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• Chiefs 53-man roster projection 1.0

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Kansas City’s training camp is underway in St. Joseph. Right now, here’s how we see late August’s 53-man roster. The Kansas City Chiefs will hold their first training camp practice Tuesday morning, with four full-team workouts scheduled from Tuesday to Friday. The Chiefs have their first off day on Saturday. As we repeat annually, while we always try to ...2025
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• Chiefs Market Movers heading into training camp

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images As the team prepares to open camp in St. Joseph, which Kansas City players are trending up (or down)? During this offseason, things have been relatively quiet for the Kansas City Chiefs. But I’d argue that for the team’s fans, training camp is one of the most exciting times of the year. Optimism and anticipation is always fun, right? We’ll be paying close a...2025
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• 10 Biggest Questions: Which 2022 draft pick has the best contract year?

Photo by Bruce Yeung/Getty Images Time flies when the draft class is good. Certain phrases stick with you. In football, one of my favorite phrases comes from the late, great Terez Paylor. Ford just secured the bag, folks. He’s agreed to a five-year deal worth $87.5 million, a source confirms.And the contract year, my friends, remains undefeated. — RIP Terez A. Paylor (@TerezPaylor) March...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Matt Nagy could work himself back into a Head Coach role next year

Photo by Aaron M. Sprecher/Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Wednesday, July 2 The latest 8 NFL Coordinators Who Could Get Head Coaching Jobs After the 2025 Season | Bleacher Report Matt Nagy, Kansas City Chiefs Offensive Coordinator The Kansas City Chiefs want to field a more explosive passing attack this year. Of course, head coach Andy Reid will be the mastermind behind play designs. S...2025
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• Tuesday Takes: Who is the best draft pick of the Brett Veach era?

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Let’s discuss the general manager’s eight draft classes. Today’s “Tuesday Take” discussion will surround the tenure of general manager Brett Veach, who has held the Kansas City Chiefs’ top personnel position since 2018. Here is a list of all the picks during that span: 2025: Josh Simmons, OL (Round 1); Omarr Norman-Lott, DT (Round 2); Ashton Gillot...2025
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• 4 Chiefs roster decisions that could come down to finances

Denny Medley-Imagn Images Kansas City’s salary cap is in solid shape, but money can still factor heavily into roster cuts. Three weeks before the start of training camp on July 21, the Kansas City Chiefs appear to be in great financial shape for the 2025 season. We currently estimate the team to be $11.5 million under the limit — a stark contrast to recent offseasons of operating with min...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Could Tyreek Hill and Patrick Mahomes reunite for Olympic football?

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Thursday, May 22 The latest Tyreek Hill teases potential Olympic reunion with Patrick Mahomes | KC Kingdom In a post on X, Hill shared an emoji implying he wants to suit up for the Olympics in 2028. He’s already 31 years old and will be 34 during the Olympics, so it’s unclear whether the team would even want him, though his interest ...2025
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• 6 winners and 3 losers from the Chiefs’ draft weekend

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images With the NFL Draft in the books, let’s round up who won and who lost. The Kansas City Chiefs’ class of 2025 is in — and the undrafted free agent signings are rounding out the rookie class. By most accounts, the Chiefs had a very successful draft weekend. They added to the pass protection, the pass rush, and brought three new speedy playmakers to make this...2025
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• Looking at the Chiefs’ roster depth ahead of the NFL draft

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Kansas City may well already have the Week One starting lineup in house, but some long-term needs will drive this weekend’s decisions. The 2025 NFL Draft will kick off from Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Thursday, April 24, with Round 1. The second and third rounds will take place on Friday night, with the fourth through seventh rounds set for Saturday. The Kansas C...2025
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• Which Chiefs players are trending up (and down) ahead of the NFL Draft?

