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Chiefs news for February 8, 2023
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Good morning, AG!
Today in Chiefs history, Alex Okafor was born in 1991, and in 1963, the Texans became the Chiefs.
Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded in 1587, James Dean was born in 1931, and Robert De Niro starred in Taxi Driver in 1976.
Now the news
Peter Schrager Reveals Stunning Facts About Chiefs Roster | The Cold Wire
Andy Reid, Eric Bienemy, and Steve Spagnuolo sure deserve plenty of credit for their job as a coaching staff and don’t even get me started on Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.
‘I’m the only one that’s snapped both of them’: Chiefs’ Creed Humphrey talks what makes Mahomes, Hurts great | KSHB
He gets to play in a Super Bowl in just his second season, with teammate Patrick Mahomes taking his snaps.
New receivers helped Chiefs get to Super Bowl without Hill | The Fresno Bee
https://www.fresnobee.com/sports/article272244478.html
Kansas City revamped its receiving group in the offseason and the new players quickly meshed with quarterback Patrick Mahomes, riding a high-scoring wave all the way to the Super Bowl.
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes gives ankle injury update during Super Bowl opening night | Chiefswire
Patrick Mahomes’ ankle injury remains a huge storyline ahead of the matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles. He’s already confirmed that he made it out of the AFC Championship Game against the Cincinnati Bengals no worse for wear. When he was asked about the injury during opening night, he told media members that it’s getting better.
Patrick Mahomes: Extra week “helps out a ton” for injured ankle | PFT
Mahomes said today that he’s spending all the time he can with the team’s training staff to get his sprained ankle as close to healed as possible, and that the extra week before the Super Bowl has made a significant difference.
Chris Jones brings up Joe Burrow at Super Bowl media day | Bengals Wire
https://sports.yahoo.com/chris-jones-brings-joe-burrow-205048902.html
The rivalry between the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs isn’t exactly slowing down with one team eliminated from the playoffs and the other off to the Super Bowl.
[howls of derisive laughter]
Some Chiefs History | ArrowheadOne
The Mythical Groundskeeper, George Toma, is no myth at all and he’s preparing the field for the Super Bowl… again. He is now 94 years old and there’s a plethora of articles written this past week about the “man.” He has been primarily the groundskeeper for the Chiefs and Royals and every Super Bowl field since the beginning. No, not the beginning of time. It’s worthwhile to pick up one of the many articles about Toma circulating out there this week. First, he defined himself, saying that he was:
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:
The @Eagles' Kelly green alternate uniforms are officially coming back this season. 🔥
.@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)
I still have signatures on the SAME football from Derrick Thomas & Neil Smith
Nice! I once had a t-shirt signed by DT58 (along with several others).
We saw him in downtown KC after a celebrity basketball game. Some players, Neil Smith included, didn’t want to sign anything, but Derrick Thomas stopped and talked to us and signed our stuff. He was super cool about it.
Also got Kid from Kid ‘n’ Play and a few other NFL players.
Before the game, some executive gave us tickets to go in. We got to see Barry Sanders do a 360 dunk. It was amazing!
Man, I think I was at that game or a similar one in ICT. Can’t remember the year. I think they played the fire fighters in basketball.
This might have been in ’94 or close to that.
awesome!
SB tix keep dropping, cheapest is $3,400 per tix (before fees & taxes) crap.
Keep dropping!!!
So, my cheap azz can go.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/priscos-2023-super-bowl-pick-chiefs-eagles-both-score-at-least-30-in-thriller-as-best-qb-wins-in-the-end/
Pricko is coming around on the Chiefs. I think this analysis is pretty spot on. Although I think he’s overrating the eagles big play ability against us.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35603304/super-bowl-2023-predictions-experts-pick-chiefs-eagles-score-mvp
Teicher is such a fucking prick.
#teichbag … : (
How does he pick us to score 20 points. I mean has he ever watched Pat?
Streaming LIVE
2/8. – Chiefs players speaking to media
https://www.youtube.com/live/AcuZmtu_080?feature=share
Chris Jones has a head cold. He just told media.
He said. It’s nothing serious I’ll play Sunday
Frank Clark has sniffles.
His voice sounds fine just sniffles
Congratulations to Lebron James!
NBA scoring leader, last night.
Keep the SHINE on Super Bowl!
The count down is getting closer… at this moment it’s exactly.. 4days 10 hrs 32 minutes Let’s Go ……
Willie Gay says he is ready to play
That’s very good news
Awesome , we need him ready
Yes, it is.
And Sneed.
And Toney.
And please JuJu
And Watson
So far Juju is good
Matt Derrick said he’s the biggest concern.
World champions…. Let’s Go …. One day closer…Let’s Fucking Go !!!!!!!
Patrick Mahomes will be MVP of both the Super Bowl and the regular season!
How lucky we are
First time since 1999.
And that was a Missouri boy, too.
We’ll overlook she’s drinking tea.
Crap, I don’t know how I missed that.
i don’t know what i was looking at to see it, must be getting too old for my attention to wander like that
Eagle-eyed mf’er
why’d she only take her shoes off?
It’s a girl thing. You wouldn’t understand.
Her Ears Knocked Them Off … ; )
Took me a second, but Bravo….
Scavenger hunt!