Kadarius Toney says he “definitely” will play Sunday

The Chiefs have termed wide receiver Kadarius Toney as questionable to play on Sunday with an ankle injury, but Toney says there’s no question about it. Toney told USA Today he’s “definitely” playing in the Super Bowl. A first-round pick of the Giants in 2021, Toney was a disappointment in New York but has become [more]

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Brandon Graham credits Nick Sirianni for making football fun for the Eagles

Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham says playing for Nick Sirianni reminds players of why they wanted to play football in the first place: It’s fun. Graham said the 41-year-old Sirianni is part of a generation of coaches who can relate to players and understand what makes the players tick. “You’ve got a coach who’s young, [more]

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Patrick Mahomes: We lost an all-time great receiver in Tyreek Hill, but our coaches adapted

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes credited head coach Andy Reid and offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy for the way Kansas City’s offense evolved this season. Some thought the Chiefs’ offense would decline after trading Tyreek Hill, but Mahomes said on Monday that he thinks the coaching staff had a good plan all along for keeping the offense [more]

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Panthers hire Ejiro Evero as defensive coordinator

From one team that just hired a new head coach, to another. The Panthers have announced that the franchise’s new defensive coordinator is former Broncos defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero, Evero spent one season as defensive coordinator in Denver, arriving from the Rams. On Saturday, Denver released him from his contract, a day after officially hiring [more]

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Chiefs GM Brett Veach: With Patrick Mahomes, we’re going after it every year

The defending champion Rams were built to peak last year, and it worked, as they won the Super Bowl. But this season they fell back to earth, as trading draft picks and signing expensive veterans proved not to be the way to build a lasting winner. The Chiefs have a different approach. Kansas City has [more]

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Budda Baker: We weren’t as prepared for the start of the season as we could have been

The Cardinals made the playoffs in 2021 and they were seen as a team that could get back there heading into the 2022 season, but Week One was the first sign that all was not well in Arizona. They were routed 41-21 by the Chiefs in what safety Budda Baker called a “shitshow” from the [more]

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Take a tour of the PFT barn

From time to time on Twitter, I’ve posted photos from inside the PFT barn. From time to time on Twitter, folks have asked for a tour of the barn. Last night, I decided to give everyone a look inside. Here’s a 91-second video of the place where I spend plenty of time, watching football or [more]

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