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2024 NFL Preseason, Week 2: One thing to watch for on each of the 32 teams | NFL.com
CHIEFS: There’s a lot of speculation as to how the WR room might shake out after the Marquise Brown injury, and it’s worth considering, but I’m more interested in the cornerbacks right now. The Chiefs had the confidence to trade L’Jarius Sneed this offseason, with Trent McDuffie ready to assume CB1 duties. The problem? I don’t know if it’s clear who the other starting outside corner will be. They have some reasonable options there, including the intriguing Joshua Williams, who might be due for an increase in work, but he was beat for a 41-yard catch against the Jaguars last week by rookie WR Brian Thomas Jr. On top of that, Jaylen Watson, Kelvin Joseph and Nazeeh Johnson have all been dealing with injuries, so it’s been harder to evaluate the position. The Chiefs might want to have all their corners play against the Lions to help firm up the position before the regular-season opener against the Ravens.
4 - Creed Humphrey
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Humphrey is arguably the best center in football, set to hit free agency smack in the middle of his prime. The Chiefs may have to choose between him and ...
5 - Trey Smith
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Guards usually get paid more than centers in free agency, which might be a reason the Chiefs are forced to let Smith walk.
Win-loss record ceilings, floors for all NFL teams in 2024 | ESPN
Ceiling: 13-4 | Floor: 9-8
Biggest X factor: Wide receiver play
It’s difficult to picture the Chiefs staying atop the AFC and winning a third straight Super Bowl without improved wide receiver play. The Chiefs certainly put a priority on that during the offseason, signing free agent Marquise Brown and drafting Xavier Worthy in the first round, and it could well work out the way they hoped. If not, they would put a lot of pressure on Patrick Mahomes and their defense once again. Would that be enough to win another championship? — Adam Teicher
15. Trent McDuffie, CB, Kansas City Chiefs. Age: 23 (9/13/00)
The versatile young corner is already one of the best at his position after just two seasons. Last season, in addition to his prowess in pass coverage, the All-Pro recorded five forced fumbles, three sacks, nine quarterback hits and three tackles for loss.
DraftKings win total: 11.5 (over -115)
Brinson projected record: 12-5
The unfathomable finally happened in 2023: The Chiefs went under their win total for the first time since Andy Reid took over in Kansas City way back in 2013. And they promptly won the division and then won the Super Bowl. Naturally. Now KC is trying for a three-peat, and in order to bolster the offense, Reid and GM Brett Veach added Hollywood Brown in free agency and Xavier Worthy in the first round of the draft. Patrick Mahomes now has some actual vertical threats who will pair perfectly with Travis Kelce and Rashee Rice eating up underneath. Losing L’Jarius Sneed on defense hurts for sure, but this unit has quietly been awesome the last few years and shouldn’t drop off much. Steve Spagnuolo deserves a ton of credit for helping develop some excellent young picks, and Veach as well for finding it and retaining most of it. I could see the Chiefs not putting their foot on the gas all season to save up for the playoffs. Or maybe they just bash everyone on offense to let people know.
Kansas City Chiefs Travis Kelce to host reboot of TV game show | Chiefs Wire
Kansas City Chiefs rockstar tight end Travis Kelce is making his inevitable return to television as the focal point of the series Catching Kelce and one-time Saturday Night Live guest will now be hosting the new game show Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?, slated to premiere October 16 on Prime Video.
The show is a spinoff of the 2000s-era hit game show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, which featured guests competing in quizzes to win a jackpot while comedy legend host Jeff Foxworthy ribbed contestants who struggled to answer grade school-level exam questions.
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Sources - Bills LB Matt Milano out indefinitely with torn biceps | ESPN
Milano will undergo surgery with the hope of trying to return later this season, possibly in December.
This marks the second straight season Milano has suffered a significant injury. Last year he fractured his leg in Week 5 against the Jacksonville Jaguars and missed the remainder of the season.
Milano, who is entering his eighth season with the Bills, was a first-team All-Pro selection and was selected to his only Pro Bowl in 2022.
Falcons make another splash on defense, sign Justin Simmons | ESPN
The Falcons signed free agent safety Justin Simmons, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, to a one-year, $8 million contract Thursday, Athletes First, which represents Simmons, announced Thursday. He’ll join fellow Pro Bowl selection Jessie Bates III to form one of the best safety combinations in the NFL.
On Wednesday, Atlanta traded a third-round pick to the New England Patriots for pass rusher Matthew Judon, filling a longtime need. Simmons fills one, too. The Falcons have lost safety DeMarcco Hellams, who started last season, for a “significant amount” of time to an ankle injury, coach Raheem Morris said earlier this week. After Bates and cornerback A.J. Terrell, Atlanta’s secondary had been rife with question marks.
Patriots’ Jerod Mayo: Drake Maye showed ‘great composure’ in preseason outing vs. Eagles | NFL.com
Maye, who’s debut ended after just one series in a rain-soaked affair last week, played four total series in the second and third quarters, completing 6 of 11 passes for 47 yards while scoring New England’s only touchdown on a 4-yard run late in the first half. The rookie quarterback led drives that were responsible for 10 of the Patriots’ 13 total points in the exhibition loss to the Eagles.
On a night when the Patriots’ offense didn’t do much when the first-round pick was off the field, Jerod Mayo was impressed by Maye’s “great composure.”
“One of the reasons we drafted Drake was, you know, through the interview process you could kind of tell this was an even-keeled guy,” the Patriots head coach told reporters after the game. “I think you guys can probably see it from the stands. This guy doesn’t get too high, doesn’t get too low. He was like that in college, he probably was like that as a kid, and he remains that way now, which is a good thing for a quarterback. Those guys have to maintain their composure and get the call to the huddle and get those guys out the huddle and be ready to go. He’s always been like that in my mind.”
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Chiefs News: Dave Toub says kickoff miscues were a learning experience
It appeared Hardman thought it would be called a touchback. It was. But after huddling together, officials decided it was a safety for the Jaguars.
Assistant head coach and special teams coordinator Dave Toub is grateful that his unit’s introduction to the league’s new kickoff rules came in an exhibition game.
“We’ve got a lot of work to do,” he admitted after Wednesday’s training camp practice at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph. “You look at it. You [look] at coaching. We just need to get more reps out there and make sure it’s clear what the rules are. Obviously, we made a mistake in the game; [it] ended up costing us. It’s a great learning experience for us.”
Toub believes that Hardman hesitated, believing he was watching the game’s third touchback.
“We had a couple of touchbacks early in the game,” Toub recalled, “and he just assumed it was a touchback again — [one] that’s going to roll out of the back of the end zone — and it didn’t. Again, it’s a great learning experience for everybody.”
League officials reportedly met on Monday to discuss the application of touchback rules in those kinds of situations. Toub offered his knowledge of what was under consideration.
“The upshot,” he explained, “was the referees — with the rules we have — [need] to get more consistent across the board. That’s one of the things we talked about — [like] calling the offsides more and just making sure we’re all on the same page. We’ve got two more games to get this done before the start of the regular season — and we’re working the things out pretty quickly.”
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