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Tyreek Hill teases potential Olympic reunion with Patrick Mahomes | KC Kingdom
In a post on X, Hill shared an emoji implying he wants to suit up for the Olympics in 2028. He’s already 31 years old and will be 34 during the Olympics, so it’s unclear whether the team would even want him, though his interest is clear.
Mahomes is, without question, the country’s top choice to play quarterback during the games. The opportunity to win a gold medal and represent the States on the largest scale is once in a lifetime, so if Mahomes wants to participate, there’s little question that he’d be the leader of the team.
If that happens, then Mahomes and Hill could be paired up once again. The duo lit the NFL on fire when Mahomes burst onto the scene, and Hill was a Pro Bowler all six years that he spent with the Kansas City Chiefs. Reunion rumors have long circulated, yet this is the best chance of it actually coming to fruition.
There’s a lot that can happen between now and 2028. Who knows, maybe Hill will even be back in a Chiefs jersey by then. Regardless, it seems fans might one day actually get to see Mahomes and Hill work together one again.
Did Chiefs vote to ban Tush Push? | Marca
Even with efforts to broaden the scope of the ban to cover all similar techniques, only 22 teams voted in favor, two short of the number needed to alter the rulebook.
According to Adam Schefter, the ten teams voted against the proposal were the Eagles, Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, and Tennessee Titans.
Philadelphia’s leadership, including team owner Jeffrey Lurie and recently retired center, Jason Kelce, actively lobbied fellow owners to keep the play legal. Their efforts appeared to sway enough opinions to ensure its survival.
According to ESPN, the initial vote on the proposal earlier this offseason was deadlocked at 16-16, forcing the matter to be tabled until the spring meeting before the Eagles won out.
The Packers even debuted a revised version of the proposal aimed to eliminate all forms of assistance to the ball carrier, not just at the line of scrimmage, in a bid to win the extra votes.
History says Chiefs will thrive in Week 1 | Sports Illustrated
While the NFL has a long, grueling 18 weeks of competition, starting your season off on the right foot is what every franchise wants. For Kansas City, nabbing a win overseas against a threat to the divisional crown could bode well in the long run.
The Chiefs haven’t become dominant overnight. Even before quarterback Patrick Mahomes took over as the starting quarterback for the franchise, the Chiefs had fared well in Week 1 festivities. Here is how the Chiefs have fared over the last decade when competing in Week 1 of the campaign.
2015: Chiefs 27, Texans 20 (1-0)
2016: Chiefs 33, Chargers 27 (2-0)
2017: Chiefs 42, Patriots 27 (3-0)
2018: Chiefs 38, Chargers 28 (4-0)
2019: Chiefs 40, Jaguars 26 (5-0)
2020: Chiefs 34. Texans 20 (6-0)
2021: Chiefs 33, Browns 29 (7-0)
2022: Chiefs 44, Cardinals 21 (8-0)
2023: Chiefs 20, Lions 21 (8-1)
2024: Chiefs 27, Ravens 20 (9-1)
The Chiefs haven’t lost a Week 1 combat since the 2023 season, which also marks the only blemish Mahomes has had in Week 1 games since becoming the starting quarterback in 2018. It also shows that the Chargers haven’t fared well against Kansas City to begin the season in years past.
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Indianapolis Colts owner and CEO Jim Irsay dies at 65 | ESPN
“We are devastated to announce our beloved Owner & CEO, Jim Irsay, passed away peacefully in his sleep this afternoon,” Colts chief operating officer Pete Ward said in a statement released by the team. “Jim’s dedication and passion for the Indianapolis Colts in addition to his generosity, commitment to the community, and most importantly, his love for his family were unsurpassed.”
Irsay is survived by his daughters Carlie Irsay-Gordon, Casey Foyt and Kalen Jackson; his ex-wife and his daughters’ mother, Meg Coyle; and 10 grandchildren.
