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Chiefs Make QB Addition After Gardner Minshew Injury

The Kansas City Chiefs left their Week 16 matchup with even more questions at the quarterback position. The Chiefs were unsuccessful once again. They came out of Tennessee with a blowout loss, and that was something they did not want to do.

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The Kansas City Chiefs Have Made the Shocking Decision To Leave Missouri For Kansas

If you’ve ever tried to explain the geography of Kansas City to someone from the East Coast, you know the struggle. “Yes, there are two of them. No, the team plays in Missouri.

Travis Kelce News / Field Level Media / December 22

Chiefs TE Travis Kelce tops Pro Bowl fan voting

Travis Kelce received the most fan votes for the Pro Bowl Games for a second consecutive season, the NFL announced Monday. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end appeared on 420,383 fan ballots for the 2026 all-star showcase, which will be staged at San Francisco's Moscone Center on Tuesday, Feb.

Kansas City Chiefs News / 5 GOATs / December 22

Bill Simmons sparks Taylor Swift pregnancy rumors amid Travis Kelce retirement talk

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons sparked a Taylor Swift pregnancy rumor amid the talk of Travis Kelce potentially retiring after the 2025 season. The long time tight end and future Hall of Famer got engaged to the global pop-star earlier this year.

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The 'Multiple 3-rushing-TD games in a season' quiz

How many of the 55 NFL players to get a hat-trick of rushing touchdowns multiple times in the same season can you name in eight minutes?

Gardner Minshew News / NFLTradeRumors.co / December 22

Chiefs QB Gardner Minshew Avoided Torn ACL

According to Ian Rapoport, Chiefs QB Gardner Minshew avoided tearing his ACL on Sunday despite the initial diagnosis. Rapoport says the MRI showed Minshew’s ACL is fine, though he still will miss the rest of the season with the knee injury.

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The biggest disappointments from the 2025 NFL season

All NFL players enter the season with high hopes, but sometimes seasons don't go as hoped. These 20 players have been some of the biggest disappointments early in the 2025 season.

Kansas City Chiefs News / Kansas City Chiefs on SI / December 22

What Needs to Happen for Chiefs to Obtain Top-10 Draft Choice

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – As the NFL grapples with an AFC playoff field devoid of Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow, the Chiefs are experiencing a different type of unfamiliar territory.

Kansas City Chiefs News / Kansas City Chiefs on SI / December 22

3 Fantasy Football Takeaways from Chiefs' Disheartening Loss to Titans

The Kansas City Chiefs' season from hell continued in Week 16. Despite losing three straight games and star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, KC was still favored over the 2-12 Tennessee Titans.

Kansas City Chiefs News / Kansas City Chiefs on SI / December 22

Why Chiefs’ 2025 Christmas Ratings May Disappoint Compared to 2024

Things haven't been going well for the Kansas City Chiefs, as in the span of two weeks, they have been eliminated from playoff contention and both quarterbacks on the roster have suffered an ACL injury.

Patrick Mahomes News / Kansas City Chiefs on SI / December 22

What We Know So Far About Patrick Mahomes’ Injury

It was a difficult scene a week ago for all of the NFL, especially the Kansas City Chiefs, when they saw their franchise quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, go down late in the team's Week 15 loss.

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Looking back at every NFL Christmas Day game

For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.

Kansas City Chiefs News / Kansas City Chiefs on SI / December 22

Why Tailgate-Loving Chiefs Fans Shouldn’t Fear Stadium Announcement

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In the context of the rest of the NFL, comedian Kathleen Madigan explains Eastern Kansas perfectly. “State pride, like in Texas, woo,” she says in her routine called The Family Thread.

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Kansas City Chiefs News / Athlon Sports / December 22

ESPN's Alex Smith Sends Chiefs Message After Double Loss in 2025

NFL analyst Alex Smith delivered a clear message about the Kansas City Chiefs during their difficult 2025 season. The Chiefs missed the postseason for the first time since 2014 and sit at 6-9 after Sunday's 26-9 loss to the Tennessee Titans, which they played without injured star quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

Kansas City Chiefs News / Kansas City Chiefs on SI / December 22

Chiefs’ Week 16 Meltdown Spells Out One Thing

The Kansas City Chiefs have already been eliminated from the playoffs, so there was no real incentive to go out there and play hard against a Tennessee Titans team with two wins.

Patrick Mahomes News / Kansas City Chiefs on SI / December 22

How Chiefs Tried to Fill Leadership Void Without Mahomes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It was a play that really epitomized the Chiefs’ enigmatic season, first-and-11 from their own 2-yard line. Potentially Gardner Minshew’s final snap in a Chiefs uniform, it cost Kansas City two points.

Kansas City Chiefs News / Athlon Sports / December 22

Tensions Flare as Creed Humphrey and Trey Smith Go Off on Chiefs Teammates

The Kansas City Chiefs fell 26-9 to the Tennessee Titans in Nashville, a loss that marked a low point for a team that won the 2024 Super Bowl. The game exposed Kansas City’s breakdowns.

Chris Oladokun News / A to Z Sports / December 22

Chiefs' Chris Oladokun can say what less than a few quarterbacks in the history of the league can say

How many NFL quarterbacks can say that their first-ever completion in the big leagues is to the greatest tight end of all time? Well, I’d say even fewer can say that.

Kansas City Chiefs News / Larry Brown Sports / December 21

Chiefs' Gardner Minshew injures knee against Titans, set to join Patrick Mahomes on IR

The Kansas City Chiefs are losing quarterbacks left and right as their season winds down. One week after Patrick Mahomes tore his ACL, quarterback Gardner Minshew suffered the same injury in Sunday’s loss to the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn.

Gardner Minshew News / Yardbarker / December 21

Chiefs QB situation gets worse after Gardner Minshew injury

After losing Patrick Mahomes to a torn ACL, the Kansas City Chiefs' quarterback situation has gotten even worse.

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Kansas City Chiefs News / Pro Football Rumors / December 21

Andy Reid Not Planning 2026 Retirement; Matt Nagy Declined Chiefs Extension Offer

An offseason tradition on the coaching front has featured Andy Reid swatting away retirement rumors. This season, however, will end with a rare set of meaningless Chiefs games.

Kansas City Chiefs News / Pro Football Rumors / December 20

Chiefs Place OT Jawaan Taylor, LB Leo Chenal On IR

The Chiefs made a flurry of roster moves on Saturday ahead of their Week 16 matchup with the Titans, per a team announcement. Right tackle Jawaan Taylor and linebacker Leo Chenal were placed on injured reserve, ending their seasons.

Andy Reid News / NFLTradeRumors.co / December 20

Chiefs HC Andy Reid Expected To Return In 2026

Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport report that Chiefs HC Andy Reid won’t be fired and has given no indications that he plans to retire. Meanwhile, Chiefs OC Matt Nagy chose not to sign an extension and will likely be in consideration for a head coaching job, including with the Titans.