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1 Reason Every NFL Team Shouldn\u2019t Be Overlooked in 2025 | Bleacher Report<\/p>\n

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Kansas City Chiefs: Return of the Receiving Corps<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Chiefs haven\u2019t been overlooked since the 2019 emergence of Patrick Mahomes coincided with the first of three Lombardi Trophies in six years, but their passing game wasn\u2019t as fearsome in 2024 as it had been in seasons past.<\/p>\n

Injuries to Rashee Rice and Marquise Brown kept Mahomes from reaching his full potential and may have ultimately cost the team a chance at becoming the first to three-peat in the Super Bowl era.<\/p>\n

However, Kansas City\u2019s passing game should finish far higher than last year\u2019s No. 14 ranking.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Sources: #Chiefs WR Marquise “Hollywood” Brown, who left practice on a cart with a lower leg injury, avoided anything serious and is expected to be back on the field as early as tomorrow. pic.twitter.com\/2MxScA98A8<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) July 29, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Ranking NFL team talent under 25: Texans, Seahawks lead list | ESPN<\/p>\n

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13. <\/strong>Kansas City Chiefs<\/p>\n

2024 ranking:<\/strong> 14<\/p>\n

Blue-chip players:<\/strong> WR Xavier Worthy, CB Trent McDuffie<\/p>\n

Notable graduated players:<\/strong> WR Rashee Rice, FS Bryan Cook<\/p>\n

Kansas City\u2019s talent under 25 generally comes in three categories: extremely valuable players, guys who didn\u2019t make it but still might and this year\u2019s draft picks.<\/p>\n

The first group starts off with second-team All-Pro McDuffie, who played more on the outside last season after making the first All-Pro team as a slot corner in 2023. He\u2019s still 24 but turns 25 on Sept. 13. Edge rusher George Karlaftis is also 24, and Worthy, who broke out in the second half of last season, is 22.<\/p>\n

The second group begins with two failed left tackles. Last year\u2019s second-round pick, Kingsley Suamataia, might move to guard in 2025, but he\u2019s still just 22 years old and has plenty of time to improve. Wanya Morris, who started 11 games last season but will now be on the bench, is 24 years old.<\/p>\n

The Chiefs are still waiting to get more out of 2023 first-round edge rusher Felix Anudike-Uzomah, 23, who has just three sacks in two NFL seasons. And wide receiver Skyy Moore, who has played three NFL seasons, is 24.<\/p>\n

The third group is highlighted by first-round left tackle Josh Simmons, who is 22 years old. Second-round defensive tackle Omarr Norman-Lott is 23, and both third-round picks, edge Ashton Gillotte and cornerback Nohl Williams, are 22.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

2025 NFL Protector of the Year candidates: Top 10 offensive linemen who could win league\u2019s new award | NFL.com<\/p>\n

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5 – Creed Humphrey<\/p>\n

Kansas City Chiefs \u00b7 C \u00b7 +2500<\/p>\n

Humphrey is all but a unanimous choice for the best center in the NFL today and Kansas City\u2019s true offensive line cornerstone. After a year in which the starting five collectively struggled and eventually crumbled in the Super Bowl, plenty of attention will be on the Chiefs O-line in 2025. If the blocking unit bounces back, Humphrey is going to receive plenty of praise for it, even if he\u2019s been the same dependable pivot all along.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

NFL rookies competing for starting jobs in training camp: Super Bowl contenders could rely on these youngsters | CBS Sports<\/p>\n

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Josh Simmons<\/p>\n

KC \u2022 OT \u2022 #71<\/p>\n

Drafted: Round 1 (32nd overall)<\/p>\n

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Josh Simmons suffered a torn patellar tendon in his left knee that suppressed what had been an impressive 2024 season at Ohio State. Despite the injury, Simmons\u2019 talent was worthy of a first-round selection. Kansas City already had a contingency in place when it signed Jaylon Moore in free agency from the 49ers. Moore is very much a vision in his own way having not played significant snaps behind Trent Williams.<\/p>\n

