Kansas City Chiefs News

The Kansas City Chiefs re-signed linebacker Jack Cochrane to a one-year contract on Friday.The restricted free agent agreed to the $3.263 million offer tendered by the team last month.Cochrane, 26, appeared in 15 regular-season games last season, mostly on special teams.

The Kansas City Chiefs have re-signed veteran defensive tackle Mike Pennel, ESPN reported Monday.Terms were not disclosed. Pennel, 33, is heading into his 12th NFL season and fifth with the Chiefs.He played on a one-year, $1.2 million deal last season and recorded a career-high 3.0 sacks with 25 tackles in 17 games (seven starts) for Kansas City.

The Kansas City Chiefs are re-signing defensive end Charles Omenihu to a one-year, $7 million deal, ESPN reported.Omenihu, 27, tallied one sack in six games (one start) during the 2024 regular season and added one sack and one forced fumble during the Chiefs' three-game postseason run.He missed the first 11 games last season while rehabbing from a torn ACL suffered in the AFC Championship Game victory at Baltimore on Jan. 28, 2024.

Defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi has reached a contract agreement with the New York Jets, his agents announced Sunday.Terms of the deal weren't disclosed for Nnadi, a key performer for the Kansas City Chiefs during the team's three Super Bowl championships over his seven NFL seasons.The 28-year-old has started 87 of 115 games in Kansas City, with 2024 being his least productive season as a pro. Last year, Nnadi had just 11 tackles and one start.

The Kansas City quarterback room grew by one on Friday as the Chiefs re-signed Bailey Zappe to a one-year deal, multiple outlets reported.Financial terms were not disclosed.On Thursday, the Chiefs signed journeyman quarterback Gardner Minshew II, recently released by the Las Vegas Raiders.Now, Zappe and Minshew will battle for the No. 2 job in Kansas City behind Patrick Mahomes, a role filled by Carson Wentz last season.Wentz remains a free agent.

The Kansas City Chiefs reached a one-year agreement with quarterback Gardner Minshew II, per multiple media reports.Minshew has played six NFL seasons, spending time with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles, Indianapolis Colts, and Las Vegas Raiders.In 2023, Minshew got the opportunity to be a starter for the Colts, securing his first Pro Bowl selection in the process. Across 17 games (13 starts), he threw for 3,305 yards, 15 touchdowns and nine interceptions. On the ground, he rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns.As a starter, he led the Colts to a 7-6 record.Coming off a successful campaign, he signed a two-year contract with the Raiders last offseason. However, he went 2-7 as the starter, throwing for 2,013 yards, nine touchdowns and a career-high 10 interceptions. His passer rating of 81.0 marked a career low.

In a race to become compliant with the 2025 salary cap before 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, the Chiefs restructured their largest contracts and cleared more than $49 million, according to multiple reports.The Chiefs had largely already spent that money but deals are not official until the start of the league year on Wednesday afternoon.Quarterback Patrick Mahomes revised his deal for the fourth time since 2021. His contract value of $450 million is tops in the NFL and the deal runs through the 2031 season. The 29-year-old shifted approximately $23 million of his salary, which would fit almost precisely with the franchise tag value for retaining guard Trey Smith.Mahomes has base salaries in 2026 ($45.4 million) and 2027 ($45.8 million) that are 4.5 times higher than his $9.8 million salary last season.

A rebuild of the offensive line underway in Kansas City will include offensive tackle Jaylon Moore, who reportedly agreed to a two-year, $30 million contract on Monday.Free agent contracts with new teams are not final until Wednesday, the official first day of the 2025 league year in the NFL.Moore, a backup for the 49ers, heads to the Chiefs along with San Francisco backup running back Elijah Mitchell (one year, $3.5 million) as Kansas City reloads around quarterback Patrick Mahomes after losing Super Bowl LIX to the Philadelphia Eagles.Moore, 27, is expected to be the starting left tackle for the Chiefs after four seasons as the backup to Trent Williams with the 49ers. A fifth-round pick out of Western Michigan, Moore started five games in 2024 when Williams was sidelined with an ankle injury.He has played in 55 games with 12 starts since being selected in the 2021 draft.

