Chiefs FA reset: What's left to accomplish for KC after a busy Day 1 (free link) www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...

Travis Kelce entered the 2025 season feeling optimistic. Six months later, the Chiefs finished 6-11 — and the disappointing year helped shape his decision to return for 2026. @jessenewell.bsky.social on Kelce coming back for his age-37 season ⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...

Immediate analysis of the Chiefs' Kenneth Walker III signing: • How he fits • Why he makes sense • What it means for KC moving forward in FA (free link) www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

Quick thoughts on the Trent McDuffie trade and what it means for the Chiefs

Analysis on the Rams-Chiefs blockbuster trade of All-Pro CB Trent McDuffie, with @jessenewell.bsky.social and @diannarussini.bsky.social: 🏈 Why KC would deal a 25-year-old All-Pro 🏈 Why the Rams could not pass it up 🏈 How McDuffie fits with Quentin Lake and the ‘D’ www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

More on the Chiefs trading All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie to the Rams, with @nateatkins.bsky.social and @jessenewell.bsky.social:

Talked Chiefs offseason and what comes next with @jamespalmertv.bsky.social on Scoop City here: youtu.be/itOY5MxhLp0?...

More on what I heard about the Chiefs at last week's NFL combine (free link): www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

Was fun to talk to @robertmays.bsky.social on @tafootballshow.bsky.social here. We discussed what's ahead for Chiefs, most likely draft targets, free agency and some big-picture scheme thoughts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Chiefs GM Brett Veach hinted Tuesday here in Indy that one change could be coming to KC's offensive identity: www.nytimes.com/athletic/706...

A look at the Chiefs' top 10 unrestricted free agents ... and who might make most sense to bring back with a tight budget: www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...

5 offseason questions for the Chiefs ... and a priority they should have on Day 1 of free agency: www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...

Lots of Seahawks logos in our graphic of The Athletic staff's Super Bowl picks. I went the other way because underdogs are 4-1 straight up in the last five Super Bowls. Either way, a coach named Mike will hoist the Lombardi Trophy tonight. Gotta love that. www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...

This story from @bymccullough.bsky.social about Terrance Gore's death, and life, is really great. "He crackled with life, first as the kid brother of those Royals teams, and later as a journeyman bouncing from contender to contender in search of a base to steal." www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...

A deep dive into the Chiefs' special teams — and a big-picture question for 2026: www.nytimes.com/athletic/701...

A deep dive into the Chiefs defense offers 3 areas that need improvement ... but also lots of reasons for hope. More on what held the Chiefs back in 2025 — and also the 35-point swing that shouldn't happen again in '26: www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...

Why Chiefs' Andy Reid was fired up today about Eric Bieniemy's return — and Matt Nagy, too: www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...

A deep dive into the Chiefs 2025 offense: • What went wrong • Where KC was better than you probably think • One way Mahomes changed through the season • How the stats compare to 2024 www.nytimes.com/athletic/698...

Our latest @theathletic.com mock draft had KC taking a safety in the first round. Why I think the Chiefs would choose someone else: www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...

A look back at 3 small things that became big things during an unexpected Chiefs season: www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...

What went wrong for the Chiefs in 2025 — and the team's biggest regrets from a lost year: www.nytimes.com/athletic/694...

Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy will be interviewing with both the Titans and Raiders tomorrow, and the Cardinals on Friday, per source.

A corner locker turned into a receiving line of sorts, with Travis Kelce welcoming his coach's boss and a famous singer alike. Was this actually his last NFL game? Scenes from Sunday's locker room — and why one teammate isn't convinced this is the end: www.nytimes.com/athletic/693...

Chiefs' Bryan Cook is in the midst of a career year. Here are his thoughts about KC — and also the upcoming offseason where he'll hit free agency: www.nytimes.com/athletic/693...

A look ahead to next year's NFL Draft — and the value the Chiefs will gain from an off year: www.nytimes.com/athletic/692...

The game was treated like a home swan song for Travis Kelce. But then something funny happened on the offense's final snap — the Chiefs' last chance to beat the Broncos on Christmas. “That’s the story of his career." www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...

