Photo by Williams Paul/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images If Kansas City doesn’t take a big swing at a left tackle, there are still a few intriguing options down the board. Many NFL stars have begun their careers as late-round draft picks — or even as undrafted free agents. From Hall of Fame quarterbacks to game-changing playmakers, many successful athletes have immeasurable intangibles aren’t necessarily factored into their draft profiles. But underdog-turned-Pro-Bowler-stories don’t happen as often among offensive tackles. In the modern game, long-term starters at either left or right tackle t ..read more

SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK The Oklahoma offensive tackle has everything the Chiefs are looking for The NFL Draft will kick off on Thursday of this week, providing the Kansas City Chiefs with an opportunity to reload their roster. The Chiefs need offensive tackle depth, and there is speculation that they could draft the position's future in the first round. Oklahoma offensive tackle Tyler Guyton will fall into the group of players that the Chiefs could take at pick 32 in the first round, and for very good reason. With quick feet, natural power, an extraordinary athletic prof ..read more

Photo by David Becker/Getty Images We’ve done the homework to create a general view of how the NFL Draft is likely to play out. As you read through draft prospect rankings from around the Internet, you’re bound to notice that they vary widely. It’s hard to know which one to believe. So we’ve made it possible for you to see how a consensus of analysts would view this year’s NFL Draft prospects. We started with top rankings from five sources — ESPN (which listed 380 prospects), Pro Football Focus (listing 400), CBS Sports (315), Pro Football Network (300) and Draftek (400)— and then averaged the ..read more

Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Tuesday, April 23 The latest 2024 NFL mock draft: Six QBs in first round as trade options linger | USA Today 32. Kansas City Chiefs: OT Jordan Morgan, Arizona It would be fun to give the champs a toy like Texas WR Xavier Worthy, who set the combine record with a 4.21 40-yard dash. But a gaping hole seemingly remains on Mahomes’ blind side. Too big a need to ignore unless LT Donovan Smith re-signs or HC Andy Reid and GM Brett Veach have a yet-to-be revealed plan that makes more sense than gambling on 2023 third-rounder Wanya Morris. Barri ..read more

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Reid and Veach reportedly signed contracts through the 2029 season. On Monday evening, the Kansas City Chiefs announced contract extensions for head coach Andy Reid and their top front office executives, general manager Brett Veach and team president Mark Donovan. “Mark, Brett and Andy have achieved historic success together, and we are thrilled that they will continue in their roles for many years to come,” Chiefs owner, chairman and CEO Clark Hunt said in the team’s press release. “Individually, Mark, Brett and Andy each represent the best in the National Fo ..read more

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images There’s a new sheriff in town in Denver. The Denver Broncos have added another quarterback to their roster for the 2024 NFL season. It’s Zach Wilson, the 2021 second-overall NFL Draft pick of the New York Jets. Wilson, 24, compiled 33 starts in his three years with the Jets, finishing with a 12-21 record. The writing was on the wall for Wilson once the Jets traded for four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers, but Rodgers’ Week 1 injury forced New York to put Wilson back into the lineup. As it played out, one of his better games of the 2023 season came against the C ..read more

Photo by Mario Hommes/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Some of Kansas City’s mysteries will begin to unravel during this weekend’s 2024 NFL Draft. Few analysts seem to agree on the direction the Kansas City Chiefs will go with the NFL Draft’s final pick of the first round on Thursday night — assuming Kansas City does not trade out of the first round altogether. But we can be pretty sure that the decisions the team makes on both Thursday and Friday night will largely be driven by the answers to four questions about the team. 1. What will happen with Rashee Rice? Photo by Nick Tre. Smith/Icon Spor ..read more

Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images On Friday, Kansas City’s GM described the long process prospects go through. Official team visits for draft prospects are a portion of the NFL Draft that is often left shrouded in mystery. In these so-called top-30 visits, teams are allowed to bring up to 30 draft-eligible players to team facilities for private meetings, which serve a variety of purposes. Sometimes, prospects are brought in so teams can fully evaluate their recovery from recent injuries. Other times, teams want to learn more about small-school players who weren’t invited to the NFL Scouting C ..read more

David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports One of the themes of this NFL offseason was the burgeoning market at guard in free agency. Many teams went out and paid guards a ton of money, trying to solidify the interior of their offensive lines. As teams have gotten better at rushing the passer from their defensive tackles, teams have had to counter by spending more at guard. Unfortunately, this might bite the Kansas City Chiefs in a significant way. Right guard Trey Smith will be a free agent next year, and keeping him would cost the Chiefs a lot of capital. As of today, I would expect Smith to reset the ..read more

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Weeks after an arrest for DWI, the Texas lineman was hosted by Kansas City this week. With All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones signed with the Kansas City Chiefs through 2028, this year’s NFL Draft could present a nose tackle to draft and start next to Jones for the rest of his reign as an elite player. On the field, Texas defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat looks the part — but he has more to work on before earning a professional contract. Sweat was arrested for driving while intoxicated just a few weeks ago — possibly stemming from that news, the Chiefs brought ..read more