{"id":224258,"date":"2025-07-21T10:01:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T10:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/224258\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T10:01:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T10:01:12","slug":"kansas-city-chiefs-make-clear-who-their-big-three-stars-are-in-major-snub-to-patrick-mahomes-and-travis-kelce-teammate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/224258\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City Chiefs make clear who their \u2018big three\u2019 stars are in major snub to Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce teammate"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE Kansas City Chiefs have made clear who their big three stars are ahead of the new NFL season.<\/p>\n

Andy Reid\u2019s side are back in minicamp this week, where he is getting his team ready for the 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n

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The Chiefs named their big three players, including Mahomes and KelceCredit: Getty\"Chris<\/a><\/p>\n

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Chris Jones is regarded as one of the best defensive tackles of his generationCredit: AP<\/p>\n

He has a tough job on his hands following the three-peat Super Bowl<\/a> attempt that ended in disaster in February.<\/p>\n

The Chiefs<\/a> were smashed 40-22 by the Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> in New Orleans, Louisiana, in a one-sided blowout.<\/p>\n

The AFC West giants have ramped up their social media output in recent weeks, getting fans excited to the season ahead.<\/p>\n

However, one in particular has caught the attention of supporters, which named their \u2018Big Three\u2019 stars<\/a> in the team.<\/p>\n

The post was accompanied by images of quarterback Patrick Mahomes<\/a>, tight end Travis Kelce<\/a> and defensive tackle Chris Jones.<\/p>\n

The X post to their 2.6 million followers had a mixed reaction, with many believing two key stars were left out.<\/p>\n

They included Trent McDuffie, their superstar cornerback, and Harrison Butker, the Super Bowl-winning kicker.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere\u2019s Butker?,\u201d one fan asked.<\/p>\n

Another added: \u201cNeed to swap Kelce with McDuffie. Only because Kelce lost his edge and McDuffie is building his own island.\u201d<\/p>\n

A third replied: \u201cI’d add Butker, he’s contributed a ton to this team’s recent success.\u201d<\/p>\n

Is this Travis Kelce’s final season?<\/p>\n

A fourth commented: \u201cSurely Rashee Rice didn\u2019t get left out of this edit?\u201d<\/p>\n

And one claimed: \u201cKelce is washed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mahomes is a widely-regarded as the best quarterback in the NFL<\/a>, after a blockbuster decade in the league.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old has won three Super Bowl titles, and claims he is hungry for more success after the disappointing end to last season.<\/p>\n

NFL important dates 2025 season<\/p>\n

March 12 – Free Agency begins<\/p>\n

April 24-26 – NFL Draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin<\/p>\n

September 4 – 2025 season opener (TBC vs Eagles)<\/p>\n

November 27 – Thanksgiving Day triple header<\/p>\n

January 4, 2026 – End of regular-season<\/p>\n

February 8, 2026 – Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California<\/p>\n

He was shocking in February\u2019s showdown with Eagles, one of his worst high-profile games in a Chiefs jersey.<\/p>\n

The QB wasn\u2019t the only one though, with Kelce having an equally bad game and poor campaign overall by his standards.<\/p>\n

His stats were way down on years gone by, and he started to show signs of ageing as the 35-year-old heads towards the end of his career.<\/p>\n

The Hall of Fame-bound tight end had contemplated retiring at the end of last season following his poor form.<\/p>\n

However, after talks with his pop sensation girlfriend Taylor Swift<\/a>, he decided to see out the one-year contract he has left.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, 31-year-old Jones is seen as one of the superstar DTs of his generation, and is hugely respected around the NFL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE Kansas City Chiefs have made clear who their big three stars are ahead of the new NFL…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":224259,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2063],"tags":[346,7,118,110,2438,2437,6,499,578,505,500],"class_list":{"0":"post-224258","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kansas-city-chiefs","8":"tag-chiefs","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-kansas-city","11":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs","12":"tag-kansascity","13":"tag-kansascitychiefs","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-patrick-mahomes","16":"tag-section-sportamerican-football","17":"tag-super-bowl","18":"tag-travis-kelce"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114890649590044975","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}