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Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes is Ryan Fitzpatrick’s ‘favorite’ to win MVP

Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes is Ryan Fitzpatrick’s ‘favorite’ to win MVP

Former NFL quarterback, 17-year veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick, is not on the list of national media members who have expressed doubt in the Kansas City Chiefs after the 6-11 season.

The analyst for “Thursday Night Football” on Prime Video made that clear with a statement about the coming season’s MVP race this week as a guest on The Rice Eisen Show.

“To me, I’m looking at Mahomes,” Fitzpatrick said. “I kind of think he’s the favorite in my mind to win MVP this year.”

Fitzpatrick went on to explain his thought process.

“Because of the injury, and the amount he has...

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74 Days, 74 targets vacated by the departure of Hollywood Brown

74 Days, 74 targets vacated by the departure of Hollywood Brown

We are 74 days away from the Kansas City Chiefs‘ season-opening game against the Denver Broncos on “Monday Night Football” in Week 1.

The No. 74 jersey is currently vacant after starting right tackle Jawaan Taylor was cut this offseason. He wore it during his three years in Kansas City.

He is one of the few famous (or infamous) all-time Chiefs to wear the number:

All-time Chiefs who wore No. 74

The best No. 74 of all-time: Jerry Cornellson (1960-1965)

Cornellson was a Pro Bowl player on the 1962 AFL Champion Dallas Texans

**Most infamous: Jawaan Taylor...

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10 Biggest Chiefs Questions: Are linebackers still a team strong point?

10 Biggest Chiefs Questions: Are linebackers still a team strong point?

For the fourth straight year, I’m considering the 10 biggest questions I have for the Kansas City Chiefs for 2026.

My first question centered around the offensive tackles. Now, let’s talk about the linebackers:

An underrated advantage of the Chiefs’ defense over the past four years has been the ability to play three good linebackers simultaneously.

Recent history of Chiefs linebackers

For years, Kansas City has poured draft resources into finding good linebacker play. Over the course of three drafts, the Chiefs used two second-round picks on Willie Gay Jr. and Nick Bolton, along with a third-round pick on...

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Chiefs News 7/2: Kansas City predicted to miss 2026 playoffs

Chiefs News 7/2: Kansas City predicted to miss 2026 playoffs

The latest

10 predictions for 2026 NFL season: Division winners, trades | ESPN

The Chiefs will miss the playoffs again

Two things I think are equally true. First, the Chiefs got better this offseason. Second, it isn’t going to be enough.

Kansas City’s roster is once again quite shaky. The Chiefs did a commendable job of building around their tentpole players (Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Chris Jones) for a while. Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo’s uncanny ability to turn middle-round defensive backs into viable starters allowed them to endure the departures of Charvarius Ward,...

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‘Which’ Wednesday: More Arrowhead or more Super Bowls?

‘Which’ Wednesday: More Arrowhead or more Super Bowls?

There are only five seasons left in which the Kansas City Chiefs will play their standard slate of home games on the NFL’s regular-season schedule at Arrowhead Stadium, as part of the Truman Sports Complex in Kansas City, Missouri.

As things stand now, the Chiefs will be moving across the state line to play in a brand-new, domed arena in Wyandotte County, Kansas, for the 2031 season.

So let’s put your “Arrowhead pride” to the test: how much are you hypothetically willing to sacrifice for the Chiefs to stay at the historic venue? The rest of the potential quarterback Patrick...

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Arrowhead Pride’s best regular-season games in Chiefs history

Arrowhead Pride’s best regular-season games in Chiefs history

However much time there is until the start of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2026 season, it’s too long.

The recent history of Chiefs football has spoiled fans with plenty of postseason memories, but for a long time, the regular season was the best time to make memories watching football in Kansas City.

The blogfather, Joel Thorman, knows that as well as anyone. His favorite game came in the season before that one heartbreaking playoff loss to the Denver Broncos in January of 1998… against that same team.

What were your favorite games that came to mind? Here were the best...

