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Mahomes seemed to catch himself getting emotional as he spoke about Kelce and referred to him as a force “who has made me who I am in my career.”
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Mahomes on Worthy TD: "I told him if the safety comes down, I'm throwing it pretty much as far as I can and letting him go catch it. And that's what he did."
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Kelce says he'll remember Tyreek standing over him calling "game" after the OT TD and Mahomes joining in celebration for the rest of his life.
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Chris Jones documenting Kelce being asked about how his life has changed since Taylor Swift and whether this season is the last dance:
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Nice Andy Reid exchange w Adam Teicher as Adam enters final postseason before retiring after 32 years covering the Chiefs:
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Caglanone working for first time at The K w outfield guru Rusty Kuntz in right field
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Injured Nick Foles on if he felt Chris Jones’ tackle was excessive: “Chris Jones was my teammate in K.C. and I know he’d never want to do that. It was probably just one of those things, it was just unfortunate it happened. I landed on it wrong and it happens in this sport."
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Mahomes and Kelce reacting to 250k bid for NFL Network package enhanced by their signed jerseys
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A little big thing about Patrick Mahomes: Constant eye contact/really listening when asked questions by media, reflection of how he engages in general.
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When DJ Humphries told his 8-year-old son he was about to get “fired”/released, he said his son didn’t bat an eye and told him that was a good thing so he could go play with Patrick Mahomes and the
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With love always and forever, dear friend: On the beauty and joy of Terez Paylor, a teammate who will always be in our hearts kansascity.com/sports/spt-co…
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Chiefs run game this season: Mahomes 9 carries for 98 yards; Pacheco 9 for 33; Hunt 7 for 26
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Andy Reid on Bolton: Off the charts with his tackling. "It's going to be hard to find another guy in the league that tackles better than Bolton. I mean, he's unbelievable."
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JuJu Smith-Schuster, Mecole Hardman and Rashee Rice all wearing Travis Kelce T-shirts w Dreamathon on back.
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Frank Clark signing autographs at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Leawood.
One woman just thanked him for staying onside ...
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Mahomes on playing in Super Bowl: '"I was saying to my mom, 'It's a once in a lifetime opportunity ... that I hope I have a lot of times.' "
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All these injuries today reinforce what a bad idea this NFL scheduling sequence is as Chiefs, Texans, Ravens and Steelers all will play again four days from now after already going through a short week.
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Skyy Moore on starting to learn Chiefs’ system: “I’ve figured out you can’t really stop our playbook.”
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Kelce asked about latest in his relationship with Taylor Swift and if he’s in love:
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No greater ambassador for Chiefs/NFL than the great Bobby Bell, who had a laugh, smile or joke for every 1 of some 50-plus people he engaged before boarding flight to New Orleans/sitting in front aisle seat of plane. He’s one of the few to go to every Super Bowl. A treasure.
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Great to spend some time w Alex Smith today, and especially great to hear him say this when I asked about his health: “Pain free. Never thought I’d say those words. Really lucky.”
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Dana Brady and daughter Madison, who flew in from New Hampshire for the parade, on the terrifying experience at Union Station:
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Patrick Mahomes has thrown as many TD passes at this point in the season as he had in 2019. He's thrown for only 153 yards fewer through 9 games as he did last year. Half his 10 interceptions went off Chiefs first. He needs to play better, but this isn't a supernova bursting.
Why Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes isn’t as far off as you might think he is ift.tt/3wGEC7K
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Before Mahomes celebrated that TD pass, he ran right over to injured Gaines and waved Cleveland trainers onto field.
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Felt an urge to check in on Patience and Fortitude tonight. We are heartbroken over the loss of my father but also profoundly comforted by his incredible and inspiring life and soothed by the outpouring of condolences and tributes. Thanks to each and all. Forever grateful.
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Former Royal Edinson Volquez throws no-hitter on what would have been Yordano Ventura's 26th birthday, which he commemorated earlier today.
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My mother, Clare, died Saturday after a long illness. She had an incredible life and made ours wonderful, and we shared profound moments in her final days -- which were buoyed by warm sentiments on social media that we shared with her. Thanks to all. providencejournal.com/news/2…
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Niklas Doeschl, 17, from Nuremberg attending first NFL game got one of Kelce’s gloves. “I can’t believe it,” he said. “It’s like a dream.”
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If deal to LA indeed gets finalized, will hate to see Danny Duffy go. But will be happy for him, going to team he wanted to play for growing up in Lompoc, California. At a pre-draft workout in 2007, Tommy Lasorda signed a baseball to him that said, "To Danny, a future Dodger."
