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Patrick Mahomes gets it. The 2018 NFL MVP and reigning Super Bowl MVP’s remarks to Texas Tech graduates during Saturday’s virtual commencement exercise lasted less than two minutes, via Adam Teicher of ESPN.com. “I know this isn’t the graduation ceremony that you and your families had envisioned, but that doesn’t change the outcome or all [more] … [Read more...] about Patrick Mahomes keeps it short and sweet during Texas Tech commencement speech

Former Jets and Chiefs head coach Herm Edwards does not agree with the proposal to reward teams that hire minority coaches and GMs with better draft picks. The proposal, which NFL owners decided to table this week, would have moved a team up 10 spots in the third round of the draft if it had [more] … [Read more...] about Herm Edwards thinks rewarding hiring with draft picks is a bad idea

The Chiefs want to sign Patrick Mahomes to a long-term contract sooner than later. They thus will begin contract talks with Mahomes’ agent sooner than later. “The negotiations are something we’ll be getting into this summer,” Chiefs owner Clark Hunt said on a Facebook Live event with 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. “But what he [more] … [Read more...] about Chiefs will begin contract talks with Patrick Mahomes this summer

Bears head coach Matt Nagy said recently that the team isn’t going to hold a quarterback competition on Zoom, but the Chiefs are taking a slightly different approach to finding a new punter. The Chiefs released Dustin Colquitt after a 238-game run in Kansas City and they’ve brought in Tyler Newsome and Tommy Townsend as [more] … [Read more...] about Chiefs punters working together as they compete for job

While the NFL stopped short of improved draft position for minority hirings, it did expand the Rooney Rule on Tuesday. Teams no longer can block assistants from interviewing for coordinator jobs or front office personnel from interviewing for assistant General Manager jobs. The NFL also now will require at least two external minority candidates for [more] … [Read more...] about Eric Bieniemy happy NFL opening “different doors for many different people”

Damien Williams will go to training camp as the Chiefs’ starting running back. He likely starts the season as the lead back, too. Williams earned that with what he did last season. But the Chiefs didn’t use a first-round choice on LSU running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire to have him sit and watch. He will play, [more] … [Read more...] about Eric Bieniemy sees “some special traits” in Clyde Edwards-Helaire

Despite not being able to do any actual coaching on the field for offseason workouts, Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo is optimistic his unit could make another major stride forward this season. According to Nate Taylor of TheAthletic.com, Spagnuolo said that the information they learned last year during his first year with the [more] … [Read more...] about Steve Spagnuolo optimistic for continued improvement from Chiefs defense

The Chiefs drafted Mecole Hardman in the second round last year because they thought he could make big plays for them on offense and on special teams. Hardman proved them right on both fronts. He scored six touchdowns and averaged 20.7 yards on his 26 catches while also returning a kickoff for a touchdown on [more] … [Read more...] about Dave Toub not sure how much returning Mecole Hardman will be doing

The Dolphins signed defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah as a free agent in March and that move likely helped set the stage for their decision to release Taco Charlton in April. Ogbah, who had 5.5 sacks in 10 games last year, came to Miami from Kansas City and the Chiefs filled the opening in their defensive [more] … [Read more...] about Steve Spagnuolo hopes change of scenery does Taco Charlton some good