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Chiefs news for Jan 26, 2023
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Good morning, AG!
Today in Chiefs history, Lamar Hunt was elected president of the AFL in 1960, and John Tait was born 1975
Elsewhere, in 2020, Kobe Bryant—who was considered one of the sport’s greatest players, winning five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers—died in a helicopter crash at the age of 41.
1988: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, a musical version of Gaston Leroux’s melodramatic novel, opened in New York City and went on to become the longest-running show in Broadway history
1962: Lucky Luciano, who was the most powerful chief of American organized crime in the early 1930s and was deported to his native Italy in 1946, died at the age of 65.
1950: India became a republic, achieving full independence from Great Britain.
1925: Paul Newman was born
1880: Gen Douglas MacArthur was born
And finally, in 1788, Arthur Phillip established the first permanent European settlement on the continent of Australia by unloading a shipload of convicts at what is now Sydney Bay, thus establishing the first Raiders fan club
And now news you can actually quote…
Chiefs HC Andy Reid provides injury update ahead of Wednesday practice | Chiefswire
Kansas City Chiefs HC Andy Reid addressed reporters in his usual pre-practice press conference on Wednesday. Obviously, everyone was anticipating news about Patrick Mahomes’ ankle injury. That’s why it was a bit shocking to hear Andy Reid open up things up by reporting everyone would practice and confirming that Mahomes would too be at practice.
Chiefs CB Jaylen Watson reveals he had to take random drug test | Chiefswire
Kansas City Chiefs rookie CB Jaylen Watson put up a standout performance against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC divisional round and now he’s getting rewarded for his performance by the NFL.
Travis Kelce had a subtle warning for the Bengals after hearing the ‘Burrowhead’ Stadium nickname | Forthewin
The Cincinnati Bengals are coming off an impressive win against the Bills where the entire team oozed confidence in a tough environment. But just how the Niners used Micah Parsons’ bulletin-board material to their advantage, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce had a similar warning for the Bengals.
Patrick Mahomes injury update: Limp-free Chiefs QB ‘feeling good,’ practices ahead of Bengals game | Thesportingnews
It’s go Mahomes, or go home for the Chiefs this weekend. The good news is, it looks like their QB is on the mend.
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes wins PFWA’s 2022 MVP Award | Chiefswire
Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes has been honored by the Pro Football Writers of America, becoming the 49th player to win their MVP Award.
Burrow says Bengals don’t need any extra motivation against Chiefs: ‘We’re coming for them’ | Fox19.com
https://www.fox19.com/2023/01/25/were-coming-them-burrow-says-chiefs-are-still-kings-afc/
The Bengals travel to Arrowhead as road favorites. Don’t tell that to No. 9.
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 — in Travis Kelce, Noah Gray, Jody Fortson & Bell — & could add another player at the position in the draft next month.
Excited for this new chapter! 🙏🏾
The obsession with Jackson Mahomes. 🙄
You can just choose to not follow him and/or block him. He doesn’t appear in your feed anymore.
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers confronts TikTok CEO:
"Why would you willingly give Jackson Mahomes a platform in this world?”
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 doesn’t show a higher injury rate. But we recognize shorter weeks. We went through this with COVID too.”
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 ‘Sorry folks, that game you were planning on taking your kids to Sunday at one o’clock, it’s now going to be Thursday night.’ I mean, what are we thinking about?''
Point to the only quarterback in the NFL with two Super Bowl wins
Roger Goodell, just now: “I don’t think we are putting Amazon over the players. …We recognize shorter weeks. I hear from a lot of players directly who love the 10 days after the game.”
🤦🏽♂️ https://twitter.com/mysportsupdate/status/1640849428566396928
NFL confirms that moving forward there will now only be one “NFL Redzone” channel. That’s with Scott Hanson hosting.
DirectTV’s deal came to an end and that version of Redzone no longer exists.
National Talking Heads:
.@Ckancey8 explosiveness is next level. 📈
📺: 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 — again — on defense.
While Calais Campbell had several options, he bought in to the vision of Atlanta coach Arthur Smith and GM Terry Fontenot. He’s 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 — again — 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 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma while taking a physical with the New Orleans Saints.
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Today’s
Chiefs live press conference
STREAMING LIVE @ 1045am mst
Today is 3 years since BASKETBALL great – Kobe Bryant – passed away!
One of the BEST team intro Songs – if not THE BEST of all time!!
Don’t want to see Hardman returning punts on Sunday. He’s coming off an injury and Toney is good at it.
good stuff Nova … esp the “first Raiders fan settlement” line
Mahomes looks to be “full go” so that shouldn’t be a concern, and fans can now focus on NORMAL concerns (offense, defense, special teams)
Of course it’s a concern, unless you believe coach speak.
“burrowhead”?
this is what i want to see after the game…….
Is that anything like Fivehead? I tell you, you could put a billboard on PeyPey’s fivehead and still be able to land commercial airliners on it.
good one 👍
Repeat from BrAG , but it got the blood flowing this morning just making sure everyone got to enjoy this… now let’s GO !!
Hell. Yeah. Arrowhead will be cranked Sunday. Get Guinness out there. Let’s hit 143 db and sent the kitties to the shelter. Or in a box “free, take one”
while they draw your attention, i hate tan lines
Oh Lord. We couldn’t disagree more
sure we could, that’s what makes the 🌎 go round 😉
Think of them as roadmaps
while maps are fine, i prefer to travel by “feel”
i’ll show myself out 😉
Soooo … Bra-ille ? … ; )
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