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Getty Images Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is coming off of a very successful season, but he isn’t resting on his MVP laurels this offseason. Mahomes said in June that he’s focused on improving his footwork heading into the 2019 season and the Chiefs want him to sharpen up other details...

Getty Images A week ago, Kevin Kietzman had spent 22 years at WHB radio in Kansas City, where he owned part of the operation. Now, he’s no longer affiliated with the station. His removal from the air became permanent on Friday, via an announcement from WHB that the station had parted ways with...

Getty Images Tyreek Hill has yet to be summoned to the principal’s office. Ezekiel Elliott is headed there tomorrow. Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports that Elliott will meet with Goodell on Tuesday. Elliott has once again landed on the league’s radar screen in the aftermath of an incident at a...

Getty Images Ty Law has announced his choice of presenter for the Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Canton, Ohio next month. Many players choose former coaches or teammates to speak on their behalf, but Law chose someone who knew him long before he suited up for Michigan, the Patriots, the...

Ezekiel Elliott is back in New York to see the Commissioner, and Kareem Hunt may not be far behind. The Browns running back, who will miss the first eight games of the 2019 season due to a suspension arising from multiple prior incidents, was involved in an incident over the weekend. A Browns...

Getty Images Tyreek Hill has broken his silence. Sort of. But not about anything important. Via Pete Grathoff of the Kansas City Star, the Chiefs wideout tweeted Sunday for the first time since March 12, offering a series of three crying laughing emojis several times in response to free agent...

Getty Images Emory University Goizueta School of Business professor Mike Lewis sought to use statistical analysis to determine the NFL’s “best” fans. The study used the hard-core, religiously devoted fan as well as the casual fan, so those at the top of the list have more of the latter and...

Getty Images Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill is scheduled to meet with NFL investigators this week in Kansas City, Terez Paylor of Yahoo.com reports. The local district attorney recently stated that Hill isn’t the subject of an active criminal investigation, allowing the NFL to move ahead in its...

Getty Images The NFL plans to meet with Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill, reportedly on Wednesday. So what does it all mean? The news raises more questions than it answers, given that the league previously has suggested that it is deferring to the still-pending proceeding that resulted in Hill’s...

Getty Images The recent effort by NFL senior V.P. of officiating Al Riveron to explain the new pass interference replay review to members of NFL Media continues to generate new reasons to be concerned that the league’s effort to avoid another Rams-Saints debacle will lead to more, not less...

Getty Images The NFL’s effort to prevent a repeat of the Rams-Saints debacle has created a rule change that will sweep far more broadly than the Rams-Saints situation. And that won’t be good for business. “In my experience, I never thought creating a rule for one play — even as obvious as that...

Getty Images The NFL’s effort to prevent a repeat of the Rams-Saints uncalled pass interference fiasco has resulted in a long journey for Milan to Minsk that, at last check, seemed encouraging. To summarize, automatic replay review will be initiated for pass interference only when the replay...

Getty Images Although Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes won the NFL’s MVP award for 2018, he didn’t lead the league in passing yardage. In 2019, he’s projected to make it happen. Caesers Entertainment has installed Mahomes as a 7/2 favorite to throw for more passing yardage than any other...

Kareem Hunt and Travis Kelce both grew up in the Cleveland area. They were teammates in Kansas City for 27 games and have remained in touch since the Chiefs waived the running back last season. Kelce will miss Hunt. He also will root for Hunt. And Kelce expects Hunt to be the same player he...

Carlos Hyde is slated to serve as the backup to Damien Williams in the Chiefs backfield, but he’s not unhappy about that arrangement. Hyde signed with the Chiefs after being released by the Jaguars and has spent the offseason learning his role with his new team. That’s involved a lot of work as...

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes isn’t letting his Most Valuable Player trophy go to his head. Mahomes thinks he has plenty to work on before training camp, and he told Dianna Russini of ESPN that he’ll spend his summer between minicamp and training camp focused on footwork. “My footwork,”...

With most of the league wrapping up their spring work Thursday, players were sent out into the world for the next six or seven weeks. And Chiefs coach Andy Reid sent his out with a simple set of instructions. Via Blair Kerkhoff of the Kansas City Star, Reid’s message to his players was clear...

Getty Images The Chiefs announced they have signed kicker Harrison Butker to a contract extension. Butker, 23, has kicked in 29 games for the Chiefs the past two seasons. He is 62-of-69 on field goals, with a long of 54 yards, and 93-of-97 on extra points. The Panthers made him a...

Getty Images Tight end Neal Sterling didn’t have to wait long to find a new team after being the first player cut loose by new Jets General Manager Joe Douglas. The Jets dropped Sterling on Tuesday, but his brief period of unemployment ended on Thursday. The Chiefs have signed Sterling. The...

Getty Images Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said he’s had fun serving as a psuedo-coach over the course of the team’s offseason program, but he’s ready to get back to his usual role on the team. It won’t be too much longer before he’ll be able to do that. Kelce’s been off the field for the...