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The 2014 NFL Draft Class Is Ready for Its Second Act | The Ringer
The Chiefs face a similar decision with pass rusher Dee Ford (23rd overall). The former Auburn Tiger broke out in 2016 with a 10-sack season, but missed the team’s final 10 games last season with a back injury, and the status of his fifth-year option (which the team picked up last year) comes into focus over the next few weeks. If Ford can pass his physical, Kansas City may decide to rescind that option and let him hit free agency.
Netanyahu asks visiting NFL players to be 'gladiators' for Israel | The Times of Israel
This trip included the NFL’s only Jewish brothers — former Carolina Panther Geoff Schwartz and current Kansas City Chief Mitchell Schwartz — as well as Avery Williamson from the Tennessee Titans, Austin Seferian-Jenkins from the New York Jets, Vic Beasley from the Atlanta Falcons, Chris Harris Jr. from the Denver Broncos and Josh Norman from Washington, DC’s team.
Potential offseason additions for each AFC team | NFL.com
Kansas City Chiefs: Paul Richardson, wide receiver
The Chiefs need front-seven help, with Derrick Johnson out the door and Tamba Hali a candidate for release at age 34. I'm handing them something else, though: a juicy, playmaking pass-catcher to pair with starry Tyreek Hill in an offense now under the control of quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Richardson turned the corner in his fourth season with the Seahawks, jumping into the starting lineup and showcasing daunting speed and a knack for highlight-reel grabs. Ideal for Mahomes.
Penn State football: 4 alumni, NFL players sound off in Q&A | Centre Daily Times
Jesse James: I like to play against Penn State guys, so I’ve had a chance this year to play against Paul Posluszny twice. He’s a guy I’ve looked up to; he kind of mentored me. We spend our offseason together in the summer, and we train together, so it’s fun to play against him. Sean Lee’s fun to play against, just the type of competitors they are. I played against Tamba (Hali) twice; that’s always fun. He plays with such a different style you don’t see much. It’s always fun to play against Penn Staters. ... (Carl Nassib), we played him four times. He’s ridiculous. (laughs) He tries to talk to me between plays. It’s almost funny. I wish we had him mic’d up.
NFL Mock Draft 2018: Two-round projections | The San Diego Union-Tribune
54. Kansas City (10-6) — Tarvarus McFadden, CB, Florida St., Jr.
The Chiefs are apparently shopping ball-hawk corner Marcus Peters. If they’re successful, McFadden would be a solid replacement. He has prototypical size, elite speed and the ball skills to develop into a shutdown corner in the NFL. Top needs: DB, WR, OL
Marcus Peters for Eli Apple: Is that a deal the Giants should try to make? | Big Blue View
Both are former first-round picks, Apple 10th overall in 2016 and Peters 18th overall in 2016. Both, perhaps, would benefit from changes in scenery. Both also remain on their rookie contracts, so the finances aren’t really an issue.
The 21-year-old Derwin James had an outstanding freshman season, but missed almost all of 2016 after tearing his meniscus. He did return to play 12 of Florida State’s 13 games in 2017, making for 26 games played overall in his collegiate career. James is listed at 6’3” and 215 lbs in his NFL.com profile, and the player comparison is Kansas City Chiefs star Eric Berry.
Photo Gallery: Celebrities Who Follow the Chiefs | Chiefs.com
Some of the celebrities who follow and love the Kansas City Chiefs.
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2018 NFL Combine: How Jeff Foster Selects Players to Invite | SI.com
Understand this: The NFL’s National Scouting Combine is a mammoth event. Over 300 NFL prospects fly into Indianapolis about two months before the NFL draft to undergo medical testing, sit down for interviews with all 32 teams and participate in on-field workouts. It’s also a symposium for sports tech companies; a networking event for NFL coaches, scouts and media; and the de facto kickoff to free agency, when the illegal negotiations for free agents, known as tampering when it happens before the official start to free agency, begin in earnest.
NFL free agency tampering period is a farce | SI.com
You’ll hear a lot about free agency and the rules over the next three weeks. There will be breathless speculation over what will go down during the NFL’s so-called “tampering period,” a 48-hour stretch when teams and agents can legally negotiate for the first time. There’ll be clocks counting down to March 14 at 4 p.m.
Brees, Saints expected to discuss new deal at Combine | NFL.com
"Is Brees going to break the bank as he did previously? Probably not," Rapoport explained earlier this week. "I know the Saints certainly do not see him eclipsing even really what he had last time. ... It's really about finding the sweet spot somewhere in the low-to-mid twenties to extend him, but yeah, he is going to be their quarterback."
Wideout Josh Gordon under Browns' control as ERFA | NFL.com
Gordon will enter the 2018 league year as an exclusive rights free agent as opposed to a restricted free agent, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported per a source informed of the situation.
Being an NFL bust should lower my child support: exiled Raider | New York Post
Suspended Raiders linebacker Aldon Smith is failing to keep up with his $9,007 per month child support payments following his banishment from the NFL and has asked a judge to drop the amount owed as a result, according to court docs obtained by TMZ.
In case you missed it at Arrowhead Pride
To recap, the Peters trade rumors began with an article over the weekend from Pro Football Talk, continued with a tweet from La Canfora, but were largely refuted by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo.
The reality: KC Chiefs CB Marcus Peters’ value is unmatched | Arrowhead Pride
For some perspective, a quarterback with that rating would have ranked 67th in the league this last season—worse than Paxton Lynch, worse than Mike Glennon. To say it another way, Marcus Peters turns NFL starters and stars into Paxton Lynch statistically.
Chiefs offseason review: veteran needed at WR | Arrowhead Pride
After Hill, it was a mixed bag of youth and inconsistency. The Chiefs liked the upside in Demarcus Robinson and Jehu Chesson, among others, but when the game was on the line and they needed a catch, who did they rely upon? Albert Wilson.
Whether Wilson returns or a veteran is acquired in free agency, another receiver would be a smart addition to the offense around Patrick Mahomes.
Reminder: KC Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker was an absolute steal | Arrowhead Pride
Of course, the Panthers wouldn’t even have to worry about this problem if they didn’t leave Mr. Harrison Butker sitting on their practice squad, easy for the plucking by Uncle Dave Toub and GM Brett Veach when Cairo Santos went down due to injury after Week 3.