Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce watched on as the Kansas City Chiefs finished the 2026 NFL preseason with a 0-2-1 record after falling to the Seattle Seahawks.
The 2026 NFL season is just around the corner, so time to make predictions is officially upon us.
At this late stage of the NFL calendar, the offseason is squarely in the rearview mirror. All 32 teams are shifting focus to the regular season and rolling into it with their 53-man rosters set, and the Kansas City Chiefs are no different.
How many of the signal callers tabbed to start under center in Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season can you name in five minutes?
It's no secret that the Kansas City Chiefs experienced plenty of roster turnover during the offseason, but the defensive side of the ball got the bulk of it.
All 32 teams have hope for a perfect 17-0 regular season as another year begins, but the odds aren't in their favor. As the season opens, we predict the first loss for each team in 2026.
The Kansas City Chiefs are desperate to erase the bad taste left by a brutal 20-13 loss to the Denver Broncos last season. Andy Reid’s army kicks off the 2026 season against those same Broncos on September 14, leaving no stone unturned in their quest for Monday Night Football revenge.
LT Josh Simmons’ status for the Kansas City Chiefs’ season opener on September 14 against the Denver Broncos is not looking good. Simmons sustained what everyone thought was a minor back injury during Chiefs training camp, but the lineman has struggled to regain fitness a week before their season opener against the Denver Broncos.
Patrick Mahomes is facing an early warning over his ACL recovery ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs’ season opener, while his father has asked a judge for permission to travel to several games during the 2026 NFL season.
Travis Kelce took his wife Taylor Swift out for dinner at an Indian restaurant as he braces to head into another NFL season with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Be it stars returning from late-season injuries to starter-level players who missed most or all of last season, the NFL features a host of rehab odysseys to follow as training camps near.
We’re a week away from the Kansas City Chiefs’ season opener against the Denver Broncos. Here’s what I think I know about the team heading into the 2026 NFL season.
Former Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Trent Green has a simple way of describing Patrick Mahomes after a long offseason of rehab. A motivated Mahomes, Green said, is a dangerous one.
The 2026 season kicks off with a genuine spectacle, a Super Bowl LX rematch between the Patriots and Seahawks at Lumen Field on Wednesday night. Beyond the storylines, both rosters look dramatically different than they did in February, which means fantasy managers need to look past the obvious names.
NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero revealed on The Rich Eisen Show that all signs point to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes starting against the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football.
Jake Briningstool had just cracked the Kansas City Chiefs‘ 53-man roster, a hard-earned spot on a team chasing another playoff run. But before he could suit up for a regular-season snap, the tight end’s name showed up elsewhere: an NFL fine sheet.
Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce has backed the fast-expanding Club Car Wash for about half a decade now. But the business empire has seemingly hit a legal roadblock.
The NFL season is right around the corner, and with it comes season-long storylines to track. Here are four bold predictions for the 2026 season.
The Kansas City Chiefs made a small roster move that could end up being worth watching.
Travis Kelce will celebrate his 37th birthday in a couple of months, as the Kansas City Chiefs tight end is now embracing his late 30s. At the same time, it also serves as a reminder that sooner or later, the tight end will announce his retirement.
The Kansas City Chiefs have signed tight end Thomas Odukoya to their practice squad after a workout, using the NFL’s International Player Pathway exemption that lets teams carry a 17th practice-squad player, via the NFL transaction log.
Last season wasn't the best for the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Kansas City Chiefs reached injury settlements with quarterback Chris Oladokun, offensive lineman C.J. Hanson and running back E.J. Smith on Friday.
Xavier Worthy enters the 2026 season with plenty to prove. The Kansas City Chiefs spent a first-round pick on him back in 2024, betting on his elite speed to turn him into a go-to playmaker.
The Chiefs closed out last season leaning on their fourth-string quarterback. Unfortunately, he hasn’t survived this year’s roster cuts. Kansas City waived Chris Oladokun on Sunday with an injury designation.
The Kansas City Chiefs officially waived G C.J. Hanson, QB Chris Oladokun, and RB E.J. Smith from their injured reserve with injury settlements on Friday, per the NFL Transactions wire. Oladokun, 29, was a seventh-round pick to the Steelers back in 2022.
Being an NFL player used to come with a fairly straightforward job description: play football, talk to the media when required and try not to get fined. That job has changed.
Per Over The Cap, the Chiefs are restructuring G Trey Smith‘s contract to create $12.5 million in 2026 cap space. Kansas City is converting $18.535 million of Smith’s 2026 base salary into a signing bonus, and Smith’s cap number will increase by $6.18 million in each of the final two years of the contract, according to Over The Cap.
The Kansas City Chiefs have enough on their plate with Patrick Mahomes' injury recovery. That's why knowing that the guy tasked with protecting his blindside is also dealing with an ailment is a major concern.
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