The Kansas City Chiefs are re-signing linebacker Nick Bolton to a three-year, $45 million deal, per multiple reports.The deal includes $30 million in guaranteed money and will make Bolton the fifth-highest average paid off-ball linebacker in the NFL, per Spotrac.Bolton, 24, was a second-round pick by the Chiefs in the 2021 NFL Draft. As a rookie, he made an immediate impact with a team-leading 112 tackles to go along with 11 tackles for loss, three passes defended, and a fumble recovery.In 2022, the linebacker elevated his game to another level, collecting a career-high 180 tackles, nine tackles for loss, two interceptions, and a forced fumble. He went on to make two fumble recoveries in the postseason, including a 36-yard fumble return touchdown during a 38-35 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy was arrested Friday night on a family domestic violence charge in Texas.Per jail records from Williamson County, Texas, Worthy was charged with assault against a family or household member by impeding their breathing or circulation.The charge is a third-degree felony in Texas and is punishable with a sentence of two to 10 years in prison and a fine not to exceed $10,000.Under Texas law, impeding breathing includes "intentionally, knowingly or recklessly impeding the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of the person by applying pressure to the person's throat or neck or by blocking the person's nose or mouth.""We are aware and gathering information," the Chiefs said in a statement Saturday morning, per NFL Network.The situation involving Worthy makes the second straight offseason that a Chiefs wide receiver has found trouble off the field. Rashee Rice was arrested in April for his involvement in a multi-car crash while racing a Lamborghini in Dallas.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise "Hollywood" Brown agreed to a one-year, $11 million contract for the 2025 season, multiple media outlets reported Saturday.Brown, 27, had nine catches for 91 yards in two regular-season games after sustaining a sternoclavicular joint injury in the preseason. He added five receptions for 50 yards in the playoffs.He signed a one-year, $7 million contract with the Chiefs last March after three seasons with the Baltimore Ravens (2019-21) and two with the Arizona Cardinals (2022-23).

Kansas City Chiefs left guard Joe Thuney is the subject of trade discussions and the Chicago Bears became the leading contender on Wednesday, according to multiple reports.Thuney started at left tackle late in the season for the Chiefs and manned that spot for Kansas City in the Super Bowl LIX loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. The Bears agreed to a trade for Rams guard Jonah Jackson, parting with a 2025 sixth-round pick, according to multiple reports.Terms of the deal between the Bears and Chiefs were not known. Deals cannot become official until the first day of the league year on March 12.Bears general manager Ryan Poles previously was in the Chiefs' personnel department and worked for Kansas City when the team signed Thuney as a free agent to a five-year, $80 million contract in 2021. He has one year remaining on that deal.The Bears are working to settle an offensive line that became a concern in front of 2024 No. 1 pick Caleb Williams last season. New head coach Ben Johnson said last week at the combine he would have no reservations changing out three or four starting spots in the offseason, pointing out the example of the Carolina Panthers' overhaul last offseason that included two massive additions at guard: free agents Robert Hunt (Dolphins) and Damien Lewis (Seahawks).The Athletic reported Wednesday that New England was in the bidding to reacquire Thuney via trade.

Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce is returning to the field next season.Kelce made his intentions known with a text to Pat McAfee, who promptly shared it on his show Thursday."I'm coming back for sure," Kelce wrote, per McAfee. "Gonna try and get into the best shape I've been this offseason and get back to the mountaintop. Got a real bad taste in my mouth with how I played in that last game and how I got the guys ready for battle. I can't go out like that!!!!"The text is in line with what Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said on Tuesday.Kelce, 35, said earlier this month he was weighing his future in the wake of the Chiefs' 40-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX. Kelce wound up with four catches for 39 yards.

