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Sep 22, 2024; Seattle, Washington, USA; Miami Dolphins cornerback Kader Kohou (4) celebrates following an interception against the Seattle Seahawks during the first quarter at Lumen Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images

Report: Chiefs get help at CB with signing of Kader Kohou

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The Kansas City Chiefs are signing cornerback Kader Kohou, a former starter with the Miami Dolphins who missed all of last season with a partially torn ACL, ESPN reported on Thursday.

Kohou, 27, can help the Chiefs replace departed cornerbacks Trent McDuffie (trade) and Jaylen Watson (free agency), both now on the Los Angeles Rams. He played both nickel and outside corner roles with the Dolphins.

Kohou stared 38 of his 47 regular-season games with Miami from 2022-24, totaling 180 tackles, three interceptions, 28 passes defended, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one sack. He also started two playoff games.

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Nov 2, 2025; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) walks the sideline before the game against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-Imagn Images

Report: TE Travis Kelce wants to keep playing, perhaps not for Chiefs

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Star tight end Travis Kelce wants to continue his NFL career after 13 years with the Kansas City Chiefs and could be open to playing for another team, The Athletic reported on Sunday.

Kelce, who will be 37 in October, has been selected to 11 Pro Bowls and is a four-time first-team All-Pro with Kansas City, which drafted him in the third round in 2013.

He has been weighing whether to return for this 14th season in the league and has debated retirement for the past two offseasons. One new layer this offseason is Kelce is set to become an unrestricted free agent after finishing his two-year, $34.25 million extension this past season.

The Athletic reported that Kelce’s representatives are expected to talk with multiple teams.

Kansas City, while financially strapped by salary-cap issues, has been diplomatic in a wait-and-see approach with Kelce regarding retirement or another season.

“We’ve kind of prepared for either scenario,” Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said at the NFL Scouting Combine on Feb. 24. “We’re trying to position ourselves that either way, we have a plan moving forward.”

Veach said he would be meeting with Kelce’s representatives following the combine and “you need some sort of timeline and deadline,” but called conversations with his camp “positive.”

Head coach Andy Reid said he routinely is in touch with Kelce, who is coming off a relatively down year in a Hall of Fame career.

He had 851 yards and five touchdowns last season, but 76 receptions was Kelce’s lowest total since he had 72 in 2015. No. 2 tight end Noah Gray also is an unrestricted free agent.

“Travis is the best, he’s an icon and hopefully he comes back,” Veach said in the February interview. “We’ll just kind of let that process play out. It’s not your typical 27-year-old first-time-in-free agency.

“Travis has done everything. He’s accomplished everything. He’s about to get married, got a lot going on. We’re just going to continue to have positive dialogue and see where this thing ends.”

Prior to the 2025 season, Kelce admitted that he contemplated retirement. He also said his life has changed in some ways since he began dating the biggest pop star on the planet in Taylor Swift, to whom he is engaged.

Kelce, a three-time Super Bowl champion, is the Chiefs’ all-time leader in receptions (1,080), receiving yards (13,002) and touchdown receptions (82).

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Nov 23, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice (4) warms up before the game against the Indianapolis Colts at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images

Chiefs’ Rashee Rice accused of assault in civil suit by mother of his children

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A former girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice filed a civil lawsuit this week in Texas alleging that he assaulted her during a span from December 2023 to July 2025.

Dacoda Jones, with whom Rice has two children and said she was pregnant during many of the alleged assaults, filed the suit on Monday in Dallas County, Texas. She is seeking monetary damages of more than $1 million, according to attorney Ron Estefan.

Per the lawsuit, Rice and Jones allegedly lived together in Victory Park, Texas, and Lee’s Summit, Mo. Jones, in the lawsuit, said Rice strangled her in December 2023, and that between 2023 and 2025, he “grabbed, choked, strangled, pushed, thrown, scratched, hit and headbutted Ms. Jones, as well as hit her with inanimate objects.”

According to the lawsuit, Rice displayed violent behaviors, including “throwing objects, destroying property, punching walls, and breaking furniture, as well as locking her out in the middle of the night.”

As part of the damages in the lawsuit, Jones claimed physical pain and mental anguish, physical impairment, disfigurement, previous and future medical care and loss of earnings.

One of Jones’ attorneys declined comment to ESPN. Rice, who has not been charged criminally in this matter, and his agents had not responded to attempts by The Athletic and ESPN for comment.

“The club is aware (of the lawsuit) and remains in communication with the National Football League,” the Chiefs said in a statement Wednesday.

Jones posted photos on her Instagram account on Jan. 7 that appeared to show signs of physical abuse. She also alleged abuse that spanned years.

