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Chiefs news for Mar 3, 2023
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Good morning, AG!
We are (thank you Starry for the inspiration!) 188 days until the Chiefs open the season for the NFL. Again.
Today in Chiefs history, Eric Warfield was born 1976. As is fitting for the off season, that’s it.
Elsewhere, in 2018, English neurologist Roger Bannister, the first athlete to run a mile in less than four minutes, died at age 88
2005: Steve Fossett became the first person to complete a solo nonstop circumnavigation of the globe without refueling when he landed in Kansas after more than 67 hours in flight.
1934: bank robber John Dillinger made a daring escape from prison at Crown Point, Indiana.
1931: The Star-Spangled Banner, written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812, was officially adopted as the national anthem of the United States by act of Congress.
1911: Jean Harlow, who was considered the original โBlonde Bombshell,โ was born.
1847: Scottish-born American inventor and scientist Alexander Graham Bell, whose foremost accomplishments were the invention of the telephone (1876) and the refinement of the phonograph (1886), was born in Edinburgh
But wait! There’s a full slate of news that’s both new and Chiefs related, so let’s go!
The Chiefsโ difficult decisions began last offseason. But plenty more await now | KCStar via Yahoo
https://sports.yahoo.com/chiefs-difficult-decisions-began-last-113000217.html
Chiefs general manager Brett Veach sat inside Exhibit Hall A at the Indianapolis Convention Center, the same room in which one year earlier he would be on the verge of making a franchise-shifting move.
The Chiefs are Super Bowl champs, but players delivered ownership a message: Pony up | KC Star via Yahoo
https://www.yahoo.com/news/chiefs-super-bowl-champs-players-195551734.html
The Chiefs are less than three weeks removed from celebrating a second title in four years, but you didnโt think that would make them immune to a little drama, right? The most intriguing kind, too: self-inflicted.
Chiefs Could Pair Former 4th Overall Pick With Isiah Pacheco, Says Analyst | Heavy
โIsiah Pacheco played well last year, but the Kansas City Chiefs could use a more proven commodity for the backfield,โ Latham wrote on March 1. โItโs no secret that the team is looking for a free agent that is better between the tackles, and Leonard Fournette has a three-down skillset tailor-made for this offense. Andy Reid prefers to use a workhorse running back, but he hasnโt had a player capable of handling that volume since the Kareem Hunt days. Fournette isnโt the player he used to be, but he can still make an impact as both a runner and a receiver.โ
Washington State LB Daiyan Henley is ‘a little jealous’ of Chiefs DB Jaylen Watson | Chiefswire
Washington State linebacker Daiyan Henley finished first-team All-Pac-12 in his lone season as a Cougar. He spent his first four years with Nevada playing initially as a receiver and formerly as a quarterback.
Chiefs Start Contract Extension Talk With Star Offensive Lineman | Brobible
The Kansas City Chiefs have started contract extension talks with left tackle Orlando Brown, according to General Manager Brett Veach.
2023 NFL free agency: Chiefs could franchise tag Orlando Brown Jr., eye long-term deal with free agent tackle | CBS Sports
Chiefs GM Brett Veach: ‘It’s more beneficial for us to get something done long term’
Missouri DE Isaiah McGuire would be honored to join Chiefs LB Nick Bolton in Kansas City | Chiefswire
Missouri DE Isaiah McGuire played just a short distance from the Chiefsโ Arrowhead Stadium, getting a close view of the success his former Mizzou teammate had at the pro level.
3 edge rushers to watch for Chiefs at 2023 NFL Scouting Combine | Chiefswire
The Kansas City Chiefs added a number of young contributors to the team via the draft just a season ago. Several of those players posted impressive performances at the combine. The team will look to follow up its standout 2022 draft class by adding even more instant-impact players in 2023.
Fayetteville native and Super Bowl champ Josh Williams gives back to hometown | abc11.com
https://abc11.com/josh-williams-kansas-city-chiefs-read-across-america-fayetteville-nc/12904652/
Fayetteville native and Kansas City Chiefs player Joshua Williams is giving back to his hometown by participating in National Read Across America day.
Morning Bowl of (T)Weeties:
Arrowhead Guys Twitter:
The Chiefs add former Colts DT Byron Coward, who had 12 tackles in 17 games last year. https://twitter.com/JLSports3/status/1639290472966307842
Congratulations to client @ByronCowart1 on signing with the @Chiefs
Can confirm the Chiefs are re-signing Blake Bell on a 1-year deal (@RapSheet 1st).
The team keeps its top 4 tight ends from last year โ in Travis Kelce, Noah Gray, Jody Fortson & Bell โ & could add another player at the position in the draft next month.
Excited for this new chapter! ๐๐พ
The obsession with Jackson Mahomes. ๐
You can just choose to not follow him and/or block him. He doesnโt appear in your feed anymore.
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers confronts TikTok CEO:
"Why would you willingly give Jackson Mahomes a platform in this world?โ
Update: The #Chiefs have signed back DT Derrick Nnadi, a 2018 3rd round pick who played his entire career with the team, per his agent SportsTrust.
Local Chiefs Reporters:
"I think the data was very clear: it doesnโt show a higher injury rate. But we recognize shorter weeks. We went through this with COVID too.โ
Roger Goodell defends the Thursday Night Football flex proposal.
