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Ranking each division by quarterback heading into the 2025 NFL season | NFL.com<\/p>\n
1) AFC WEST<\/p>\n
Average QBI rank: 12.5<\/p>\n
Denver Broncos: Bo Nix (No. 20)<\/p>\n
Kansas City Chiefs: Patrick Mahomes (No. 7)<\/p>\n
Las Vegas Raiders: Geno Smith (No. 12)<\/p>\n
Los Angeles Chargers: Justin Herbert (No. 11)<\/p>\n
Surprised? I was, at least a little bit. We knew Mahomes and Herbert would lift this division\u2019s overall ranking to a certain level, but the true linchpin of the group is the new student in the class; not only did Smith\u2019s acquisition by the Raiders give Las Vegas a legitimate starter, it also filled out the league\u2019s strongest quarterbacking division entering 2025. I haven\u2019t forgotten about Nix, who flirted with end-of-year awards consideration in 2024, even as a bit of a tumultuous late-season stretch reminded us of the challenges that face every rookie. Nix married quite well with coach Sean Payton, helped the Broncos return to the postseason for the first time in nearly a decade and positioned Denver for a very optimistic 2025. If he keeps it up, he\u2019ll climb the ranking and confirm the supremacy of a division otherwise populated by proven veterans.<\/p>\n
Chiefs Open Nomination Process for 2025 Lamar Hunt Legacy Seat Honorees | The Mothership<\/p>\n
Chiefs Season Ticket Members and individuals representing Chiefs Kingdom around the world are encouraged to nominate other Season Ticket Members, fans, and community leaders who represent the spirit of Lamar Hunt and uphold the team\u2019s core values: Win with Character, Honor Tradition, Inspire our Fans, and Unite the Community.<\/p>\n
The Lamar Hunt Legacy Seat was introduced in 2019 to help celebrate the franchise\u2019s 60th season of professional football. At each home game, the club publicly recognizes an individual with this special honor in front of the entire stadium, highlighting their commitment to supporting the community. In addition, the honorees enjoy a VIP pregame experience.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are continually in awe of what Chiefs fans do to support our community, and it\u2019s that giving spirit that reflects just one of the many qualities that made our founder, Lamar Hunt, so special,\u201d Chiefs Vice President of Fan Experience Jayne Martin said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been able to recognize so many extraordinary people over the years and we\u2019re excited to open the nomination process for this unique honor and recognition during the 2025 football season.\u201d<\/p>\n
Young NFL players in line for bigger role in 2025: Falcons\u2019 Michael Penix Jr., 49ers\u2019 Ricky Pearsall stand out | CBS Sports<\/p>\n
Hicks spent most of his time in 2024 working as the third safety behind Justin Reid and Bryan Cook. He played 31% of Kansas City\u2019s defensive snaps overall but took over an increasingly larger role as the year went along, which should have prepared him to be the full-time starter.<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t even play double-digit defensive snaps until Week 10, but he did so every week after that and eventually worked up his way to where he played more than half the snaps in each of the final four regular-season games and all three playoff contests. He\u2019ll be an important cog for Steve Spagnuolo\u2019s unit in 2025.<\/p>\n
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Following their humiliating Super Bowl<\/a> LIX loss to the Eagles, the Chiefs are expected to have an edge in the new season. Not only did Travis Kelce commit to play in 2025, but Kansas City will also have Rashee Rice back from an injured knee that cost him all but four games in 2024.<\/p>\n Top five NFL draft values of the millennium at TE: Travis Kelce, Rob Gronkowski among all-time greats | NFL.com<\/p>\n 1 – Travis Kelce<\/p>\n Kansas City Chiefs<\/p>\n Drafted: Round 3 (No. 63 overall), 2013.