Talked one-on-one with Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday. She spoke about: • Her notable recent meeting with the Chiefs • Her response to critics who say this is taxpayer welfare for team ownership • The text she'll remember most from this week: www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...

• Why did the Chiefs move to KS? • What will be the new stadium's capacity? • Will KC host a Super Bowl now? • Will the Arrowhead name follow? Some stadium questions you might be wondering about … and answers from those who spoke Monday in Topeka. www.nytimes.com/athletic/691...

One sideline exchange, caught by CBS cameras, became the lead image of the Chiefs' latest loss on Sunday. More on a KC team — playing without Patrick Mahomes — that showed a bit of fire. Even if it lacked the rest: www.nytimes.com/athletic/690...

Chiefs’ breakthrough draft class faces emotional end: ‘I would love to stay here’ www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...

Chiefs head athletic trainer Rick Burkholder outlined the next steps for QB Patrick Mahomes in the recovery from his knee injury — and also a tentative timeline: www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...

Will Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes be a quick healer from injury? Why Andy Reid thinks so: www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...

Chris Jones — truthfully, honestly — didn’t know the answer when he asked. Here's more on his words (and emotions) following the Chiefs' latest loss, as he spoke for a team whose season came apart: www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...

The Chiefs are 6-7, yet they're still 5 1/2-point favorites against the 9-4 Chargers. Why is that? I spoke to an oddsmaker to explain that number — and also to get his take on the Chiefs: www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...

The Chiefs' playoff odds are not good — but they're also not dead. More on KC's most likely path to the postseason, which would require cheering on one of its biggest rivals: www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...

More on the Chiefs' fourth-and-1 call vs. the Texans: • How it caught the Texans in a bad defensive look • What went wrong anyway • What Andy Reid thinks about the decision to go for it now: www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...

Travis Kelce remained in full uniform, ten fingers touching the crown of his head as he looked to the floor. Here's what it was like in the Chiefs locker room after their latest loss — with an uncertain future ahead for both 2025 and the team's star TE: www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...

Spags is still stinging from last week's Thanksgiving loss. But he says a recent development also gives him hope for what's ahead with these Chiefs: www.nytimes.com/athletic/686...

Go back in Andy Reid's past, and he's been through a year like this before. More on a newspaper headline from 19 years ago today, two KC doppelgangers and a close AFC rival. All could give the Chiefs some hope their season isn't done: www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...

The good news for Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs? KC has a couple of factors working in its favor as it tries to resurrect its playoff odds. More here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...

Even before taking questions on Monday, Chiefs coach Andy Reid made this much clear: He expects the Chiefs to make a push for the playoffs. www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...

More on the vibes of the Chiefs locker room after their latest loss — and the new emotions of Patrick Mahomes this time: www.nytimes.com/athletic/684...

Patrick Mahomes has been the Chiefs' starting quarterback in Mexico, Germany and Brazil. But he's never been that in the NFL stadium he went to as a kid. More on what Thursday's game will mean to him: www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...

Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes said he'll remember a "special moment" from Sunday's comeback win most. Here's how a teammate — during a timeout, no less — helped change the course of the Chiefs' season: www.nytimes.com/athletic/683...

These two things are true: • The Chiefs are 5-5 • Advanced stats say they have an elite offense So how could that be? Here's the 1-in-25-year anomaly you need to know about when discussing this year's Chiefs: www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...

What are the Chiefs saying ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Colts? More on that, and also the hand motion Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes both used at their press conference this week.

The Chiefs, to this point in 2025, have been one of the most unclutch NFL teams ever. Here's what that's looked like so far:

In the Chiefs locker room, a teammate tried to lift the spirits of Patrick Mahomes. It didn't last long. More on the KC QB who — intentionally — kept changing one word in his postgame press conference. And the reality that he knows is ahead: www.nytimes.com/athletic/681...

More on a "challenging" start to the season for the Chiefs' Chris Jones — and why he got philosophical Thursday talking about what he hopes is next: www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...

The Chiefs have a streak that predates Patrick Mahomes. It'll be on the line Sunday when they face the Broncos in Denver. www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...