“I’m so tired of keeping quiet I’m so tired of protecting his image,” Jones wrote in a since-deleted post. “I’ve been through enough in the span of 8 years and I’ve had ENOUGH! I’ve dealt with abuse for years, me and this man decided to break up a couple months ago and it’s been nothing but hell.

“He literally left us in Kansas and I had to beg him to send money so that I could drive to Texas with my kids and all our stuff,” she wrote. “We have an agreement because of everything he’s put me through and he still doesn’t follow it. He’s now trying to remove me and my kids from our home for no apparent reason. I’ve known this man for YEARS. He tries to put on this persona like he’s dad of the year. He does the bare minimum and I have to beg for that. I’ve protected his image too long and I’m done doing that. It’s time to protect my peace, protect my children and stand up for myself.”

The NFL said on Wednesday, “The matter remains under review.”

Rice, 25, started the 2025 season by serving a six-game suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy stemming from his role in a multi-car crash in Dallas that left several people injured during the 2024 season. He pleaded guilty in district court to two third-degree felony charges — collision involving serious bodily injury and racing on a highway causing bodily injury.

The crash ultimately involved six vehicles. Rice and four of his friends didn’t check on those injured and instead fled on foot before police arrived.

Rice was sentenced to five years of deferred probation, and 30 days in jail. He also was required to pay more than $115,000 in restitution to the victims of the crash.

He caught 53 passes for 571 yards and five touchdowns this season as the Chiefs fashioned a 3-5 record in his appearances.

Rice owns 156 receptions for 1,797 yards and 14 scores in 28 regular-season games (20 starts) over three seasons with Kansas City. He also caught six passes for 39 yards when Kansas City defeated San Francisco in overtime to capture Super Bowl LVIII

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Chiefs TE Travis Kelce takes (final?) bow at Arrowhead

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Travis Kelce paused to take in what might have been his final introduction at Arrowhead Stadium before Thursday’s game and the Kansas City Chiefs’ star tight end admits emotions are heavy these days.

“You know it’s — you only get a few of those where you just get to stand there and appreciate 60-70,000 Chiefs fans screaming for you. I always embrace that moment, man,” Kelce said Thursday night. “It’s fun. Hopefully I got everybody fired up for it.”

Kelce joined Jerry Rice as the only players in NFL history with at least 12 consecutive seasons producing at least 800 receiving yards this month, but hasn’t publicly confirmed speculation his next step is retirement.

“It’s a Christmas game, baby! There’s a whole lot of emotion, man. Have everybody in the world watching you,” Kelce said.

A four-time All-Pro who went to five Super Bowls with the Chiefs, the 36-year-old Kelce is not certain about next year.

His future has been a topic of debate and rumors the past two years. It was late February 2025 when Chiefs general manager Brett Veach put to rest questions about Kelce retiring before the draft. Kelce spent the offseason working to make certain he could be a productive part of the offense this season, and he leads the team in receptions (73), yards (839) and touchdowns (five, tied with Rashee Rice and Hollywood Brown) with one game to play.

Continuing to produce might keep retirement from crossing Kelce’s mind, especially since he didn’t win the nearly $2 million Powerball lottery last week.

“The only time it every crossed my mind, as I was driving in the other day and I saw how much the Powerball was and I was like, ‘Man, if I could just win that. I wouldn’t have to work another day in my life,’” Kelce joked. “Honestly, I’ve been just focused on trying to win football games. I’ll let that be a decision that I make with my family, friends (and) the Chiefs organization when the time comes.”

Kelce was the final player introduced on Christmas night in a signal the team might already know it was his last time on that field.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid is rooting for Kelce to pull down seven more receptions — he caught five passes for 36 yards in Thursday’s 20-13 loss to Denver — in the regular-season finale at Las Vegas on Jan. 4. That would put Kelce at 80 catches, a mark he cleared in each of the past nine seasons.

“It was great to see him get a couple of those catches (Thursday). Those are big, big catches,” Reid said, shaking off any talk of Kelce’s retirement. “We’ll talk another time about all of that.”

Kelce is the Chiefs’ all-time leader in receptions (1,077), receiving yards (12,990) and touchdown receptions (82).

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Broncos activate TE Marcedes Lewis, 41, for game vs. Chiefs

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The Denver Broncos promoted veteran tight end Marcedes Lewis and guard Calvin Throckmorton to the active roster for Thursday’s road game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Broncos (12-3) also elevated inside linebacker Levelle Bailey and wide receiver Michael Bandy from the practice squad for the game, waived running back Cody Schrader and placed starting center Luke Wattenberg (shoulder) on injured reserve.

The Chiefs (6-9) signed linebacker Cole Christiansen from the practice squad to the active roster, elevated wide receiver Jason Brownlee and offensive tackle Matt Waletzko from the practice squad and placed receiver Nikko Remigio (knee) on injured reserve after he did not practice on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Wattenberg, 28, had started all 15 games for the Broncos this season. He has played in 51 games (29 starts) since Denver had selected him in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL Draft.