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75% — the Chiefs’ NFL-best fourth-down conversion rate last season

75% — the Chiefs’ NFL-best fourth-down conversion rate last season

We are 75 days away from the Kansas City Chiefs‘ season-opening game against the Denver Broncos on “Monday Night Football” in Week 1.

Offensive tackle Ethan Driskell has worn that uniform for the Chiefs since being signed as an undrafted free agent following the 2024 NFL Draft.

He’ll need a strong performance in training camp to maintain that jersey. These players took the uniform and ran with it in Kansas City.

All-time Chiefs who wore No. 75

1. Jerry Mays (1961-1970)

2. Joe Phillips (1992-1997)

3. Irv Eatman (1986-1990)

4. Cameron Erving (2017-2019)

5....

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The day my Dad and I beat ‘the Boggs,’ and the Chiefs beat the Raiders

The day my Dad and I beat ‘the Boggs,’ and the Chiefs beat the Raiders

It was November 11th, 2006, the day of another matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the hated Oakland Raiders; more specifically, it was Raider week at Arrowhead Stadium.

We planned on arriving two hours before kickoff, but my dad and older brother were running late. My dad was supposed to bring the food, and I was in charge of the beer. I held up my end of the bargain and had a twelve-pack of PBR and another of Bud Light chilling in the fridge until they showed up at my house to grab me a little after 11:00 AM....

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Chiefs News 7/1: ESPN gives Kansas City’s offseason a C+

Chiefs News 7/1: ESPN gives Kansas City’s offseason a C+

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2026 NFL offseason grades: Draft, trades, more moves by team | ESPN

Kansas City Chiefs: C+

Biggest move: Trading CB Trent McDuffie to the Rams
Move I liked: The McDuffie trade
Move I disliked: Trading up to draft CB Mansoor Delane

Following a playoff-less 2025 season that ended with a Patrick Mahomes torn ACL, the Chiefs spent the 2026 offseason trying to set up a rebound — for this season and beyond. The biggest changes came at cornerback, an area that has excelled in defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo’s scheme. Two...

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Tuesday Takes: The best decision the Chiefs made this offseason

Tuesday Takes: The best decision the Chiefs made this offseason

There is less than a month until football season kicks off, with hot, sunny days in St. Joseph, Missouri, as we all watch (or read about) the Kansas City Chiefs practice through the peak of a Midwest summer.

Something different about this year’s camp at Missouri Western State University compared to the previous three years will be the audible volume of the coaching staff.

Offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy will be back leading the coaches for the team’s biggest stars this summer. His absence may be an underrated factor in that unit seemingly slipping in discipline regarding penalties and turnovers during...

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Chiefs 53-man roster bubble breakdown: How many players feel locked in?

Chiefs 53-man roster bubble breakdown: How many players feel locked in?

The Kansas City Chiefs currently have 91 football players competing for spots on the 53-man roster, which will be trimmed in early September. The various battles at the fringes of the roster will kick into high gear during training camp, starting in the last week of July.

The first step to projecting this year’s 53-man roster is to determine which players feel locked into a spot, even before camp begins.

Here are my initial thoughts:

Offense

Quarterback (2) Patrick Mahomes
Justin Fields

Running back (2)
Kenneth Walker
Emmett Johnson

Tight end (2) Travis Kelce
Noah Gray

Wide receiver (3)...

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Former Chiefs TE Jody Fortson was an all-time camp crush

Former Chiefs TE Jody Fortson was an all-time camp crush

We are within a month of the Kansas City Chiefs opening training camp at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Missouri.

It’s an annual tradition to have a “camp crush” heading into the first chance to watch the Chiefs in full-team practices, when there are 90 players, instead of 53 after cutdown day in September, to watch and overanalyze.

Former Chiefs tight end Jody Fortson was one of the most successful camp crushes in franchise history. Before he scored four times over the 2021 and 2022 seasons, he was a big-bodied wide receiver from Division II Valdosta State who...

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