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Nebraska vs. Cincinnati at Arrowhead draws Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift and Patrick Mahomes | ESPN

From Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, last Saturday to Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday, the initial weeks of the 2025 college football season have brought the sport to some unconventional venues.
On Thursday night, the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Cincinnati Bearcats faced off at the home of the Kansas City Chiefs, playing their Week 1 matchup in front of Arrowhead’s 76,000-plus capacity.
With both teams looking to start their seasons strong, the buzz in Kansas City was notable. From star Chiefs quarterback (and purported lookalike of Cornhuskers quarterback Dylan Raiola) Patrick Mahomes to former Bearcats Jason and Travis Kelce, plenty of star names weighed in — and both fanbases had a strong presence at the stadium.

Ranking 2025 AFC contenders by tiers: Here’s who could challenge Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Chiefs in AFC | CBS Sports

Tier 1: In a league of their own (1)
Kansas City Chiefs
As mentioned above, the Kansas City Chiefs remain a step above the rest of the AFC until proven otherwise in January. Kansas City has seven consecutive seasons with a playoff win, which is the second-longest streak of all time behind only the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick New England Patriots from 2011 to 2018. Kansas City’s nine consecutive division titles are the second-longest such streak in NFL history behind only the 11 the Brady-Belichick Patriots won from 2009 to 2019.
No matter how unstable the Chiefs may look at times, their 17 consecutive wins in one-score games (including the playoffs) is the longest streak of all-time, they seem to always find a way. That’s why they remain at a level of their own entering the 2025 season.

How to handle Rashee Rice suspension, other murky situations in fantasy football | The Athletic

Now that we have all the details on the Rice suspension, I’ll be slightly more aggressive drafting him than my WR36 rank would suggest, assuming a league of typical size and shape. I’d be a buyer when we reach the Jaylen Waddle-Rome Odunze range.
In my first live draft following the suspension news, he was taken with the No. 60 overall pick, the final selection in the fifth round (not by me). Ideally, if you’re inclined to draft Rice, he’d be slotted as your team’s first flex. If he’s the first or second receiver on your roster, you’re in for a bumpy ride.
A significant complicating factor with Rice is that he will not be eligible for an IR spot, so it’s not as if he’s some fantasy free square. He’s going to occupy a bench spot for the first six weeks, which is nearly half of your fantasy regular season. If you happen to play in a short-bench league — let’s say four spots or fewer — it’s fair to consider him undraftable. He’s obviously untouchable in guillotine leagues as well.

Ranking NFL’s top 10 quarterback-coach duos for 2025: Can Jalen Hurts, Nick Sirianni knock off Chiefs tandem? | CBS Sports

1. Patrick Mahomes/Andy Reid (Chiefs)
While the Chiefs were dethroned as Super Bowl champions by the Eagles last season, Mahomes and Reid are still the standard for quarterback-coach duos in the league. The Chiefs have been to five Super Bowls over the last six seasons, winning three championships under Mahomes and Reid. Kansas City hasn’t had a season in which it didn’t make the conference championship game since Mahomes became the starting quarterback in 2018.
Mahomes could retire now and be inducted on the first ballot when he’s eligible for the Hall of Fame. He is just one of five quarterbacks to win three Super Bowls (Brady, Montana, Terry Bradshaw, Troy Aikman) and one of three quarterbacks to win three Super Bowl MVPs (Brady, Montana). Mahomes also has the second-most playoff wins by a quarterback in NFL history (17), behind only Brady (35). Mahomes also has the most wins (89) and passing touchdowns (245) by any quarterback in his first eight seasons in NFL history — and he played in just one game his rookie season. He has the most passing yards per game (288.9) in NFL history as well. And all this is before Mahomes has turned 30.
Turning 30 this September, Mahomes has the most Super Bowl starts by a quarterback before turning 30 (five). He’s the only quarterback in NFL history to win multiple MVPs and Super Bowl wins before age 30 and is tied with Dan Marino for the most passing touchdowns (245) before turning 30.

