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Getty Images Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is now a part-owner of the Kansas City Royals, and he said that investment is something he’s been looking into for a year, and something he thinks will be a big part of his future. Mahomes, whose father Pat Mahomes spent 11 years in the major...

Getty Images The Chiefs restructured defensive end Alex Okafor‘s contract, clearing some short-term cap room. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Chiefs re-worked the two year’s left on Okafor’s deal to add over $2 million in cap room this year, and to make him a free agent next...

Getty Images It’s not that Sammy Watkins doesn’t like money. He just prefers winning. The veteran wide receiver said it wasn’t as painful taking a pay cut this offseason, because it means he got to stay with the Chiefs. “Very important to stay,” Watkins said, via Adam Teicher of ESPN.com...

Getty Images The deadline for players to opt out for 2020 passed at 4 p.m. ET Thursday. A total of 67 players took the option to sit out the season. (Offensive lineman Larry Warford is not on the list since he is a free agent.) The 67 players will see their contracts toll, whether the opt out...

Getty Images The Packers have claimed fullback John Lovett off waivers from the Chiefs. General Manager Brian Gutekunst made the expected transaction official in an announcement Wednesday. Lovett originally signed with the Chiefs on May 6, 2019, as an undrafted free agent out of Princeton. He...

Getty Images The Chiefs spent a third-round draft pick on offensive tackle Lucas Niang, but they won’t get him on the field in his rookie year. Niang has opted out of the 2020 season, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. All NFL players have the choice of opting out of the 2020 season amid...

Getty Images Veteran running back LeSean McCoy arrived in Tampa Bay only recently, and he doesn’t know what his role will be. Whatever it is, he’ll welcome it. “I only can control what I can control,” McCoy told reporters on Tuesday. “If it’s five carries, if it’s 10 carries, whatever it is...

Getty Images As the positive COVID-19 test for Eagles coach Doug Pederson shows, any NFL head coach can be rendered unavailable at a moment’s notice in 2020. So which teams are in the best shape to withstand the sudden availability of their head coach? That was the subject of Tuesday’s PFT...

Getty Images At first blush, the new contract for Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa looked great. On closer inspection, it’s spectacular. Here are the full details of the deal Bosa signed this week, per a source with knowledge of the numbers. 1. Signing bonus: $35 million. 2. Fully-guaranteed...

Getty Images With Chiefs running back Damien Williams opting out for 2020, Chiefs rookie first-rounder Clyde Edwards-Helaire will have plenty more opportunities to generate the kind of numbers that will help him win offensive rookie of the year votes. Which sparked a recent PFT Live draft: Who...

Getty Images Chiefs safety Juan Thornhill will begin camp on the physically unable to perform list. The team placed Thornhill and offensive tackle Martinas Rankin on the list Friday. The Chiefs can activate them from PUP as soon as they pass a physical. Thornhill tore an anterior cruciate...

Getty Images The rumors of Nick Foles‘ opting out were greatly exaggerated. The Bears quarterback never even considered it and instead will battle Mitchell Trubisky for the starting job. Foles, 31, has a newborn but toured the facility to see the precautionary measures the team is using in...

Getty Images The pandemic has caused plenty of changes. Here’s another: The defending Super Bowl champions are still waiting to get their Super Bowl rings. The Chiefs have yet to get the ultimate individual recognition of achieving the NFL’s top prize. Earlier this week, a Chiefs spokesperson...

Getty Images Chiefs running back Damien Williams says he decided to opt out of the 2020 NFL season after his mom was diagnosed with cancer. “I’m dealing with a family matter, my mom was just diagnosed with cancer and it’s Stage 4, so that was my decision,” Williams said on SiriusXM NFL Radio...

Getty Images The player who scored the final two touchdowns of the 2019 NFL season will not play at all in 2020. The Chiefs announced on Wednesday that running back Damien Williams has decided to opt out of playing this year. He joins guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif as Chiefs players who have...

Getty Images When sitting atop the NFL’s mountain, it often can be hard to find motivation. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has found some, thanks to the NFL’s annual list of the top 100 players in the NFL. Mahomes landed at No. 4, behind Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (No. 1), Seahawks...

Getty Images The Chiefs have agreed to terms with safety Tedric Thompson, Terez Paylor of Yahoo.com reports. Seattle released Thompson in March to save his $2.1 million base salary. The Seahawks made Thompson a fourth-round choice in 2017. He played 29 games with 16 starts in his three...

Getty Images Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has found a way to spend a little of the money coming his way. Mahomes signed an extension through 2031 earlier this month that can pay him up to $503 million and he’s using some of that cash to become a professional team owner in the other sport...

Getty Images The Browns announced they have placed running back Dontrell Hilliard and safety Jovante Moffatt on reserve/COVID-19 list. Four other players from four teams also were placed on the COVID-19 list Sunday, according to the NFL transactions report. Ravens defensive back Nigel Warrior...

Getty Images On Friday night, not long after the NFL and NFL Players Association finalized their agreement for pro football in a pandemic, Chiefs guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif exercised his right to opt out of the 2020 season. Who else will join him? Some think that, eventually, the numbers...