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Getty Images Some of the league’s best tight ends — Kansas City’s Travis Kelce, San Francisco’s George Kittle and recently retired Greg Olsen — are following the lead of the NFL’s pass rushers and offensive linemen. They are creating a summit for players at the position. Tight End University...

Getty Images We’ve looked at the full-season Westgate lines from the perspective of teams favored in the most games, and in the least games. We’ve taken another careful look at the lines based on the primary wager unrelated to who wins and by how many — the over-under. Of all 272...

Getty Images After tearing his Achilles in the AFC Championship Game against the Bills, Eric Fisher had to watch the Chiefs take on the Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV instead of lining up at left tackle. Fisher has since been released by the Chiefs and signed with the Colts on a one-year deal...

Getty Images Last year the Chiefs used a third-round draft pick on offensive tackle Lucas Niang, who opted out of the 2020 season. As it turned out, the Chiefs could have used him, as they were devastated by injuries on the offensive line and quarterback Patrick Mahomes was running for his life...

Getty Images It was expected last week that the Buccaneers would be favored to win each of their 17 games in 2021. One sportsbook has posted lines for all 272 regular-season games, and the Bucs are actually favored in only 15 of them. Favored in 16 of 17 games are the Chiefs. Here’s the link...

Getty Images The Chiefs are one of four teams whose players weren’t pressured as hard as others to skip offseason workouts, given the prevalence of players with workout bonuses. As a result, the players with the two-time defending AFC champions are showing up. Via Herbie Teope of the Kansas...

Getty Images The Chiefs have added a wide receiver after seeing him in action over the weekend. Daurice Fountain is signing a one-year deal with Kansas City, per agent Andy Simms. Fountain appeared in six games for the Colts over the last three years, missing the 2019 season with an ankle...

Getty Images The Chiefs are signing defensive back Manny Patterson after his tryout during the team’s rookie minicamp, Charles Goldman of USA Today reports. The Chiefs had receiver Daurice Fountain, linebacker Lawrence Garner, defensive back Thomas Leggett, running back Corey Taylor and...

Getty Images Tajae Sharpe didn’t last long in Kansas City. The Chiefs cut Sharpe, a veteran wide receiver, today. Sharpe signed with the Chiefs’ practice squad late last season and didn’t get into a game. He hit free agency in the offseason but re-signed with the Chiefs in March. Originally...

Getty Images Lional Dalton’s wife recently found a plaque that he received for a public service announcement he did decades ago for organ donation and transplantation. The former Ravens defensive tackle now is in need of a life-saving kidney transplant. “It’s almost like God got a crazy sense...

Getty Images The Chiefs have signed a couple of their draft picks. According to multiple reports, they have agreed to deals with second-round linebacker Nick Bolton and sixth-round offensive lineman Trey Smith. They have four other unsigned picks with rookie minicamp taking place this weekend...

Getty Images The Chiefs didn’t wait for rookie minicamp to be out of the way before signing all of this year’s draft picks. Kansas City confirmed reports that they signed second-round linebacker Nick Bolton and sixth-round offensive lineman Trey Smith on Thursday afternoon. They also announced...

Getty Images The Vikings declined the fifth-year option on the rookie contract of cornerback Mike Hughes earlier this month. On Thursday, the team moved on from Hughes. The Vikings have agreed to trade Hughes to the Chiefs, the Vikings have announced. Minnesota gets a 2022 sixth-round choice...

Getty Images Giants General Manager Dave Gettleman picked wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin with the 28th selection in the 2014 draft and now he’s giving him an opportunity to resume his playing career. Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports that Benjamin is expected to take part in this weekend’s...

Getty Images The Chiefs have their entire draft class under contract and their six picks will be joined by eight undrafted rookies at this weekend’s rookie minicamp. As previously reported, former Texas and SMU quarterback Shane Buechele is part of the group. He got a $15,000 signing bonus and...

USA TODAY Sports The NFL set up a quick and easy hedge in Week One, with Broncos-Giants as the 4:25 p.m. ET CBS alternative to Packers-Saints. Whether Aaron Rodgers is playing for Denver or Green Bay, he’ll be nationally televised in that spot. There’s another potential hedge lurking in Week...

Getty Images Among the attractions of Wednesday night’s schedule release was the chance to see when some of this year’s marquee matchups would take place. We learned Tom Brady will return to New England in Week 4, that Matthew Stafford will face off with Jared Goff in Week 7 after the...

Getty Images The Chiefs fell short in Super Bowl LV, but they’re still in demand when it comes to Sunday Night Football appearances. The NFL released the schedule for the 2021 season on Wednesday night and Kansas City is set for three appearances on NBC this season. They’ll face the Ravens in...

Getty Images The NFL announced its 2021 schedule on Wednesday night. The includes 17 games on ESPN’s Monday Night Football. It does not feature a doubleheader on the first Monday night of the season. ESPN also will air a Week 18 Saturday doubleheader. Those games, which will kickoff at 4:15...

Getty Images The Buccaneers and Cowboys will begin the 2021 the season on Thursday, Sept. 9. But Thursday Night Football will technically begin the next week with a divisional contest between the Giants and Washington on NFL Network. After Carolina visits Houston in Week Three, the Week Four...