Goodell defends TNF flex proposal, owners postpone vote
The NFL approved a measure that would allow every team to play on two short weeks. It previously was only one week.
theathletic.com
One would hope Clark Hunt would be a no vote on flexing Thursday night games.
Chiefs draw from a huge geographic footprint, and there's plenty of frustration from fans when Sunday games get flexed.
Let's hope the NFL won't force teams to play two home games on Thursday nights.
More John Mara: "People make plans to go to these games weeks and months in advance. 15 days ahead of time to say โSorry folks, that game you were planning on taking your kids to Sunday at one oโclock, itโs now going to be Thursday night.โ I mean, what are we thinking about?''
Point to the only quarterback in the NFL with two Super Bowl wins
Roger Goodell, just now: โI donโt think we are putting Amazon over the players. โฆWe recognize shorter weeks. I hear from a lot of players directly who love the 10 days after the game.โ
๐คฆ๐ฝโโ๏ธ https://twitter.com/mysportsupdate/status/1640849428566396928
NFL confirms that moving forward there will now only be one โNFL Redzoneโ channel. Thatโs with Scott Hanson hosting.
DirectTVโs deal came to an end and that version of Redzone no longer exists.
National Talking Heads:
.@Ckancey8 explosiveness is next level. ๐
๐บ: 2023 #NFLDraft - April 27-29 on NFLN/ESPN/ABC
Prior to reaching his decision, Calais Campbell had a 40-minute phone call with owner Arthur Blank and the two discussed leadership, charitable efforts, and how Campbell thrives in the community. That non-football call helped seal it.
Sources: The #Falcons are making another splash, as former #Ravens star Calais Campbell intends to sign a 1-year deal with them. The Pro Bowler and former Walter Payton Man of the year will lend leadership to a young team he believes in. And Atlanta adds โ again โ on defense.
While Calais Campbell had several options, he bought in to the vision of Atlanta coach Arthur Smith and GM Terry Fontenot. Heโs been to a conference title game with a young team and young QB before (the #Jaguars), and perhaps there are some similarities.
Sources: The #Falcons are making another splash, as former #Ravens star Calais Campbell intends to sign a 1-year deal with them. The Pro Bowler and former Walter Payton Man of the year will lend leadership to a young team he believes in. And Atlanta adds โ again โ on defense.
Falcons to sign DE Calais Campbell to one-year deal. (via @RapSheet)
Free-agent tight end @fhmoreau shares his thoughts on being diagnosed with Hodgkinโs Lymphoma while taking a physical with the New Orleans Saints.
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Fournette isnโt the player he used to be …
yeah, well, neither is RoJo
pass but thank ya ever so much
oh, good MH Nova, thank ya (and I think you should DOUBLE your Volunteer Salary)
I did that last week. Don’t want to seem greedy
the income tax would kill ya.
It’s hell getting TurboTax to take a field with “0” as the number
TGIRF!!!!!
Champs!!
Somebody say “Mississippi Queen”?
“WORLD CHAMPIONS”
Did she do something that earned her a kiss and photo of the Lombardi?
She’s Gracie Hunt, I think that alone qualifies.
So, your telling me she was “born” and that qualifies her?
She’s an All-Star!
well, her Daddy’s team had to like win the game first, so there’s that … but yeah: she was born
One day it will be her team. Same way clark and his siblings and cousins earned it.
I would hope that the team one day will go to someone who is more interested in it. Clark was hanging around his pops and working and learning constantly.
Gracie is wonderful and all but she seems to care more about being at the beach than running an NFL team.
Not news, because it was the day after the SB, but if you didn’t read this then, read it now.
https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2023/2/13/23597726/andy-reid-wins-second-super-bowl-kansas-city-chiefs
Something I ran across while digging for news. It’s not April 1st, it wasn’t when this was released. Anyone remember this happening?
Kansas City Chiefs Make History; Sign First Female Player In NFL
http://empiresports.co/kansas-city-chiefs-make-history-sign-first-female-player-in-nfl/
And her surname is “Chamoun,” implying Middle Eastern (possibly Lebanese) origins, as “Chamoun” is the Levantine pronunciation of “ุดูู ูุนููู ลกamสฟลซn” or the Arabic equivalent of “Simeon.”
See also Hebrew “ืฉึดืืึฐืขืึนืโ ล ฤซmสพลn,” which is the equivalent of “Simeon” (or in some cases “Shimon”) and comes from the root word (which in Hebrew I believe is “ืฉึฐืืึทืข ล ษmaสฟ“) meaning “to hear”.
Google turned up a Lebanese athlete (can’t remember the sport. Volleyball?) but no mention of the Chiefs, and she would have been 19 in 2010.
Wikipedia found a slalom skier from Lebanon with the name “Jackie Chamoun” who appears to have never been in the US for any notable stretch of time nor competed in football (international or otherwise), so I don’t think it’s her either.
Might be the same person, as Jackie Chamoun would have been 19 in 2010.
I just think it’s so strange I never heard of this.
Likewise, but I wonder how much of that is the Chiefs fans’ collective blocking out of the 2008-2012 seasons… man, those were some rough years to be a Chiefs fan.
Who cares if she likes girls ๐
I get it, I get it
thank you, Jean Harlow