Sarah Kloepping/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Taking stock of where current Chiefs stand before they pick their first player. It’s NFL Draft Day, so it’s a good time to consider trends both on the Chiefs roster and in the prospect names we’re hearing so much about. It feels like a year where everyone thinks they know what general manager Brett Veach will ...2025
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• Chiefs Market Movers as the first wave of free agency wraps up

Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images As the most active period of free agency comes to an end, which Kansas City players are trending? The Kansas City Chiefs were pretty active during the free agency period, making a handful of splash signings and re-signing many of their own free agents. Let’s see which Kansas City players were trending up — and which ones were trending down — as the fir...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Jaylen Watson is the Chiefs’ best trade asset

Denny Medley-Imagn Images Chiefs headlines for Friday, March 21 The latest 2025 NFL free agency: Top 10 offseason moves so far, including Davante Adams to Rams, Justin Fields to Jets | CBS Sports 3. Joe Thuney to the Bears Acquired via trade for: 2026 fourth-round pick Thuney will turn 33 during the 2025 season, but he’s never logged fewer than 97% of his teams’ offensive snaps over the ...2025
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"Of the 10 players selected by Kansas City in 2022, nine remain with the team: Karlaftis, defensive backs Trent McDuffie, Jaylen Watson, Nazeeh Johnson, Joshua Williams, Bryan Cook, linebacker Leo Chenal, running back Isiah Pacheco and wide receiver Skyy Moore."

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"— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) February 28, 2024 Merritt, 52, has served the Chiefs as their defensive backs coach since the start of the 2019 season, developing the likes of Charvarius Ward, Juan Thornhill, L’Jarius Sneed, Rashad Fenton, Trent McDuffie, Bryan Cook, Jaylen Watson, Joshua Williams and Chamarri Conner."

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"Kansas City Chiefs Year 1 hits: RB Isiah Pacheco, CB Joshua Williams, CB Jaylen Watson, CB Trent McDuffie, S Bryan Cook, LB Leo Chenal The Chiefs rookie class was integral to Kansas City’s Super Bowl title, one that seemed somewhat out of reach after the trade of Tyreek Hill."

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"The Kansas City Chiefs made Fayetteville State CB Joshua Williams the first HBCU player selected in this year's NFL draft after none were taken last year."

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"Joshua Williams brought out a yellow in what NASCAR called an intentional spin ."

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"Joshua Williams, 9, cried tears of joy when he met Dez Bryant."

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• Arrowheadlines: Could Tyreek Hill and Patrick Mahomes reunite for Olympic football?
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• 3 years later, Pete Prisco thinks the Chiefs’ 2022 draft was even better

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images The CBS Sports columnist now gives Kansas City an A+ for 2022. On Tuesday, CBS Sports writer Pete Prisco re-graded the 2022 NFL Draft. Back then, he thought the Kansas City Chiefs had made excellent choices in the draft. But now, he thinks they were even better. Kansas City Chiefs2022 Grade: A The Skinny: They had 10 picks in this draft and all but one...2025
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• Chiefs held formal meeting with Iowa State cornerback Darien Porter

Photo by Luke Lu/Diamond Images via Getty Images Kansas City reportedly met with one of the combine’s best performers. In 2022, the Kansas City Chiefs devoted five of the team’s 10 draft picks to their secondary, building a defensive back corps that heavily contributed to three straight AFC Championships and two Super Bowl victories. Three years later, four of those players now approach th...2025
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• Chiefs-Bills snap counts: Hollywood Brown plays more than DeAndre Hopkins

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images How did Kansas City use its players in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game? On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs won their third consecutive AFC Championship, beating the Buffalo Bills 32-29, becoming the first team in NFL history to win back-to-back titles and then reach the Super Bowl in an attempt to three-peat. Let’s look at how the Chiefs used their players ...2025
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• Chiefs-Texans snap counts: Kareem Hunt is getting most of the work

Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images How did Kansas City use its players in Saturday’s game against Houston? On Saturday, the Kansas City Chiefs recorded a 23-14 Divisional win over the Houston Texans, allowing them to advance to this Sunday’s AFC Championship on GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Let’s look at how the Chiefs used their players in this game. Starters (offensive): WR DeAndre H...2025
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• Five Good Texans Questions with Arrowhead Pride

Tammy Ljungblad/The Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Jared Sapp of Arrowhead Pride joins BRB for five questions The only three teams standing in front of the Texans and their first Super Bowl appearance were on their schedule this past season. That sometimes makes these little features more tricky as we try to think of new topics of discussion. The Chiefs and Texans j...2025
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• Trent McDuffie is focused on limiting Nico Collins

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Trent McDuffie and company understand the Texans’ pass game centers around Collins. When the Kansas City Chiefs’ defense takes the field against the Houston Texans in the Divisional round, a lot of focus will be on wide receiver Nico Collins. He is the primary target for quarterback C.J. Stroud — especially with wide receivers Stefon ...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Once again, Patrick Mahomes could block other quarterbacks from winning their first Super Bowl

