Kansas City Chiefs Articles - Page 171

The Kansas City Chiefs have signed quarterback E.J. Manuel, according to Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk. Manuel did not play in the NFL this past season after he was cut by the Oakland Raiders shortly before the 2018 campaign began. He last appeared with the Raiders in 2017, playing two games and making one […]

Defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh was a very impactful player for the Los Angeles Rams this past season, primarily during their playoff run to Super Bowl 53. He only had 4.5 sacks, but he also added 49 tackles, 4 pass deflections, and four tackles for a loss. Pro-Football Focus gave him an 82.6 ranking, which put him […]

The Chiefs took the league by storm this past season on the back of quarterback Patrick Mahomes. In his first season as a starter, Mahomes lit the league on fire and blew every other quarterback out of the water statistically. He won the league’s MVP award and electrified the NFL’s fanbase with his routine highlight […]

This past season the Kansas City Chiefs shocked the entire league with their success. Last offseason, they moved on from veteran quarterback Alex Smith. Smith had been with the team for over five years. Moving on from his services marked a new era in the Chiefs organization. Instead, the team came into the season with […]

More than a decade before the Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce further expanded the scope of what seemed possible for tight ends, Tony Gonzalez was changing the position forever. The 2019 Hall of Fame inductee finished his career with 1,325 catches, 15,127 receiving yards, and 111 touchdowns, the first two marks ranking as the most […]

The Kansas City Chiefs came into this season shocking everybody with their success. Nobody expected league MVP Patrick Mahomes to become so good in his sophomore season, and trading away Alex Smith initially brought some doubt to the organization’s decision making. Instead, the team came out into the season with something to prove. They went […]

Although Patrick Mahomes has spent just one season as the Kansas City Chiefs starting quarterback, the former first-round NFL Draft pick actually has two professional seasons under his belt as it stands today. Spending one entire season and part of the next in the locker room alongside former Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt, Mahomes is […]

Even though his untimely penalty cost the Chiefs a spot in the Super Bowl, Kansas City isn’t going to let Dee Ford leave in NFL free agency. The team is planning on franchise-tagging the young pass-rusher, according to Brooke Pryor of The Kansas City Star. The one-year tag will pay Ford around $15.8 million next year […]

The Kansas City Chiefs are not ready to move on from Dee Ford. But the star pass-rusher’s long-term future with the organization is in limbo nonetheless, as it decides how to best manage Ford’s free agency while retaining as much cap flexibility as possible. ESPN’s Adam Teicher believes that Ford is most likely to play […]

While Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes amazed fans all year with no-look passes and incredible throws, there might be another quarterback ready to challenge him in the department of incredible throws. During yesterday’s Alliance of American Football (AAF) game between the San Diego Fleet and Atlanta Legends, Fleet quarterback Phillip Nelson stunned the crowd […]

Former Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt is now officially a member of the Cleveland Browns. Released by the Chiefs midway through the 2018-19 regular season after a video of a domestic violence incident involving Hunt surfaced, the former Toledo standout remained without a job until the conclusion of the most recent campaign. With […]

Colin Kaepernick settled his grievance with the NFL on Friday, putting an end to a pending suit that league owners collectively decided against signing him due to his protest of social injustice during the national anthem played before games. Some reports indicated that the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback received between $60 and $80 million […]

The Kansas City Chiefs almost reached the Super Bowl in 2018-19, before ultimately coming up short against the heralded New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game. While the Chiefs offense will need little work this offseason, it appears as though the team’s defense is heading in a different direction. According to multiple reports, the […]

Kansas City Chiefs defensive backs coach Emmitt Thomas is retiring from the NFL, per an official press release from the team. Thomas coached in the league for 38 years. This includes as a defensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles, the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, and three games as the head coach of the Atlanta […]

Cleveland Browns general manager John Dorsey told Tony Grossi of ESPN Cleveland that he spoke with Kareem Hunt “a lot” before acquiring him. He told Grossi that he expects Hunt to expected to report to his offseason program the first day of April. John Dorsey said he spoke w Kareem Hunt ‘a lot’ before signing […]

Talent continues to consistently trump gross malfeasance in the NFL. The Cleveland Browns announced on Monday that they have signed running back Kareem Hunt, who was waived by the Kansas City Chiefs in November after surveillance video surfaced of him shoving and kicking a woman at a hotel in February 2018. Browns general manager John […]

Before Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was an MVP, he faced an uphill battle with his father, who tried to get him to quit playing football before he even had the chance to dazzle NFL fans everywhere. Mahomes’ father, Patrick Sr., who was an MLB pitcher for over a decade between 1992 and 2003, […]

The Kansas City Chiefs thought they found the answer to their linebackers coach job in the form of Matt House, but that is not the case. It has been announced that he will be staying at Kentucky as the defensive coordinator. It was reported that House not only met with the Chiefs, but accepted the […]

If you can’t beat ’em. poach ’em. The Kansas City Chiefs have clearly adopted that mindset in their search for a new defensive line coach, hiring Brendan Daly away from the New England Patriots, according to Jim McBride of The Boston Globe. Daly, 43, began his NFL coaching career with the Minnesota Vikings in 2006 as […]