Irsay-Gordon, his eldest daughter, is seen as the most involved in team operations and took her father’s place during his NFL suspension in 2014 after his DWI arrest.
Lions withdraw playoff reseeding proposal | NFL.com
Detroit’s proposal was to amend the current playoff seeding format to allow wild-card teams to be seeded higher than division champions if the wild-card team has a better regular-season record. Under that format, the division champion with the best record would be seeded No. 1 and thereafter the remaining six seeds would be determined strictly by record, regardless of division finish.
Following the withdrawal, there was an extended discussion during Wednesday’s meeting among owners about the idea of the proposal. There is some support for the Lions’ proposal and the NFL will study possible reseeding scenarios for potential changes in 2026, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero and Battista reported.
Bills to be featured on ‘Hard Knocks’ training camp edition; ‘Hard Knocks: In Season’ to showcase NFC East |NFL.com
Hard Knocks is coming to Western New York.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Wednesday that the Buffalo Bills will be showcased on the 2025 version of Hard Knocks: Training Camp, HBO’s long-running documentary series, produced in conjunction with NFL Films.
Goodell added that Hard Knocks: In Season will follow the NFC East. It’s the second year that the in-season version of the show followed an entire division, with the AFC North featured last year.
Roger Goodell hints at 16-game slate ‘within five years’ | CBSSports.com
“The reason for it is, I think the potential for us to grow is there,” Goodell said at the CNBC CEO Council Summit. “This is the greatest opportunity for growth. We already have 200+ million fans here in the states, so we’re not giving up on the states. Continuing to expand here. But the international is just an open market for us. We’re introducing the game, we’re sharing our game and the fans are reacting to it in an extraordinary way. So we’re excited about our potential. Yes, I do see 16 regular-season games. I think that will happen sometime in the very near future. Within five years, probably.”
The NFL continues to experiment with its international schedule, and the Minnesota Vikings this season will be a test case of sorts when they play back-to-back games abroad. No team in league history has ever done so, but the Vikings will take on the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns in Weeks 4 and 5 in Dublin and London, respectively.
NFL to debut new Protector of the Year award in 2025 | NFL.com
At long last, the hog mollies are getting some love.
The NFL is debuting a new award for the league’s best offensive lineman in 2025. Known as the Protector of the Year award, the honor will be decided upon by a panel that includes a number of former standout NFL linemen.
“I’m going to give credit to Dion Dawkins from Buffalo,” NFL executive vice president of football operations Troy Vincent said Wednesday from the Spring League Meeting in Minnesota. “He was truly instrumental, him and Andrew Whitworth, of just making sure that we recognize the big fellas. LeCharles Bentley, Jason Kelce, Shaun O’Hara, Orlando Pace, Will Shields and Andrew Whitworth will be the panel. ... They’ve come up with a criteria on skills, metrics, impact, leadership, durability and strength of the opponent. We’ll be tracking that quarterly with this group.”
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3 years later, Pete Prisco thinks the Chiefs’ 2022 draft was even better
Kansas City Chiefs
2022 Grade: A
The Skinny: They had 10 picks in this draft and all but one are still with the team heading into 2025, with five definite starters. They had two first-round picks, thanks to the Tyreek Hill trade with Miami, and landed corner Trent McDuffie with one of them and took edge George Karlaftis with the other. McDuffie is a top corner in the league, while Karlaftis is a good edge player. The other starters they got in the draft were safety Bryan Cook (second), linebacker Leo Chenal (third) and running back Isiah Pacheco (seventh). They also got backups in second-round receiver Skyy Moore and corners Joshua Williams (fourth), Jaylen Watson (seventh) and Nazeeh Johnson (seventh). All three corners have started games for the Chiefs and will compete for a job this year. They killed this draft.
How I did: I loved the picks of Karlaftis and McDuffie, but didn’t like the Chenal pick. I was wrong about Chenal. I also liked the Moore and Cook picks, although Moore hasn’t worked out.
New Grade: A+
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