Photo by Handout/Kansas City Chiefs via Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Friday, January 10 The latest Four Fun Story Lines Heading Into the NFL Playoffs | SI Will a post-2018 quarterback finally win the Super Bowl? One of my favorite random fun facts about the NFL right now is that no quarterback drafted in 2018 or after has won the Super Bowl. This is not a commentary on the quality of...2025
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• Chiefs-Broncos snap counts: Playing the second and third teams against starters

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post How did Kansas City use its players in Sunday’s game against Denver? In Sunday’s final game of the regular season, the Kansas City Chiefs suffered a meaningless 38-0 defeat at the hands of the Denver Broncos on Empower Field at Mile High. Let’s take a look at how Kansas City used its players in this game. Starters (offensive): WR JuJu Smith-Schuste...2025
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• Madden Simulation: The ‘Replacements’ in Denver

How does Carson Wentz fare in the EA Universe? STOP! If you want to watch the simulation without spoilers, start the above video — or if you can’t see it, click here. Here’s what happened in our simulation: First quarter To begin the game, Carson Wentz and the Chiefs’ offense connected on short-yardage throws that helped secure multiple first downs. Running back Kareem Hunt contributed with thr...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Could Tyreek Hill and Patrick Mahomes reunite for Olympic football?
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• Chiefs held formal meeting with Iowa State cornerback Darien Porter
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• Chiefs’ Justin Reid has a special relationship with famed ‘22 draft class

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images On Thursday, Kansas City’s veteran safety (and one of his protégés) described their work together over the last three seasons. When the Kansas City Chiefs play the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, eight members of their acclaimed 2022 draft class are expected to be active. After their first two seasons, the group has never known a playoff defea...2025
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• Chiefs-Bills snap counts: Hollywood Brown plays more than DeAndre Hopkins
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• 5 things to watch as the Chiefs play the Broncos in Week 18

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The regular season finale will pit Kansas City’s reserves against a Denver team fighting for the playoffs. In Week 18, the Kansas City Chiefs (15-1) will finish their winningest regular season in franchise history with a road game against the Denver Broncos (9-8). Kickoff is scheduled for Sunday at 3:25 p.m. Arrowhead Time at Empower Field at Mile High St...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Chiefs now ranked amongst NFL dynasties
Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports Chiefs headlines for Wednesday, February 15 The latest Ranking NFL’s greatest dynasties of the past six decades: Where Chiefs rank after winning 2023 Super Bowl | CBS Sports 10. Chiefs (2018-present) By virtue of Sunday night’s win, the Chiefs earned a spot among the top-10 teams of the Super Bowl era, ahead of the 2000s Steelers, late ‘90s Broncos and Bill...2023
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• 5 things we learned from the Chiefs beating the Bengals in ARROWHEAD Stadium
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports After defeating Cincinnati, Kansas City is headed to its third Super Bowl in four seasons. On Sunday night, the Kansas City Chiefs finally got the 500-pound gorilla off their back with a 23-20 victory over Cincinnati Bengals, advancing to their third Super Bowl in four years. Here are five things we learned from the game. 1. This is a legacy-defining moment ...2023
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• Dave Merritt interviewing with 49ers for defensive coordinator job, according to a report

Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Kansas City’s outstanding defensive backs coach could be leaving for San Francisco should he be Kyle Shanahan’s choice. The San Francisco 49ers are interviewing Kansas City Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt for their defensive coordinator position, according to a report from NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. The #49ers are int...2024
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• 3 takeaways from the Chiefs’ 19-17 win over the Raiders

Denny Medley-Imagn Images Another ugly win for Kansas City against a bottom-five opponent. On Friday, the Kansas City Chiefs ground out another shaky game to beat the Las Vegas Raiders 19-17. Here are some initial takeaways: 1. The Chiefs survived against mediocrity... again. For the second straight week, a Chiefs matchup that had been predicted as a potential “get-right” opportunity tur...2024
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• The Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory was a huge missed opportunity for their AFC foes
Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images 2023 wasn’t supposed to be Kansas City’s year. Now opponents have to wonder when they’ll get their chance. If it wasn’t obvious prior to last Wednesday’s Super Bowl LVII parade in Kansas City, Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Brett Veach and others made it abundantly clear: the Kansas City Chiefs were celebrating winning another Lombardi Trophy during a ...2023
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• Film breakdown: David Montgomery delivered against the Chiefs