Chiefs player Taylor supports brothers’ dream of owning funeral home | Chiefs Wire

Wendy recalled another vivid memory. The family was in the car driving to church. Jeremy was 11 and Jawaan was 9. The two boys were chatting away in the backseat.
“Jeremy was like ‘I have a plan,’” Wendy remembered. “’You go to the NFL, I’ll build us a funeral home.’ Jawaan said, ‘ok.’ They made that pact as kids.”
The mom of two beamed with pride as she told the story sitting in her office at Taylor Funeral Home and Cremation in Rockledge. Wendy is the business’ CEO and cofounder. Jawaan is another co-owner who bought the land and built the facility and who also happens to be offensive tackle for the Super Bowl winning Kansas City Chiefs. Jeremy is the cofounder, co-owner, licensed funeral director and embalmer.
“I’ve been hearing about this for over 20 years,” Wendy said. “Jeremy drew up the floor plans for his funeral home when he was 13. To see it come to fruition really makes me a proud mom.”

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Micah Parsons traded by Cowboys to Packers, gets record contract | ESPN

The Dallas Cowboys traded four-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday.
In exchange, the Cowboys received three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark and two first-round draft picks (2026 and 2027).
Parsons agreed to a four-year, $188 million contract with the Packers that includes $120 million fully guaranteed at signing and $136 million in total guarantees, making him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history, sources told ESPN.

Jerry Jones Lost the Micah Parsons Trade and His Reputation | The Ringer

As I’m writing this, “FLEECED” is trending on X, which is about all the analysis you need to determine who won this trade. Maybe it’s simply that Jerry didn’t want to get shown up in his own town. Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison looked to be running away with the Worst Trade by a Dallas Sports Team Award after sending Luka Doncic to the Lakers in early February. Now, we have ourselves a race.
There’s really no explanation for why the Cowboys made this stunning move other than the obvious: In refusing to negotiate with Parsons’s agent, David Mulugheta, Jones burned a bridge with Parsons beyond repair, so the Cowboys got what they could in return. In Jones’s first post-trade press conference, which included an 11-minute monologue, he said the trade was made to improve the Cowboys’ run defense, citing Clark’s status as a Pro Bowl defensive tackle. Never mind the fact that run defense is not considered Clark’s strength or that Green Bay’s run defense wasn’t very good with him anchoring the line. Jones predictably compared the move to the Walker trade, but there’s no way to spin this as a smart move for a franchise that just gave its quarterback a $240 million contract and its top receiver a $136 million deal in the last year. Dallas was already in the middle of a rebuild when it dealt Walker decades ago. Just a week ago, Jones told Michael Irvin he is “going after [a Super Bowl] this year.” He’ll have to adjust his expectations after Thursday’s trade.

Micah Parsons trade winners and losers, including Jerry Jones and NBC | SB Nation

Winner: Green Bay’s pass rush

Whether you look at it through the lens of points allowed or EPA per play, the Packers defense was among the best in the NFL in 2024. Now, it is adding a blue-chip talent.
Parsons’ impact on the unit will be felt right away; his ability to disrupt opposing offenses has been well-documented through his first four years in the NFL. Frankly, he is a “rising tight lifts all boats”-type of player, who will help Green Bay immensely in one particular area: rushing the passer.
The Packers did rank eighth in the NFL with 45 sacks last season but only 16th in pressure percentage (22.1%). One would expect Parsons, whose 70 QB pressures would have been by far the most on Green Bay’s roster in 2024, to have a positive impact on both of those numbers.

In case you missed it on Arrowhead Pride

Chiefs Roster: Derrick Nnadi greeted by teammates happy to see him back

During the Jets’ training camp, Nnadi noticed the contrast with what he experienced at Chiefs’ camps in St. Joseph.
“It was completely different,” Nnadi explained. “It hit me when I got there — like, ‘I’m not in St. Joe any more.‘ Part of me missed being in the dorms, being out and away from it all, seeing that nice little dude on the field. It’s a different change of pace. It was definitely different [with the Jets] — but every team does things differently.”
However, what he missed most wasn’t the dorms or the drills. It was the bonds he built over years in Kansas City’s locker room.
“[I missed] the camaraderie with my teammates,” said Nnadi. “When I first got to the [Jets], I always thought like, ‘Man, I miss my D-line room. I miss the fellas. I miss the guys in the locker room.’”