Lewis, 41, has played in four games (one start) for the Broncos this season with no targets and 66 snaps on offense.

Denver was thin at tight end with reserve Nate Adkins (knee) ruled out for the game after not practicing this week and Adam Trautman, the backup to starter Evan Engram, making the injury report on Wednesday because of illness and being estimated as a non-participant.

Jacksonville selected Lewis 28th overall in the 2006 NFL Draft. Only Aaron Rodgers is older than Lewis among active NFL players this season.

Lewis has 437 career receptions for 5,115 yards and 40 touchdowns in 289 regular-season games (230 starts) for the Jaguars (2006-17), Green Bay Packers (2018-22), Chicago Bears (2023-24) and Broncos. He also has 16 catches for 153 yards and one TD in 10 playoff games (all starts).

Throckmorton, 29, has appeared in nine games this season as a reserve. He has played in 57 career games (27 starts) for the New Orleans Saints (2021-22), Carolina Panthers (2023), Tennessee Titans (2023) and Broncos (2024-present).

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Report: Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco aims to return Thursday

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Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco aims to return for Thursday’s game against the host Dallas Cowboys, ESPN reported.

Pacheco has missed three games for the Chiefs (6-5) since sustaining a sprained MCL in his right knee during a 28-7 win against the Washington Commanders on Oct. 27.

Pacheco, 26, has rushed for 329 yards with one touchdown in eight games this season. He also has 11 catches for 43 yards and a score.

Pacheco was limited to seven games last season after he fractured the fibula in his right leg in a Week 2 meeting with the Cincinnati Bengals.

A seventh-round draft pick in 2022, Pacheco has accumulated 2,900 yards and 17 touchdowns from scrimmage in 46 games (38 starts) with the Chiefs.

With Pacheco sidelined, veteran Kareem Hunt has started the past three games and rushed for 212 yards and three touchdowns.

The Chiefs are 1-4 away from home this season heading into the Thanksgiving showdown with the Cowboys (5-5-1) in Arlington, Texas.

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Sep 28, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Chiefs offensive tackle Josh Simmons (71) and running back Kareem Hunt (29) line up against the Baltimore Ravens during the game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images

Reports: Chiefs rookie OT Josh Simmons returns to team

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Kansas City Chiefs rookie offensive tackle Josh Simmons returned to the team Monday after missing the past four games for personal reasons, multiple outlets reported.

Simmons, 22, had been dealing with a family matter, according to head coach Andy Reid, and missed games against the Detroit Lions, Las Vegas Raiders, Washington Commanders and Buffalo Bills. Kansas City is 5-4 overall and went 3-1 during the stretch.

A first-round draft pick out of Ohio State, Simmons started the first five games of the season as the Chiefs went 2-3.

Kansas City is entering its bye week and will not get back to action until Nov. 16 on the road against the Denver Broncos.

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Nov 26, 2023; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice (4) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Las Vegas Raiders during the fourth quarter at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images

Suspension over for Chiefs WR Rashee Rice

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Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice’s six-game NFL suspension ended following Kansas City’s 30-17 victory against the Detroit Lions on Sunday night.

The former second-round draft pick is eligible to return to practice this week. He could see his first action since tearing his right ACL in Week 4 of the 2024 season when the Chiefs (3-3) host the Las Vegas Raiders (2-4) on Sunday.

Rice, 25, accepted his six-game suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy on Aug. 27.

In July, Rice pleaded guilty to two third-degree felony charges for his role in a multicar crash in Dallas in 2024 that left several people injured. He received deferred adjudication on a 30-day jail sentence, and the case will be dismissed if he complies with the terms of his probation.

The No. 1 receiver for the Chiefs to begin the 2024 season, Rice had 24 receptions when he suffered a season-ending knee injury on Sept. 29. As a rookie in 2023, he caught 79 passes for 938 yards and seven touchdowns.

In Rice’s absence, Hollywood Brown has recorded a team-high 30 receptions for 302 yards and three touchdowns this season. Fellow wideout Tyquan Thornton also has three TD catches, and All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce tops the squad with 321 receiving yards on 28 grabs.

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Oct 12, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch (not pictured) and Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Juju Smith-Schuster (9) get into a fight after the game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images

Lions S Brian Branch, Chiefs WR JuJu Smith-Schuster scuffle after game

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Detroit safety Brian Branch struck Kansas City wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster with an open-handed blow to the face, setting off a scrum after the end of the host Chiefs’ 30-17 victory on Sunday night.

The game had concluded when Branch ignored Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes attempt to high-five him as the Lions player walked past near midfield. Smith-Schuster was nearby and went up to him, but apparently after a few words, Branch hit him in his facemask, causing him to tumble to the ground.

Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco tried to separate the pair after Smith-Schuster got up and ran after Branch, only for the Chiefs receiver to get his helmet taken off and Branch to get him on the turf again as players from both sides converged on the fight.

Branch later apologized for the skirmish and explained his reasoning for being upset with Smith-Schuster.

“I did a real childish thing,” Branch, 23, told reporters. “I’m tired of people doing stuff in between plays and refs don’t catch it. They be trying to bully me out there. I shouldn’t have did it, it was childish.”

He cited a specific play late in the fourth quarter when Smith-Schuster hit him in the back away from the play.

“I got blocked in the back illegally,” Branch said, “and it was in front of the ref and the ref didn’t do anything. It’s just stuff like that. I could’ve gotten hurt off of that, but I still shouldn’t have done (the postgame fight), though.”

Smith-Schuster called Branch a great player who is important to the Lions. He was expecting a handshake and a “good game,” he said.

“But he threw a punch,” said Smith-Schuster, 28, who thought Branch was frustrated during the game by “me just blocking him.”

“I’m just doing my job,” Smith-Schuster continued. “I play between the whistles.”

Mahomes touched on that theme earlier when he was interviewed after the game on the NBC broadcast.

“I mean, we play the game in between the whistles,” Mahomes said. “They can do all the extracurricular stuff they want to do, but we play in between the whistles.”

Kansas City coach Andy Reid said Branch hit Smith-Schuster “for what looked like no reason,” and noted his receiver got his nose bloodied. “That’s tough and he did pretty good damage on JuJu’s nose.”

Detroit coach Dan Campbell said Branch was in the wrong.

“I love Brian Branch, but what he did is inexcusable and it’s not going to be accepted here,” Campbell said. “It’s not what we do, it’s not what we’re about. I apologized to coach Reid and the Chiefs and Smith-Schuster. That’s not OK. That’s not what we do here, and it’s not gonna be OK. He knows it, our team knows it. That’s not what we do.”

Branch, a second-round draft selection in 2023 and a Pro Bowl pick in 2024, has been fined by the league a total of $34,784 this season for an unsportsmanlike conduct infraction in Week 1 against the Green Bay Packers and two unnecessary roughness violations: taunting the Packers and for a low block in Week 3 against the Baltimore Ravens, NFL.com reported.

Smith-Schuster, a second-round pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2017, has played for the Steelers (2017-21), Kansas City Chiefs (2022, 2024-present), and New England Patriots (2023). He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2018.

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Detroit Lions linebacker Derrick Barnes (55) pressures Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) during the first half at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025.

Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs improve to .500 by downing Lions

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Patrick Mahomes passed for 257 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score as host Kansas City snapped Detroit’s four-game winning streak with a 30-17 win on Sunday night.

Hollywood Brown caught four passes for 45 yards and two touchdowns. Tight end Travis Kelce had six receptions for 78 yards for the Chiefs (3-3).

Jared Goff passed for 203 yards and two touchdowns for the Lions (4-2).

Detroit wide receiver Jameson Williams caught six passes for 66 yards and a touchdown, while tight end Sam LaPorta contributed five receptions for 55 yards and a touchdown. Jahmyr Gibbs gained 65 yards on 17 carries.

Kansas City held a 13-10 halftime advantage.

The Lions got a little too fancy after a long opening drive. On fourth-and-goal from the 1, running back David Montgomery threw an apparent touchdown pass to Goff. The officials called an illegal motion penalty to wipe it out. Detroit settled for Jake Bates’ 28-yard field goal.

Kansas City responded with a touchdown on its first drive, a 6-yard pass from Mahomes to Xavier Worthy on fourth-and-3. Harrison Butker missed the extra point.

Detroit drove 71 yards in six plays during the ensuing possession, capped by Goff’s 22-yard scoring pass to Williams.

After both the Chiefs and Lions turned the ball over on downs, Kansas City regained the lead with 37 seconds left in the first half. Mahomes scored on a 1-yard run just after a 17-yard completion to Kelce.

The Chiefs drove 81 yards after the third-quarter kickoff and scored on a 9-yard flip to Brown. Kansas City had four plays of at least 11 yards during the possession, which forged a 20-10 lead.

The Lions made it a three-point game with an 81-yard scoring drive. Montgomery caught two passes for 37 yards and Amon-Ra St. Brown had four receptions before Goff found LaPorta over the middle on a 4-yard touchdown pass with 14:14 left in the fourth quarter.

Mahomes then led his club on a 69-yard drive, culminating in a 3-yard scoring pass to Brown with 9:30 remaining in the fourth. The drive was aided by a roughing-the-passer penalty against Lions star defensive end Aidan Hutchinson.

Butker kicked a 33-yard field goal with 2:26 left in regulation.

–Field Level Media