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Pretty electric at The K as the Royals have tied it w Witt coming to plate and runners at corners w one out.
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Tyrann Mathieu: "Division champs is not conference champs or Super Bowl champs ... I think the goal is to get to where we were last year and to win that game. But winning the division, that’s a start."
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Nice play by Goff. But for at least fifth time tonight, RT Havenstein moved early with no penalty. Brutal.
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Vermeil gratitude to Hunt family and Andy Reid for being here seemed to make for opening of floodgates but caught himself
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That was Andy Reid's ninth postseason win with the Chiefs ... more than half the 17 playoff wins in franchise history.
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Leaving The K and bumped into Gate 5 Squad already lined up and well-equipped for Chiefs opener tomorrow night. Gracious hosts from Wichita, Joplin, Lawrence, etc. No sooner did I put window down to say hi than I had a fillet sandwich in hand.
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Mahomes throwing autographed footballs to Kelce delivering them around the arena for $15,000 apiece.
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Some odds and ends: Zero turnovers in game. Only 25 total penalty yards. Game's two leading rushers were Mahomes with 69 yards, Allen 68. Mahomes threw for 378. Tyreek Hill 150 yards in receptions ...
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Patrick Mahomes was asked this week about trash talk: "I have no trash talk at all. I actually compliment the guys when they rush me, because I know those guys can hit me a lot harder than I can hit them. So anytime anyone gets close to me I'm like, 'Great pass rush, my man.' "
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Dayton Moore by telephone says “lost it” when saw Sal Perez on way into announcement of his firing. Left press conference and went into clubhouse to speak with team, says broke down in there, before leaving stadium. Stopped to speak to attendants at parking booths as drove away
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This tweet is a glimpse of something see in @Mathieu_Era on field and locker room: concerned with all around him. His teammates think of him as someone who has made great impact that way, and he’s the rare star athlete always looking to help media. Believe it all goes together.
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Mahomes says challenged offensive line during game: “We’re going to win or lose this because of y’all.” Says proud of how they came through
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Struck by this again today: Been around Mahomes a couple hundred times/yet to see him dismiss a person or a question in any way. Typically seems he’s studying the words as if reading a defense. Except he’s working with you instead of trying to beat you. Uncanny. True grace.
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‘Marriage made in heaven’: A reminder of the fit between KC Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes
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Asked Chiefs OL Mitchell Schwartz about what makes Patrick Mahomes so compelling: "He’s just a normal guy who happens to be the best in the world at what he does in the most important position in sports." Adds it's rare to have such personality and character in a guy that good.
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The pre-game scene outside Arrowhead, where the music seems appropriate and bumped into a guy with a bear suit and figured he’s channeling @Duffman
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Please keep family of former Chiefs and longtime NFL personnel man Les Miller in your thoughts. Weeks after devastating heart attack, he died at age 86 on Wed. And family says son Matt, former K-State QB, is in hospice facing final days after 18 months battling terminal cancer.
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On phone this morning with 83–year-old Dick Vermeil, who attended game Sunday and addressed team on Saturday, and he was still in disbelief about how Mahomes played in that weather. Never saw any quarterback handle those elements like that. “He was remarkable,” he said.
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With Sunday Night Football ahead, our friends @precisionmazes (which did the Andy Reid “better than the aliens” crop art) have been putting together a new homage to the Chiefs:
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Chiefs LB Justin Houston on today's roughing the passer penalty: "We're going to be playing flag football after a while."
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Veach on Mathieu: You won't find anybody in any building he's ever played in that doesn't love him. Believe he wants to get it done, work to get to right terms.
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T shirts in Chiefs’ lockers after win secured fourth straight AFC West title: “The West Is Not Enough.”
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The actual question should be has any player ever been more real than @duffman, who is a gift to this city and anybody he encounters.
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The power of sports: Weeks after Haskell Indian Nations University WBB coach Adam Strom’s job was vaporized by Trump cuts but he admirably stayed on as volunteer, his team just won conference tourney Sunday over Northern NM to earn NAIA national tourney berth.
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Andy Reid on whether any advantage hosting team from Miami in harsh winter weather: “We’re not having a snowball fight.”
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Fuzzy image at this distance but former Mizzou coach Gary Pinkel is at Chiefs indoor practice today, speaking with, among others, Patrick Mahomes, former Mizzou assistants Andy Reid and Andy Hill and former Tigers Blaine Gabbert, Nick Bolton and Kendall Blanton.
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Bobby Witt Jr spending part of off-day at a camp at Bishop Miege. Gets a greeting befitting his emergence as a superstar. After the cheering, he says, “wow, that was cool.”
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