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes made headlines with his dazzling skill set on the basketball court. Unfortunately, it appears his hooping days are over. Mahomes’ extra-curricular activities have raised concern in the Chiefs’ front office due to the risk of injury. According to Soren Petro of 810 WHB, general manager Brett Veach says he […]

After the Kansas City Chiefs lost to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game, Dee Ford said he had no issue playing next season under the franchise tag. General manager Brett Veach seems excited about bringing him back, via Arrowhead Pride. “He had an outstanding season. He was at the top of his […]

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes still has a couple more years left on his rookie deal, but general manager Brett Veach knows the team needs to start planning now for when they do have to pay him a big contract extension. Adam Schefter of ESPN reported that when Mahomes is eligible for a contract extension, he […]

Tyreek Hill and Chris Jones will get contract extensions on their Kansas City Chiefs contracts, according to a news report just released about the matter. Chiefs general manager Brett Veach got on a conference call with a few members of the local Kansas City sports media, where he confirmed that Patrick Mahomes would be signing […]

Kansas City Chiefs MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes is beyond talented. He recently displayed that he’s not just a fantastic football player, but he also has some talent on the basketball court as well. Soon after the video was released, Chiefs GM Brett Veach made it clear he wants Mahomes to stop partaking in any kind […]

Patrick Mahomes was virtually unknown to the national NFL audience before the 2018 season. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback spent his rookie year backing up veteran Alex Smith, learning all he could from one of the league’s smartest signal-callers while honing his skills and gaining comfort with the speed of professional defenses in practice. Those […]

Former Baltimore Ravens star and current television personality Ray Lewis believes the AFC championship next year will be a rematch. This past season, the New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs faced off in a close victory for the Patriots. Patrick Mahomes still did play very well. He wasn’t given a chance to run […]

Patrick Mahomes set the NFL ablaze in 2018. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback threw for 50 touchdowns and 5,097 yards this season, becoming the first quarterback since Peyton Manning in 2013 to reach those thresholds simultaneously. Even more impressive than those godly statistics, though, were the eye-popping throws Mahomes made seem frightfully routine during his […]

The New England Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 on Sunday, winning an unprecedented third Super Bowl in five seasons. Their most difficult game en route to another ring came two weeks ago, when the Patriots needed overtime to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 38-31 at Arrowhead Stadium. It goes without saying that game […]

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was named NFL MVP and offensive player of the year on Saturday night. In his second season (first as starter), Mahomes carried Kansas City to a 12-4 record, throwing for 5,097 yards and 50 touchdowns. At only 23 years old, he promises his best days are still ahead. Man […]

Per Nahe Gregorian of the Kansas City Star, former Chiefs football legend Johnny Robinson has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Thrilled to say just got word that former Chief star Johnny Robinson has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. — Vahe Gregorian (@vgregorian) February 2, 2019 Early on […]

Per NFL Network’s Ian Rappaport, the 2018 NFL MVP is Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs. The 2018 NFL MVP is #Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes. A well-deserved and obvious choice. Have a feeling this won’t be his last. — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 2, 2019 The Kansas City Chiefs had selected Mahomes with the […]

Every single year the NFL hosts as Honors ceremony. At this event, the NFL announces the award winners for the season. Most importantly, they announce who will win the MVP award. This season, its been a deadlocked race between the New Orleans Saints Drew Brees and the Kansas City Chiefs Patrick Mahomes. Even though both […]

The Kansas City Chiefs came within one stop of playing in the franchise’s first Super Bowl since 1963. Instead, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots completed three third-and-longs in overtime of the AFC Championship Game, culminating in a game-winning touchdown run by Rex Burkhead before wunderkind quarterback Patrick Mahomes ever got the chance to […]

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes believes that embattled running back and former teammate Kareem Hunt deserves a second chance after being released by the Chiefs in November following a video that surfaced which showed Hunt assaulting a woman in a Cleveland hotel last February. “He’s still a buddy,” Mahomes told TMZ Sports. “I wish all […]

Travis Kelce and the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs have had a bit of time to think about the loss in the AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots and the star tight end is still shocked just how aggressive and physical the Patriots were. Kelce knew they were going to be aggressive […]

Initially, it was hard to ever imagine former Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt finding work in the NFL again. However, according to a slew of recent reports, it seems as though there are at least a few teams that are potentially interested in his services going forward. According to a Tuesday afternoon report […]

Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson and Kansas City Chiefs signal-caller Patrick Mahomes are two of the NFL’s biggest rising stars, but their relationship goes far beyond simply playing the same position. Watson and Mahomes have known each other since they were teenagers and both entered the NFL the same year in 2017, with Watson starting […]

In case you have lived under a rock for the majority of the 2018-19 campaign, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes strung together quite the impressive season. Perhaps highlighting his possible MVP season, Mahomes continually threw no-look passes to his Kansas City teammates. However, it appears as though Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster thought […]

Just to be clear, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback  — and leading MVP candidate — Patrick Mahomes and Indianapolis Colts tight end Eric Ebron are not on the same team. But, if you asked former Dallas Cowboys tight end and current ESPN commentator Jason Witten on Sunday, you might have gotten a little bit of a […]