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Getty Images The Chiefs became one of the first teams to place a player on the COVID-19 reserve list on Sunday and they also made a handful of other roster moves. The league’s daily transaction report shows that they waived defensive back Javaris Davis and wide receiver Cody White. Both were...

Getty Images Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen was not pleased when NFL Network’s countdown of the Top 100 players revealed him at No. 77. Allen wrote on Twitter that he believes he should be ranked higher, and he named three players — Tyreek Hill of the Chiefs and Mike Evans and Chris...

Getty Images Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes lost one of his protectors when guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif opted out of the 2020 season, but Mahomes says Duvernay-Tardif’s teammates are behind him. Mahomes said he was surprised he won’t be sharing a huddle with Duvernay-Tardif, the first...

Getty Images On Friday night, Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif became the first player to opt out of the 2020 season. On Saturday afternoon, coach Andy Reid praised the doctor who has opted to avoid doing anything that may contribute to the spread of COVID-19. “I’m a huge Larry...

Getty Images The Chiefs needed a new starting right guard after Laurent Duvernay-Tardif opted out of the 2020 season Friday to continue his work as a medical doctor on the front lines. The team found his replacement a day later. Kansas City has an agreement on a one-year, $2 million deal with...

Getty Images Chiefs offensive guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif has seen firsthand the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic. Duvernay-Tardif, the first active NFL player to gradate from medical school, has spent his offseason working the front lines. He has served as a doctor at a long-term care...

Getty Images The NFL salary cap usually grows each year. Next year, it’s expected to shrink. And some teams are going to feel the pinch. Friday’s agreement between the NFL and NFL Players Association guarantees that the salary cap won’t drop any lower than $175 million, but even that...

Getty Images Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes did not go on a spending spree after signing his new contract. Mahomes said the contract that could pay him $500 million through the 2031 season hasn’t changed him at all, and in fact he hasn’t spent any money since signing it. “I haven’t bought...

Getty Images LeSean McCoy won a ring last season with the Chiefs, though he was inactive for the Super Bowl. He wants to win another. That’s his desire to continue his career. McCoy, 32, remains a free agent but expects to have a job this season. “Right now, I’m just talking to a couple of...

Getty Images Tyreek Hill is taking the over. Days after Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones predicted the team would win “five-plus” rings, his teammate upped the ante during an appearance on ESPN. “Well, I’m not gonna say he’s telling a fib,” Hill said, via Adam Teicher of ESPN.com. “But...

Getty Images The retirement of Michael Bennett sparked plenty of praise for the fact that he always performed at a higher level than his statistics reflected. That gave us an idea for a PFT Live draft: Who are the current players who are better than their stats would suggest? Our choices...

Getty Images The first three years of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes‘ career have turned out pretty well. After sitting as a rookie, Mahomes has thrown 50 touchdowns in a season, won an MVP, a Super Bowl, a Super Bowl MVP and signed a contract extension that could pay him more than $500...

Getty Images Monday’s PFT Live looked at the defensive players with whom we’d start a franchise. On Tuesday, we flipped it around — with a caveat. Other than quarterback, which offensive players would you want to start a franchise with? Our choices are contained in the attached video (i.e...

Getty Images Monday’s PFT Live presented an intriguing question on which reasonable minds may differ. Strenuously. In picking a potential winner for Super Bowl LV, do you take the Chiefs . . . or the field? The Chiefs have an amazing degree of continuity, along with the best quarterback (who...

Getty Images The Chiefs won’t have to worry about any contract drama with their rookies this week. According to Terez Paylor of YahooSports.com, the Chiefs have reached agreements with all six members of this year’s draft class on their rookie deals. Since they were supposed to report today...

Getty Images Chris Jones got his long-term deal from the Chiefs, but only after quarterback Patrick Mahomes did. “Pat texted me and said, ‘Let’s get this thing done. I left some [money] on the table for you,'” Jones said Monday, via Adam Teicher of ESPN. “That’s when I had that security that...

Getty Images The Chiefs will be writing big checks to Chris Jones. Chris Jones has written an even bigger check to the football gods. Appearing on KCSP 610 Sports Radio, Jones made a bold vow for the future performances of the defending Super Bowl champions. “This is only the beginning,”...

Getty Images Chiefs coach Andy Reid was thrilled the team was able to get a long-term contract done with defensive tackle Chris Jones just before last week’s deadline for franchise players. Reid said today that Jones has put in all the work necessary to turn himself into an elite player...

Getty Images Defensive tackle Chris Jones signed a four-year contract extension with the Chiefs shortly before the deadline for franchise-tagged players to sign multi-year deals with their teams and General Manager Brett Veach said on Monday that things might not have come down to the wire in a...

Getty Images Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill has set a big goal for himself for the 2020 season and he’s also thinking big on the team front. Hill watched the Chiefs sign quarterback Patrick Mahomes through the 2031 season early this month and then saw defensive tackle Chris Jones beat last...