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images He’s exactly who we thought he was, and that’s exciting as hell. When the Detroit Lions signed David Montgomery in free agency, our fearless leader Jeremy Reisman declared the 2019 third-round pick to be “an upgrade. Full stop.” The main thing pointed out about Montgomery was his ability to break tackles, but our friends at Windy City Gridiron described ...2023
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• 5 winners and 5 ‘almost-losers’ from the Chiefs’ AFC Championship win
Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images A special edition of winners and losers — with no real losers. Sunday night’s AFC Championship matchup was the biggest, most consequential games in recent Kansas City Chiefs history. In it, they faced their own boogeyman: a Cincinnati Bengals team that had ended their 2021 season with a overtime defeat that was just one part of a bitter three-game losi...2023
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• Steve Spagnuolo says rookie defensive backs ‘didn’t blink’ in win over Bengals
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports After its best cornerback was injured early in Sunday’s AFC title game, Kansas City had to make adjustments. The Kansas City Chiefs are returning to the Super Bowl after getting a 23-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in last Sunday’s AFC Championship — and a strong defensive performance was a key part of the victory. On Friday, Kansas City defensive coord...2023
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• 5 things we learned from the Chiefs beating the Raiders at home... again

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Unlike most gamblers, Patrick Mahomes has never lost in Las Vegas. The Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders have one of the AFC’s oldest rivalries. There is no love lost between these teams, so emotions (and tempers) can flare at any time. But in recent years, the Raiders have been more of an annoyance than an actual threat to the Chiefs. Las Vegas h...2024
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• Chiefs’ initial 53-man roster for 2024 revealed after cuts

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Instant analysis of Kansas City’s initial 53-man roster. The Kansas City Chiefs have made their cuts to get the team’s active roster down to 53 players before the NFL’s deadline. It is important to remember that this may not be the exact Chiefs roster that begins the season against the Baltimore Ravens a week from Thursday. Some players will be removed duri...2024
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• Chiefs’ initial 53-man roster for 2023 revealed after cuts

Instant analysis of Kansas City’s initial 53-man roster. The Kansas City Chiefs have made their cuts to get the team's active roster down to 53 players before the NFL's deadline. It's likely that this will not be the exact roster that will begin the season against the Detroit Lions a week from Thursday. Some players will likely be removed during the coming days to make room for other Chiefs player...2023
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• Arrowheadlines: L’Jarius Sneed named a top 5 cornerback

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Tuesday, August 15 The latest Ranking Top 9 NFL Cornerbacks Entering 2023 Season | The 33rd Team 5. L’Jarius Sneed, Kansas City Chiefs Few units are as underappreciated as the Kansas City Chiefs cornerbacks, and L’Jarius Sneed is the group’s key player. Sneed can travel anywhere, playing man and zone outside (like every corner) and ...2023
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• Arrowheadlines: Patrick Mahomes named on Times Magazine’s ‘most influential list
Amy Kontras-USA TODAY Sports Chiefs headlines for Friday, April 14 The latest Patrick Mahomes Named One of the Most Influential People of 2023 by Time Magazine | The Mothership The reigning NFL and Super Bowl MVP was named to Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People of 2023” listing on Thursday, making him the only professional football player to be included this year. Here’s a portio...2023
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• In past 2 offseasons, Chiefs’ Brett Veach made the right calls
Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Kansas City’s general manager seems to recognize when the draft is — and is not — the answer. A month before the 2023 NFL Draft gets underway at Union Station, the Kansas City Chiefs still face questions about their roster. In particular, there are still holes to fill at wide receiver. Marquez Valdes-Scantling is now the only wideout on the roster who g...2023
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• Arrowheadlines: Chiefs had the 4th best rookie class according to analyst
Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports Chiefs headlines for Friday, February 24 The latest 2022 NFL rookie grades: Ranking the classes, 1 to 32 | NFL.com 4 - Kansas City Chiefs Class grade: B+ Round 1: (No. 21) Trent McDuffie, CB, 11 games/11 starts (30) George Karlaftis, DE, 17 games/17 starts Round 2: (54) Skyy Moore, WR, 16 games/3 starts (62) Bryan Cook, S, 16 games/1 start Round 3: (103) L...2023
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