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GM chiefs Brett Fitch has already vowed to process the Mahomes deal after more quarterback contracts are completed. While Veach didn’t go into any detail, here’s what to reasonably expect, based on our conversations with people familiar with the dynamics of the situation.
Predict that, before the season begins, Mahomes will once again be the highest-paid player in league history.
The details will be interesting, subject to various interpretations. Since Mahomes has nine years left on his current contract, APY will be getting new money in excess of $52 million annually simply by tackling three years and a penny over $156 million on the back end of the existing deal.
The real question will become the value of the contract from the moment it is signed. Also relevant to the analysis is the full collateral at signing, and the cash flow in the first three years of the modified deal.
“I love that alignment with me and Davante. He’s a great player and a great competitor as well,” said Snead. “Terek has been trash talking a lot, this year. He talks about returning to the arrowhead. We’ll show him, though, when he gets there.”
Hill said in April that he was looking forward to being the Chiefs’ “worst enemy” in the showdown, the first time the wides had faced his former team in six years since moving to Miami.
But Snead dismissed Hill’s taunt, saying that while he heard what Hill had to say, he thought Hill would change his tune when the Dolphins arrived in Kansas City.
“I don’t really get into it, but I take notes on what he said. I was on the internet and seeing what he said. We’ll see once he reaches the arrowhead.”
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You can’t go wrong starting the schedule with the league’s crucial rivalry of the past two seasons. The feud is also organic, with the postseason “Burrowhead” brawl representing the latest points of contention. That bitterness hasn’t faded, as Travis Kelsey described former teammate Orlando Brown Jr.’s defection to Cincinnati this season in the March edition of his podcast: “It’s like watching your best friend turn evil on you.” But if this confrontation is set for early September, it will be the fifth confrontation in 21 months between the two sides. Maybe a little spacing out — and letting each team find the shape of the peak — would work for everyone.
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Kansas City Chiefs: CB Anthony Brown
Kansas City was smart in signing left tackle Donovan Smith and kept the big-ticket free agent plus Joanne Taylor on his natural right side, and traded in the second round SMU wide receiver Rashi Rice to add needed depth to the receiving room.
The Chiefs’ young group of cornerbacks have played well on their way to the Lombardi Cup in 2022, but a veteran depth option with experience as a covering cornerback could make a lot of sense in finishing the season. Brown had a down year in 2022, but had a career-high 69.0 coverage grade in 2021 on more than 1,000 snaps, and posted 12 breakups and three interceptions. He could be a great insurance on the back end of Kansas City.
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He’ll be 30 this year and he hasn’t been particularly productive in recent regular seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs, though he’s been consistently eating a lot of shots. However, Clarke has been hanging on in the playoffs, averaging nearly a sack per game in 12 postseason appearances for KC
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Round 1 – Pick 32
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Arizona • JR • 6’6″ / 320 lbs
Chiefs may look to preserve salary cap space, and Joe Thune’s move allows them to do just that.
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A standout signal caller in both the National Football League and Canadian Football League, Kapp played 12 seasons of fully professional football, most notably three campaigns for Minnesota in the late 1960s.
“Guys like Joe Kapp are the cornerstones Minnesota Vikings “The franchise is built on the foundation of franchise,” Vikings owner/president Mark Wilf said in a statement Tuesday. “Joe’s strength and competitive spirit defined the Vikings teams of his era, and his tenacity and leadership have been respected by teammates and opponents alike. We mourn the loss of Joe along with his family, friends and Vikings fans around the world.”
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The Chiefs’ Rookie Mini Camp: 5 Takeaways From The Weekend That Was
1. I think the Chiefs are going to sign a couple of test players from practices.
saw the camp 78 players in attendance – Including 51 test players – and Reid hinted at keeping some of them during his post-camp press conference.
“It was nice to get these guys in here, the rookies, and give them a chance – a good tryout camp for a lot of these guys, and I think we’d probably keep a couple of them,” Reed said.
Over the weekend, i I posted some notes on my own Twitter accountbut here’s a quick list of the test players who caught my eye: tight end Connor Plumrick, linebacker Buddy Johnson, cornerback Echo Boy-Daw, offensive tackle Nasir Watkins – and, of course, Kansas State Defensive end White Hubert, who reached the podium on Monday.
If the Chiefs sign a test player or two, they’re going to have to cut someone out from their full roster of 90 players.
I want to give an honorable mention to A non-beta player – Utility man Geryon Eli – One of the returnees who worked with backpacks at this camp. In my view, he was the fastest player in this camp and deserves to be back on the radar (currently reserved exclusively for Justin Ross, who was not eligible to be in camp).
“He can kind of do a lot of things for you from game running back to wide receiver to running back,” Reid said. “He did a wide receiver in the latter part of last year, so (he’s) real smart (and) quick. He’s not the biggest guy, but he knows how to play the game.”