Pro Footbals Talk

As the receiver market pushes toward $30 million per year, another group of players who catch plenty of passes is languishing by comparison. In a Friday visit to #PFTPM promoting the second annual Tight End University, 49ers tight end George Kittle made that point, while singing the praises of Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Asked [more] … [Read more...] about George Kittle: Travis Kelce’s pay in comparison to receivers “boggles the mind”

Chiefs cornerback L'Jarius Sneed was not inside a car he owns when it was shot up in Louisiana sometime Friday, TMZ Sports reports. Sneed is in Minden, Louisiana, where he played high school football, and he showed up on scene to check out his bullet-ridden Ford Bronco. Sneed and others were questioned at the scene [more] … [Read more...] about L’Jarius Sneed’s car shot up in Louisiana, but he wasn’t in it at the time

Tight End U. is expanding. 49ers tight end George Kittle, who founded the offseason effort a year ago with Greg Olsen and Travis Kelce, made the media rounds on Friday to discuss the Nashville-based project that will occur at Vanderbilt University from June 22-24. Kittle joined #PFTPM for a 15-minute (or so) conversation. Kittle said [more] … [Read more...] about George Kittle talks about the second year of Tight End University

When an NFL franchise makes it to the Super Bowl one year, that team faces a rude awakening the next. The Bengals may avoid this fate. Typically, a conference champion acquires the bull’s-eye that comes from being a measuring stick for other teams. Suddenly, teams that want to prove themselves circle that date on the [more] … [Read more...] about Bengals don’t have the usual target that attaches to Super Bowl teams

Eight years ago, the NFL enlisted Hall of Famer Lynn Swann to assist with a clumsy and clunky effort to preserve the blackout rule. The league, facing mounting pressure for its position that games not sold out within 72 hours of kickoff would not be televised in the local market, linked the anti-blackout crowd with [more] … [Read more...] about Will NFL fans flock to Amazon Prime for Thursday Night Football?

The Chiefs have added another tryout player from their rookie minicamp over the weekend. Toledo offensive tackle Vitaliy Gurman has joined the team’s 90-player roster, according to the NFL’s transactions report. Gurman, 23, was among 40 players invited for a tryout. Gurman transferred to Toledo from Edinboro University in 2020. He played mostly center at [more] … [Read more...] about Chiefs sign tryout player Vitaliy Gurman

The Dolphins have agreed to terms with pass rusher Melvin Ingram, per multiple reports. The Chiefs had interest in re-signing Ingram and used the unrestricted free agent tender on him May 2. That meant Kansas City offered him a one-year, $4.4 million contract for 2022 and enacted a July 22 deadline for him to sign [more] … [Read more...] about Dolphins signing Melvin Ingram

The Chiefs’ 2022 schedule is unprecedented in NFL history. Kansas City opens with eight straight opponents who had a winning record last season. That makes the Chiefs the first team ever to start the season with eight consecutive games against teams that had a winning record, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Here are the [more] … [Read more...] about Chiefs’ schedule makes NFL history: First eight opponents had winning records last year

The Chiefs have made the postseason in each of the last seven seasons, including a win over the 49ers in Super Bowl LIV in the 2019 season. This year, Patrick Mahomes and co. will be without wide receiver Tyreek Hill after a blockbuster trade with the Dolphins. Now that the full 18-week 2022 NFL schedule [more] … [Read more...] about Kansas City Chiefs schedule 2022: Dates, times, TV, opponents for Weeks 1-18