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3 Women Inspiring Chiefs’ Mahomes During His Comeback

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Sunday’s Super Bowl isn’t expected to surpass last year’s viewership record of 127.7 million. After all, Patrick Mahomes isn’t playing, for just the second time in seven seasons.

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Mahomes Mentions Big Topic Even Though Chiefs Aren’t Playing Sunday

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – While you’ll never see Patrick Mahomes involved in a Tush Push, those two topics also are two of the most intriguing Super Bowl topics this week.

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Travis Kelce Announces Wedding Update After NFL Season

After completing his 13th NFL season with the Kansas City Chiefs, three-time Super Bowl champion Travis Kelce finds himself at a crossroads professionally.

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Chiefs Up for 2 Significant Awards at Thursday’s NFL Honors

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – To see the finalists for NFL Honors, one would think the Chiefs had a forgettable season. They sure did, and as a result, Kansas City barely registers on those lists entering Thursday’s 15th annual ceremonies at San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts (8 p.m.

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The 25 greatest NFL teams that didn't win a Super Bowl

Some franchises' best efforts have not led to victory parades or even Super Bowl berths. Because of untimely injuries, unfortunate circumstances, or myriad other reasons, many teams' plans throughout NFL history have not produced the desired result.

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How the Chiefs Would Like the Early First Round to Unfold

This past season was eye-opening for the Kansas City Chiefs, who repeatedly fell short, resulting in the team treading water the entire season. The Chiefs eventually succumbed to the overbearing waves of glaring weaknesses across the roster.

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Predicting What the Chiefs Will Learn from Super Bowl LX

For the first time since 2021, the Kansas City Chiefs will not be featured in the Super Bowl, as they missed the playoffs with a 6-11 record. It was also the first time since 2014 that the team failed to qualify for the playoffs, which is an even more telling sign of how out of sync Kansas City was this past season.

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Why the Chiefs Should Sign Devin Lloyd in Free Agency

Coming off an 11-loss season, the Kansas City Chiefs are facing a remodeling of unusual proportions. They have not been out of the postseason since 2015, and have not had a losing season since 2012, the year before Andy Reid was hired as head coach.

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Chiefs’ Living Legend Mahomes Earns Lofty Ranking Among QBs This Century

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – He passed for only 182 yards. Quarterbacks have combined for 50 Super Bowl starts since kickoff of the 2000 season. And despite falling short of 200 passing yards, Patrick Mahomes owns the best.

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Chiefs Beat Out Broncos to Sign Defensive Back

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The day after the regular season last month, he left the Chiefs to help the Broncos in the playoffs. Now, he’s back in Kansas City. The Chiefs on Monday convinced Tanner McCalister to return to Kansas City, signing the defensive back to a reserve/future contract.

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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.

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Chiefs Could Get Great News Out of the AFC West This Offseason

As is around this time every year in the NFL, rumors and movement on rosters and coaching staffs dominate the league's news cycle. Of course, that is the case again this offseason, as several teams, including the Kansas City Chiefs, have had players speculated to be heading elsewhere in the league.

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Kansas City Chiefs reinforce weak position group with reserve/future signing they already got a brief look at in 2025

The Kansas City Chiefs continue to add some of their former practice squad players on reserve/future contracts. After spending time on the practice squad briefly in December and January, the Chiefs have re-signed DB Tanner McCalister on a reserve/future contract.

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Chiefs Have One Free Agent They Can't Ignore

The Kansas City Chiefs have a lot of pending free agents, and due to their having limited cap space, it's impossible for them to bring back everyone. There are players that I think are better off without, but I also believe that there will be cap casualties that negatively affect them.

Kansas City Chiefs News / Athlon Sports / February 4

Chiefs Make Defensive Move After Missing NFL Playoffs

Chris Jones and the Kansas City Chiefs did not have the 2025 NFL season they were hoping for. After three straight Super Bowl appearances, the Chiefs missed out on the playoffs altogether, finishing the season with a 7-9-1 record and ending on a six-game losing streak.

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Kansas City Chiefs' pending free agent WR Tyquan Thornton makes his 2026 NFL free agency priorities clear

One of the Chiefs' most underrated pending free agents made his priorities for the 2026 NFL free agency period clear, and they might not lead him back to Kansas City.

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Kansas City Chiefs can get a head start on 2026 free agency with a player who has ties to new wide receiver coach

The Kansas City Chiefs have done a good job of adding low-risk, high-reward players through reserve/future contracts so far this offseason. Not only did they retain some of their own standouts and late additions to the practice squad, but they've also sought to add fresh faces.

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3 Chiefs cut candidates entering 2026 offseason

The Kansas City Chiefs had their worst season in recent memory in 2025. Kansas City finished the regular season with a 6-11 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2014 season.

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Chiefs Emerge As Suitors for $120 Million WR After Missing NFL Playoffs

The Kansas City Chiefs entered the offseason after going 6-11 and missing the playoffs. With Patrick Mahomes recovering from a torn ACL, the Chiefs are looking to load up and return to being Super Bowl contenders.