Downtown Kansas City has become a sea of red for Valentine’s Day as Chiefs fans prepare to celebrate their third Super Bowl title in five seasons with a parade. “It never gets old,” Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on the eve of Wednesday’s festivities to mark the Chiefs’ victory over the San Francisco …
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LOOK: Derrick Henry taking no time off, gets early jump on free agency with training
Derrick Henry is ready for free agency. The Tennessee Titans standout running back is hitting the weight room as he looks to potentially find a new team this offseason. The following video surfaced on Wednesday of Henry working out during a time when most players are resting after a long season. Henry is training with renowned trainer and former NBA player …
Read More »2024 Super Bowl: Jason, Travis Kelce praise Taylor Swift’s handling of the spotlight
Getty Images Super Bowl LVIII featured the Kansas City Chiefs vs. the San Francisco 49ers, but Taylor Swift was also squarely in the spotlight. There was a lot of attention on Swift, from the TV cameras to the celebrities dropping by the suite to meet her. Amid that chaos, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce was impressed by how she handled the situation while …
Read More »Full list of 2024 NFL draft prospects invited to combine
Lucas Oil Stadium will once again host the NFL scouting combine at the end of the month as the 2024 NFL draft creeps closer with each passing day. While the Circle City prepares for one of the offseason’s biggest events, the NFL has released the full list of prospects who received an invite to the pre-draft showcase. It should be …
Read More »Patriots should add veteran QB regardless of draft plans. We evaluate 11 options
Henry McKenna AFC East Reporter The New England Patriots need help at quarterback. It’s an SOS situation. In 2023, the team clearly didn’t have enough firepower at any position. But it was most obvious at QB, where Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe came up well short of NFL standards. One of them may reemerge in 2024 — particularly Jones, a …
Read More »Top 25 NFL free agents include Kirk Cousins and a pair of star Chiefs defenders
The story of NFL free agency this offseason might not be any particular player, but a team trying to retain two of its best players. Maybe if the Kansas City Chiefs can’t retain all their top talent, someone can catch them and win a Super Bowl. The Chiefs don’t have many huge questions this offseason, but they do have two …
Read More »Dave Reardon: Great QBs need to be ‘plus-1s,’ Miano says
Feb. 14—Rich Miano’s football career was nearly all on the defensive side of the ball. Rich Miano’s football career was nearly all on the defensive side of the ball. “I’m told I’m a quarterback apologist, ” he said. That seems strange, since Miano played 10 seasons as a defensive back in the NFL and was the University of Hawaii’s defensive …
Read More »Kanye West denies former NFL star’s claim that Taylor Swift had him escorted out of 2024 Super Bowl
USATSI Taylor Swift remained a hot topic at Sunday’s Super Bowl, where celebrity boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs won their third Lombardi Trophy in five years. She remains a hot topic days later, but for curious reasons involving a former NFL star. Not long after Super Bowl LVIII, retired wide receiver Brandon Marshall, a six-time Pro Bowler …
Read More »Justin Fields odds: This AFC team now favorite to land Bears QB
Justin Fields odds: This AFC team now favorite to land Bears QB originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Justin Fields is a hot topic of conversation as the NFL offseason ramps up. The Chicago Bears have a decision to make at quarterback. They own the No. 1 and No. 9 overall picks in the 2024 NFL Draft, giving them a …
Read More »Recruiting staffer back at Penn State after brief exit
Back in December 2023, it looked like Penn State was going to lose one of their key members on the recruiting team after Khalil Ahmad took a job at Syracuse to become their executive director of personnel and recruiting. However, Ahmad is back in Happy Valley, taking the familiar role of assistant recruiting coordinator for personnel and recruitment with the …
Read More »Jason Kelce calls out apologetic Travis Kelce for Andy Reid bump in Super Bowl
Travis Kelce is feeling a bit more apologetic about his sideline confrontation with Andy Reid during the Kansas City Chiefs’ win over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIIl. In the most recent episode of his “New Heights” podcast, Travis Kelce began to state why he understood people were upset with him bumping and yelling at his coach during …
Read More »Chiefs’ Mecole Hardman says he can’t think of a bigger moment than his game-winning TD in Super Bowl
For wide receiver Mecole Hardman, his 2023 season began wearing a No. 6 New York Jets jersey, starting the season 1-4 and watching his Hall of Fame quarterback, Aaron Rodgers go down with a season-ending Achilles injury. His season ended quite differently, with a walk-off touchdown in the Super Bowl as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, who defeated the San …
Read More »Chiefs’ Steve Spagnuolo signs extension: NFL’s most decorated coordinator to continue leading K.C. defense
Getty Images Steve Spagnuolo is staying in Kansas City. The Chiefs announced on Wednesday that they have signed their defensive coordinator to a contract extension. The 64-year-old coach recently became the first coordinator to win four Super Bowls. Spagnuolo led the Giants’ defense to a shocking upset over the previously-undefeated Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. Spagnuolo has been the defensive …
Read More »Clemson Ranks Just Outside Top 15 in ESPN’s College Football Preseason SP+ Rankings
It’s that time of the year again… ESPN has released their college football preseason SP+ rankings ($). Year after year, ESPN’s Bill Connelly releases his ESPN SP+ rankings early before the season, and we see these rankings updated accordingly. While no metric is perfect for analyzing a football team, Connelly’s SP+ has proven to be a solid model that considers multiple …
Read More »Fantasy hockey stock watch – Juraj Slafkovsky thriving on top line
Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeyFeb 14, 2024, 11:30 AM ET CloseESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 Alex Ovechkin must now wait a few days before trying to extend his scoring streak to seven contests, as the Capitals – along with the Golden Knights, Islanders, and Blue Jackets – are off until the weekend. Of those in action this Valentine’s …
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