025 regular season is over, so it’s time for NFL media to finalize this year’s power rankings. After the Kansas City Chiefs’ 14-12 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, the writers settled the Chiefs into the bottom fourth of the NFL.

Here’s this week’s sampling:

NFL.com: 24

(Up from 25)

Andy Reid will be back, as will Patrick Mahomes, once his rehabilitation from knee surgery is completed, giving the Chiefs a second chance at competing. We still don’t know Travis Kelce’s plans, and it appears as if there could be assistant coaching changes ahead, so there’s only...

To wrap up the 2025 season, the Kansas City Chiefs lost 14-12 to the Las Vegas Raiders on a game-deciding field goal in the final seconds.

Let’s look at how Kansas City used its players in their final opportunity to gain experience with live reps until August:

Starters (offensive): WR JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR Marquise Brown, TE Travis Kelce, LT Esa Pole, LG Kingsley Suamataia, C Creed Humphrey, RG Hunter Nourzad, RT Chukwuebuka Godrick, WR Jalen Royals, QB Chris Oladokun and RB Brashard Smith.

Starters (defensive): DE Michael Danna, DT Chris Jones, DT Derrick Nnadi, DE Ashton Gillotte, LB Cooper...

After being eliminated from postseason contention last month, the offseason officially began for the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday. The NFL’s official transaction report noted several minor moves for the team the day after it took a 14-12 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders to close the season.

Most notably, the team waived quarterback Shane Buechele. Buechele entered the league with Kansas City in 2021 as an undrafted free agent out of SMU. After two seasons with the team, he moved on to the Buffalo Bills in 2023. The Chiefs poached Buechele from Buffalo’s practice squad on December 22 after...