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Getty Images Raheem Mostert rushed for only 297 career yards before this season. He gained 220 rushing yards in the NFC Championship Game after 772 yards in the regular season. The 49ers running back has arrived. Now, everyone knows his name and everyone wants his time. “Just more...

Getty Images The Chiefs are looking fairly healthy heading toward the Super Bowl, with their most-discussed injury trending in a positive direction. Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones was able to practice today, on a limited basis, with a calf injury. Jones played through the injury in the...

Getty Images 49ers running back Tevin Coleman ran on a side field during Thursday’s practice. He did not practice. The team listed Coleman as a non-participant for a second consecutive day, though the 49ers didn’t actually practice Wednesday. Coleman played only eight snaps in the NFC...

Getty Images Terrell Suggs has a Super Bowl ring. Thirteen games into this season the pass rusher had no clue he would get a chance for a second this season. But the Cardinals waived him, and Suggs tried to navigate his way back to Baltimore. The Ravens were favorites to win Super Bowl LIV at...

Getty Images The last time right tackle Mitchell Schwartz and defensive end Dee Ford were on the same field, they were Chiefs teammates trying to beat the Patriots in last year’s AFC Championship Game. The Chiefs couldn’t pull that off and Ford committed a crucial offside penalty late in the...

Getty Images The NFL’s annual hiring cycle nearly has ended, but the criticism and concern regarding lack of diversity in the various decisions made could extend long after the attention of the league and its teams turns to the next item on the calendar. Jason Reid of ESPN’s TheUndefeated.com...

Getty Images Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones missed the divisional-round win over the Texans. He played only 28 defensive snaps in the victory over the Titans in the AFC Championship Game. Jones will play more against the 49ers in Super Bowl LIV. “I think he feels pretty good,’’ Chiefs...

Getty Images Mike Tice surely wishes he were still able to scalp Super Bowl tickets. Before the stigma of gambling disappeared with the 2018 Supreme Court decision to allow any state to legalize it, the ability to buy and sell tickets through online marketplaces made it far less seedy and...

Getty Images Before the Chiefs practiced on Wednesday, head coach Andy Reid said that wide receiver Demarcus Robinson would not practice because he is sick. Reid did not say who would be limited participants, but the answer came later in the day on the team’s injury report. It shows that...

Getty Images The 49ers did not practice Wednesday, but they had to produce a practice report nonetheless. They estimated running back Tevin Coleman would not have participated. Coleman played only eight snaps in the NFC Championship Game because of a dislocated shoulder. He had the shoulder...

Getty Images Every Tuesday, MDS and yours truly hand out a quartet of awards, for players, rookies, coaches, and calls of the week. As the number of games shrinks, the harder it becomes to come up with good ones. We did it anyway, good or not, for the AFC and NFC title games. The players of...

Getty Images When the 49ers’ defense is preparing to stop the Chiefs’ passing game, they’ll be thinking primarily of Patrick Mahomes. And when the 49ers’ defense is preparing to stop the Chiefs’ running game, they’ll be thinking primarily of Mahomes as well. Mahomes has been the Chiefs’...

Getty Images Specialization has become a trend for young athletes, with many parents believing their kids’ best chance at success is to focus on one sport, and get as good as they can at it. Patrick Mahomes‘ high school coach says those parents should think again. Adam Cook, who was Mahomes’...

Getty Images The Chiefs came out of last Sunday’s win over the Titans without any new injury concerns, but an illness will keep one member of the team from participating in Wednesday’s practice. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said that wide receiver Demarcus Robinson is sick and is sitting out...

Getty Images Like all the players in the Super Bowl, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has plenty of friends and family asking him for tickets. He’s taking care of that right now, so he doesn’t have to worry about it later. Mahomes said his priority early this week is distributing tickets and...

Getty Images Kyle Shanahan returns to the Super Bowl for the first time in three years, and he already has been asked about what happened the last time he was there. Shanahan, then the offensive coordinator of the Falcons, had a 28-3 lead over the Patriots in the third quarter. The Patriots...

Getty Images Chiefs quarterbacks coach Mike Kafka would have been the likely choice to replace Eric Bieniemy as the team’s offensive coordinator had Bieniemy landed a head coaching job this cycle, but Bieniemy is staying put and Kafka’s name has come up as a coordinator possibility for the...

Getty Images The Chiefs are narrow favorites to win Super Bowl LIV. Their quarterback is the overwhelming favorite to be named the game’s MVP. Via the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is an even-money proposition to win the award, meaning that for every dollar...

Getty Images The Chiefs gave up a first-round pick and a second-round pick to acquire Frank Clark from the Seahawks before the season, then they signed him to a five-year, $104 million contract. Many observers thought they gave up too much. Clark heard those doubts, and says they’re motivating...

In March 2018, the Chiefs signed wide receiver Sammy Watkins to a three-year, $48 million deal, making him one of the most expensive third wheels in NFL history. But after the performance he turned in to help them win the AFC Championship Game Sunday, Chiefs General Manager Brett Veach said the...