<\/p>\n As a surefire Hall of Famer in the running for best tight end ever, Kelce must be considered one of the best draft bargains of all time \u2014 even with brother Jason Kelce (2011 sixth-round pick) giving him a good run for his money. Travis Kelce, the first pick in Round 3 in 2013, missed all but one snap of his rookie season before eventually stringing together seven straight 1,000-yard receiving seasons from 2016 to 2022. He has been named to the past 10 Pro Bowl<\/a>s.<\/p>\n Kelce and Patrick Mahomes have arguably become one of the greatest offensive duos ever, both elevating their games in the postseason in leading the Chiefs to three Super Bowl championships in five appearances over the past six seasons. Kelce\u2019s 69.4 receiving yards per regular-season game ranks 27th all-time, but he\u2019s averaged 83.1 in 25 postseason games. His 178 playoff catches are by far the most ever (27 more than Jerry Rice), and Kelce trails Rice by just two playoff TD catches, 22 to 20.<\/p>\n Ranking all 32 NFL teams from most to least entertaining | USA Today<\/p>\n 5. Kansas City Chiefs<\/p>\n With the explosive plays running dry and \u201cChiefs fatigue\u201d setting in for some, there\u2019s only so high that the defining franchise of the last decade can rank on this list. But Kansas City is still appointment viewing for many, and that\u2019s not merely a matter of branding. Regardless of how often he is able to pull off the otherworldly plays he became synonymous with, Patrick Mahomes remains on a singular plane in the NFL when it comes to tilting games in his favor. Travis Kelce, meanwhile, shouldn\u2019t be expected to merely fade away in the twilight of his career despite last year\u2019s relatively modest statistical output. More importantly, the return of Rashee Rice and Marquise \u201cHollywood\u201d Brown unquestionably will alter the complexion of the offense for the better, even if protection questions remain after a reshuffling of the left side of the offensive line.<\/p>\n 2025 NFL rookie updates: Tracking all 32 first-round picks | ESPN<\/p>\n 32. Chiefs: Josh Simmons, OT<\/p>\n Simmons has been working as the starting left tackle during offseason practices. Even though these are noncontact sessions, it still represents progress. Simmons is coming off a torn patellar injury, and his timetable for a return to play was uncertain when the Chiefs drafted him. Now, minus a setback, it appears he\u2019s on schedule to be their starter when the season begins. \u201cWe weren\u2019t quite sure how much we were going to be able to get out of him, but he looks strong,\u2019\u2019 coach Andy Reid said. \u201cYou can tell that he rehabbed. He did a nice job with it.\u2019\u2019 A stronger test for Simmons will come during training camp, when he and his teammates will put on the pads for the first time and the physical part of the game will come into play. \u2014 Adam Teicher<\/p>\n Around the NFL<\/p>\n Steelers LB Patrick Queen striving to get back to \u2018old self\u2019 after disappointing first season in Pittsburgh | NFL.com<\/p>\n Sure, he still made the Pro Bowl as an alternate and finished with 129 tackles, but Queen felt he underachieved in 2024.<\/p>\n \u201cFor me, personally, I think I could have expectations and surpass them, and I\u2019d still be upset that I didn\u2019t do more,\u201d Queen recently said, via the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. \u201cI\u2019m always going to be searching and looking for more that I can do, trying to be the best player I can be for my team and for myself. I didn\u2019t do that last year. That\u2019s what really aggravated me this whole offseason.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s common for a defender to find uncertain footing in their his year in a new system. Sometimes, it\u2019ll prompt stars to vent their frustrations before settling in and reaping the rewards. Former Eagles defensive tackle Fletcher Cox once famously ripped Jonathan Gannon\u2019s approach in their first season together, then eventually played a key part in a defense that helped Philadelphia reach the Super Bowl in the following campaign.<\/p>\n In case you missed it on Arrowhead Pride<\/p>\n Chiefs News: Latest Bills, Broncos predictions properly labeled \u2018bold\u2019<\/p>\n 1. The Bills will win the Super Bowl<\/a>.<\/p>\n