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Getty Images The press release masquerading as a letter to the NFL’s in-house discipline czar was intended to sway public opinion regarding Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill. But while the effort to turn the tables of child-abuse allegations from Hill to Crystal Espinal may have given red meat to...

Getty Images The Chiefs waived three players Friday, including fullback Aaron Ripkowski. Defensive tackle Henry Mondeaux and receiver Josh Crockett were the other players Kansas City let go. Ripkowski, 26, did not play last season after the Packers waived him at the start of the season. The...

Getty Images For some players, it’s better not to be drafted than to be selected late in the draft. Former Syracuse receiver Jamal Custis is one such player. Custis, an undrafted rookie, was guaranteed more than $100,000 when he signed with the Chiefs, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. The...

Getty Images Whenever the possibility of adjusting overtime to guarantee the team that kicks off to start the process a chance to match or first-drive touchdown, plenty of fans shout, “Play defense!” They seem to be a vocal, but yet distinct, minority. A poll posted Friday on Twitter, which...

Getty Images The Chiefs took care of a large chunk of paperwork Saturday, signing four draft picks and 17 undrafted rookies prior to their minicamp. The team announced deals with second-round wide receiver Mecole Hardman, sixth-round defensive back Rashad Fenton and running back Darwin...

Getty Images It’s been known that players like cornerback Jalen Ramsey and linebacker Telvin Smith haven’t been present for offseason workouts in Jacksonville. It’s now known that another key player hasn’t been present for voluntary drills. Per a league source, defensive end Yannick Ngakoue...

Getty Images When you talk for a living, you want to talk even after they tell you to shut up. Which makes us grateful for PFTOT, the post-show show that supplements PFT Live. Every weekday, we delve into topics that we didn’t have time to address and/or talk more about subjects that require a...

Getty Images At a time when the NFL has chosen to say nothing about the Tyreek Hill situation, Hill’s lawyer has said plenty. Attorney N. Trey Pettlon has sent a four-page, single-spaced letter to the NFL, which was then obtained by (leaked to) ESPN.com. (Pettlon is the likely leaker. After...

Getty Images Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and the rest of the team’s offense didn’t get a chance to enter the field during overtime in the AFC Championship, because the Patriots won the toss, took the ball, drove down the field, scored a touchdown, and won the game. Appearing recently on...

Getty Images The NFL’s owners will get together later this month, and they’ll revisit the proposal from the Chiefs to guarantee a possession for the team that kicks off to start overtime, even if the team that gets the ball first scores a touchdown. Cowboys COO Stephen Jones, a member of the...

Getty Images It’s lunchtime. You could listen to politicians drone on about predictable political positions, or you could listen to something interesting. Or you could listen to PFTOT. Wednesday’s five-topic post-PFT Live show is up, and you will like it. If you don’t, we’ll activate the...

Getty Images In honor of the retirement of former Texas quarterback running back Jamaal Charles, and wholly unrelated to the presence of former Texas quarterback Chris Simms on the show, Wednesday’s PFT Live considered the best former Longhorns in program history, draft style. I gave Simms the...

Getty Images With former Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles officially announcing his retirement, he decided to hit the field one last time. The Chiefs posted a video of the team on the practice field, with Charles taking a handoff from Patrick Mahomes while players and coaches applauded. It...

Getty Images Gradually, Chiefs players are commenting on the unfortunate events surrounding receiver Tyreek Hill. Last night, safety Tyrann Mathieu weighed in. Appearing on Wednesday’s #PFTPM, tight end Travis Kelce addressed the issue. “I would just like to stay out of it,” Kelce initially...

Getty Images Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones has not attended the team’s voluntary offseason program since it began April 15, Terez Paylor of Yahoo Sports reports. Jones is seeking a new contract. He is entering the final year of his contract scheduled to make $1.2 million in base salary...

Getty Images As explained here on Sunday, the Chiefs and/or the NFL are expected to take further action regarding receiver Tyreek Hill this week. For the NFL, the better description would be “any” action, because the NFL has flatly ignored HIll’s situation in the 87 hours and counting since...

Getty Images The Chiefs waived center Tejan Koroma on Monday, according to the NFL’s official transactions. Kansas City drafted center Nick Allegretti in the seventh round Saturday. The Chiefs lost Mitch Morse in free agency but have Austin Reiter as the leading candidate to replace him as the...

Getty Images With the draft in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to look forward to the 2019 season. And this was the question for Monday’s PFT Live: Which rookies will make the biggest impact this year? It was the topic of a PFT Live draft, with Simms winning the rigged coin toss, taking the...

Getty Images The Chargers finished with the same regular season record as the Chiefs in 2018, but they wound up in second place in the division due to a tiebreaker. They’d like to see their spot in the pecking order change this season and getting two wins over the Chiefs would be a good way to...

Getty Images Jamaal Charles is ready to call it a career. Charles, the running back who said in October that he was “probably” retired, will make it official after signing a one-day contract with the Chiefs, according to 610 Sports Radio. Last year Charles played in just two games, for the...