A to Z Sports\u2019 Charles Goldman answers burning questions for Kansas City Chiefs fans on a potential trade target, the state of the dynasty, and which player will be 2026\u2019s unofficial Chief.<\/p>\n
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Kansas City Chiefs fans are in the quiet part of the offseason. Players are indulging in weddings, vacations, and working out on their own ahead of training camp in St. Joseph, Missouri. In a few short weeks, when players report to camp, football will be back like it never left.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the perfect time to continue our offseason mailbag series. I\u2019ll aim to answer all of the biggest burning questions for Chiefs Kingdom. Be on the lookout across my social media channels on\u00a0X<\/a>,\u00a0BlueSky<\/a>, Threads<\/a>, and\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for future mailbags.<\/p>\n This week, we\u2019ll answer questions on the state of the Chiefs\u2019 dynasty, which player will be this year\u2019s \u201cunofficial Chief\u201d, and discuss New England Patriots WR Kayshon Boutte as a trade candidate. Plus some bonus thoughts on the evolution of NFL football. <\/p>\n Kansas City Chiefs Offseason Mailbag \u2014 Monday, July 6<\/p>\n What\u2019s the life support situation on the Dynasty? Is it officially dead with last year\u2019s playoff miss? Do they need to win a ring this year to keep it going? Win the AFC? Make the playoffs? \u2013 Taylor Witt<\/a><\/p>\n I think the dynasty is alive and well, even if the Chiefs miss the playoffs again in 2026. Obviously, they\u2019ll try to get back to their typical season-long checklist. Win the AFC West, secure the No. 1 seed, win the Lamar Hunt Trophy, and win Super Bowl LXI. It\u2019s much easier said than done, though. Incremental progress with a largely new roster is probably what you shoot for. <\/p>\n The reason I think things are alive and well is that the only other dynasty the NFL has seen is Tom Brady\u2019s New England Patriots. Brady missed the playoffs only once while healthy (2002). They missed them again in 2008, when Brady tore his ACL in Week 1. Even if the Chiefs miss the playoffs again, it\u2019ll only be the second time during the Patrick Mahomes era. It may be a little reductive to boil things down to Brady vs. Mahomes, but I\u2019m just not sure there\u2019s another way that makes sense.<\/p>\n The other part of this is that Brady went from 2005 to 2013 without a Super Bowl win. He had two Super Bowl appearances, both losses. A couple of AFC Championship Game losses. Some wild-card and divisional round losses as well. The Chiefs haven\u2019t had that long a stretch under Patrick Mahomes without a championship. In my eyes, that gives them room for error. <\/p>\n Patrick Peterson, ZaDarius Smith, Bryce Hall \u2013 who do you predict will be this year\u2019s \u201cunofficial Chief\u201d in the hearts of Chiefs Kingdom? \u2013 Kristian Gumminger<\/a><\/p>\n It\u2019s hard to tell on potential trade candidates at this juncture, but I imagine a Patrick Peterson-esque player could pop up at some point this year. It all depends on who is unhappy and whether they\u2019re actually a fit in Kansas City. If he hadn\u2019t already re-signed with the New Orleans Saints, my answer to this would be DE Cam Jordan<\/a>. He had some big fans in Chiefs Kingdom, given that the edge rusher room is basically George Karlaftis and a dream. <\/p>\n There\u2019s a ton of wide receivers left out there, including Stefon Diggs, Keenan Allen, and DeAndre Hopkins. I could see one of those players being the guy, should the receiver room fail to impress in July and August. I think the actual answer might end up being former Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill<\/a>. I don\u2019t see Hill being ready to play before the midseason mark after a serious knee injury early last season. However, if Brett Veach doesn\u2019t make an addition at wide receiver, I see fans pining for a reunion throughout the season.<\/p>\n What are the odds that the Chiefs make a trade for Kayshon Boutte? \u2013 Chris Conner<\/a><\/p>\n This is a popular topic, and it should be. I think the most restrictive part of a trade for Boutte is that he\u2019s probably seeking a new contract. I\u2019m not sure the Chiefs would hand out a deal to Boutte without seeing him in action on offense in 2026. That said, he\u2019s been pretty consistent over the past two seasons, with 76 catches, over 1,100 yards, and 9 touchdowns. He was a teammate of Tyquan Thornton in New England, so there\u2019s some built-in chemistry in the room. I think he could get up to speed rather quickly because of that. <\/p>\n As far as trade compensation goes, a player-for-player swap doesn\u2019t seem out of the question. If the Chiefs\u2019 cornerback competition plays out in a way that Kristian Fulton is expendable, he\u2019s the name I\u2019d watch. He played for Mike Vrabel in Tennessee, and the Pats need cornerback depth. I also think waiting things out until 53-man roster cuts might be the move for both clubs. K.C. needs to see if the calculus adds up in the cornerback room. Maybe an undrafted free agent makes a guy like Fulton expendable. New England also has to figure out if it can afford to ship off Boutte. Yes, they added Romeo Doubs and A.J. Brown, but Boutte still might be the third-best receiver on that roster. <\/p>\n Bonus: Roone Arledge and NFL football becoming way more than just the games \u2013 @Muss4Chris<\/p>\n A little history lesson for younger readers. In the early 1970s, ABC Sports executive Roone Arledge sought to boost NFL ratings by turning \u201cMonday Night Football\u201d into a primetime spectacle. It was all about making the game more entertaining throughout. He famously declared to the world that he was going to \u201cadd show business to sports.\u201d They doubled the number of cameras typically used in a game and added a three-man booth format to broadcasts.<\/p>\n I think much of what you see in the NFL today can be traced back to those innovations. NFL Football isn\u2019t just about the games played on the field anymore. Sure, they want to make the best product possible. However, it\u2019s so much more than that now. They\u2019ve got an entire schedule of events and programming. Right now \u2014 the period between mandatory minicamp and training camp \u2014 is probably the quietest part of the offseason. Even then, you\u2019ve got programming like the NFL\u2019s Top-100 Players List<\/a>. There\u2019s always something to capture fans\u2019 attention. It\u2019s very much the showbiz aspect that Arledge was going for.<\/p>\n \t\t\t Kansas City Chiefs News<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-07-04T020533Z_585562710_RC2T06AWMXGX_RTRMADP_3_PEOPLE-TAYLOR-SWIFT-KELCE-200x200.jpg\")
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