Early in training camp, Simmons has been not only available, but impressive. Although a competition in title, Simmons could have this one wrapped up sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ex-Viking Jared Allen\u2019s Hall of Fame nod punctuates a career defined by maturation | The Athletic<\/p>\n

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This is often when the trouble occurred, when Allen\u2019s decisions poured gasoline on the simmering problem-child narrative. He was arrested for drunk driving and speeding in May 2006. Five months later, police busted Allen again for DUI. Former Chiefs president and general manager Carl Peterson described Allen, then 24, as \u201ca young man at risk,\u201d which contributed to a contract spat. The Chiefs escalated tension in the relationship by applying the franchise tag.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt one point, somebody with the Chiefs told us, \u2018We\u2019ve got the tag on him, and don\u2019t ever forget, we\u2019re the bank,\u2019\u201d Harris recalled. \u201cYou can\u2019t say that to Jared Allen. If you say that to Jared Allen, bad things happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

The bad things for Kansas City became positive things for Minnesota \u2014 and Allen.<\/p>\n

Harris, the agent, introduced the idea of Allen spending his franchise-tag season as a sideline reporter. The Chiefs then retracted their trade demand of two first-round picks. The Vikings\u2019 brain trust, comprised of former general manager Rick Spielman and executives George Paton and Rob Brzezinski, assembled the plan. Paton focused on Allen\u2019s playing fit. Brzezinski sifted through the financial ramifications. Spielman blessed the vision. Why roll the dice on an inexperienced defensive end in the draft if they could acquire a guy who had just started 55 games and recorded 43 sacks in four seasons?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Colts, LT Bernhard Raimann sign 4-year, $100M deal, source confirms | ESPN<\/p>\n

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Left tackle Bernhard Raimann, a former tight end at Central Michigan who has blossomed into one of the team\u2019s most indispensable players, signed a contract extension, the team announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The extension is for four years and is worth $100 million, a team source confirmed.<\/p>\n

Raimann, a 2022 third-round draft pick, was entering the final year of his rookie contract, but the extension keeps him off the market next spring. He has shown dramatic improvement in each year of his career and last season took a leap that demonstrated he could man the critical position for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Chiefs Rister: Trent McDuffie says secondary communication is better<\/p>\n

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Cornerback Trent McDuffie and his teammates have been getting a message from defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo this offseason \u2014 one that is being better received than a year ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the first day of meetings,\u201d McDuffie recalled after Monday\u2019s practice, \u201cCoach Spags put on the board, \u2018Be bold, be courageous.\u2019 He pretty much said he wants a room full of guys that are confident, that are fearless and that want to go out there and compete. I think that really set the tone \u2014 especially when you look at practice right now.<\/p>\n

\u201cThings aren\u2019t perfect. People make mistakes. Everybody\u2019s still trying to learn the defense, but we\u2019re flying around and we\u2019re having fun. We\u2019re jelling together, and we\u2019re communicating. I think the biggest thing right now is getting back into football and the communication and the trust. Right now, it\u2019s a lot better than it was last year, and I think we continue to stack up on that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Echoing previous sentiments shared by linebacker Nick Bolton, McDuffie believes that even with some newcomers in the secondary, the defense\u2019s communication is on point.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis defensive backroom,\u201d the fourth-year pro observed, \u201cI feel like is [filled] lifelong learners \u2014 people who truly want to help each other. There\u2019s not a lot of ego, so when it comes to guys competing in certain positions, it\u2019s all love. The new guys we\u2019ve brought in \u2014 the rookies we brought in \u2014 I feel like have learned this defense so much quicker than I feel like our class even did because they have so much help. They have so much communication \u2014 and whoever\u2019s out there, for me personally, I trust them. I\u2019m excited for what they can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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