Trey Smith was informed he will be franchise-tagged by the Chiefs, according to multiple reports, in a move that will make him the NFL's highest-paid guard while blocking a path to free agency.NFL teams have until Monday to use the franchise and transition tag designations to retain players scheduled to become free agents next month.Smith, a Pro Bowl selection at right guard in 2024, would be guaranteed around $23.4 million for the 2025 season under terms of the franchise tender. The Chiefs and Smith would have until July 15 to come to a long-term contract extension to override the one-year deal.A sixth-round pick in 2021, Smith has started 80 games -- 13 in the playoffs -- and is only 25 years old.The tender is higher than the average salary of the NFL's current highest-paid guard -- Landon Dickerson (Eagles) makes $21 million per season. The Chiefs made Creed Humphrey the highest-paid center in the NFL last August with a four-year, $72 million deal.

INDIANAPOLIS -- About four minutes apart, Chiefs general manager Brett Veach and Kansas City head coach Andy Reid gave slightly different views of where the franchise stands with tight end Travis Kelce. They agreed on one point: There is no deadline for his decision about playing in 2025."We did have a chance to talk before they left," Reid said Tuesday just before the noon hour of the status of Kelce. "That's up to Travis. At this point, it's 'Get out of town. They've played a lot of football here. So, step back, then we'll talk.'"Kelce was reportedly given a deadline of March 14, one day before an $11.5 million roster bonus is due to trigger in the final year of his contract. But Veach said adamantly, "There is no deadline."Veach said he expects Kelce to play after their most recent conversation."He was fired up about being here," Veach said. "He has one more year under contract. We left it at he'd be back and we're excited to have him back. As far as I'm concerned, there is no deadline."Kelce, 35, said earlier this month he was weighing his future in the wake of the Chiefs' 40-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX. Kelce wound up with four catches for 39 yards.

Travis Kelce remains undecided about his playing future, and the Kansas City Chiefs will give him a month to make up his mind.The team is asking the star tight end to state his position by March 14, The Athletic reported on Thursday.There is a significance to the date choice: Kelce would be due an $11.5 million roster bonus on March 15 if he were to play on the final year of his contract in 2025.Kelce, 35, is weighing his future in the wake of the Chiefs' 40-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in Super Bowl LIX.Kelce wound up with four catches for 39 yards in New Orleans on Sunday."I know everybody wants to know whether I'm playing next year and right now, I'm just kicking everything down the road. I'm kicking every can I can down the road. I'm not making any crazy decisions," Kelce said on his "New Heights" podcast released Wednesday.A four-time first-team All-Pro and 10-time Pro Bowl choice through 12 NFL seasons, Kelce would carry a $19.8 million cap hit in 2025.

A record 127.7 million viewers watched the Philadelphia Eagles defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, according to the official Nielsen numbers released Tuesday.The game in New Orleans aired on Fox, Fox Deportes and Telemundo and streamed on Tubi and drew a combined average household rating of 41.7 and combined household share of 83. The audience peaked at 137.7 million during the second quarter, from 8 to 8:15 p.m. ET.Viewership was up 3.2 percent over the previous year, when a then-record 123.7 million watched the Chiefs defeat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime in Las Vegas.

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce said he won't make any swift decisions about his NFL future following a disappointing Super Bowl LIX loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.Kelce, 35, was a non-factor in the Chiefs' failed attempt at a historic threepeat, finishing with four catches for 39 yards on Sunday in New Orleans."I know everybody wants to know whether I'm playing next year and right now, I'm just kicking everything down the road. I'm kicking every can I can down the road. I'm not making any crazy decisions," Kelce said on the latest episode of his "New Heights" podcast released Wednesday.The 10-time Pro Bowl selection and four-time first-team All-Pro carries a $19.8 million cap hit in the final season of his contract in 2025, which would be his 13th NFL campaign.Kelce co-hosts the popular podcast with his brother Jason Kelce, the longtime Eagles center who retired before the 2024 season.Travis Kelce said many times during the weeks leading up to fifth Super Bowl appearance that he planned to return in 2025, but acknowledged that the extra grind of yet another long postseason run takes a toll."I've been fortunate over the past five, six years, I've played more football than anybody," he said. "It's because of the people that are in that building. The fact that we keep going to these AFC Championships and these Super Bowls, that means I'm playing an extra three games more than everybody else in the entire league. That's a lot of wear and tear on your body and it's a lot of time spent in the building, focusing on your craft, focusing on the task at hand and every challenge that you set up for yourself."