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Former New England Patriots wide receiver Tyquan Thornton plans to sign with the Kansas City Chiefs on their practice squad, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Monday.

Thornton, who was waived by the Patriots on Saturday, had interest from more than a dozen teams, the source told Fowler.

A 2022 second-round pick out of Baylor with blazing speed, Thornton never emerged as the top threat the Patriots had hoped he would after he clocked a 4.28 time in the 40-yard dash at the NFL combine.

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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterNov 17, 2024, 09:47 PM ET

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Kansas City Chiefs are no longer unbeaten, but they didn’t seem much bothered by that, least of all quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

“The undefeated thing was cool,” Mahomes said after the Chiefs took their first loss of the season 30-21 against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. “But that’s not our ultimate goal.”

The Chiefs won their first nine games but were hardly dominant along the way. Seven of those

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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterNov 17, 2024, 04:00 PM ET

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Kansas City Chiefs are hoping for a big jump in production in the second half of the season from rookie wide receiver Xavier Worthy, similar to the one they got last year from Rashee Rice.

Worthy is off to a good start in that regard in Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. He caught four passes on one first half drive, the final one being

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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterNov 15, 2024, 03:20 PM ET

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs expect Harrison Butker to be kicking for them later this season. coach Andy Reid said.

Reid said wasn’t certain of a timeline for the return of Butker, who tore his meniscus and underwent surgery on Friday, but said it would be this season. Butker was placed on the injured reserve list, meaning he will miss at least the next four weeks, including Sunday’s game against the

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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterNov 14, 2024, 04:46 PM ET

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs are placing kicker Harrison Butker on the injured reserve list due to a knee injury, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday.

Butker, who was on the field and working with his teammates when Thursday’s practice began, will need arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, sources told Schefter.

By going on IR, Butker will be sidelined for at least the next four games.

The team is signing kicker Spencer Shrader

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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterNov 14, 2024, 06:00 AM ET

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The celebration over the Kansas City Chiefs‘ latest final-play-of-the-game victory had barely died down when coach Andy Reid provided an unemotional look at how his team survived so many close calls.

“We’ve been given opportunities and we’ve taken advantage of them, and then we’ve made a few opportunities ourselves with some good plays,” Reid said Monday, about 24 hours after the Chiefs blocked a field goal attempt on the last play to

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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterNov 13, 2024, 03:07 PM ET

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City-area homes of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and tight end Travis Kelce were burglarized last month, according to police reports.

The Cass County, Missouri, Sheriff’s office said a break-in occurred at Mahomes’ residence shortly after midnight on Oct. 6 but didn’t provide further details because the investigation continues.

Kelce’s home was burglarized the next day, on Oct. 7, according to the Leawood, Kansas, police department. Police said the loss

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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterNov 12, 2024, 11:56 AM ET

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs designated running back Isiah Pacheco and defensive end Charles Omenihu to return to practice this week, a source said, freeing them to play as soon as Sunday’s game against the Bills in Buffalo.

Pacheco, the Chiefs’ leading rusher the past two seasons, has been on the injured reserve list since early in the season with a broken fibula. Omenihu tore his ACL in last

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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterNov 10, 2024, 06:32 PM ET

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes wasn’t optimistic the Kansas City Chiefs would block the field goal attempt with one second remaining that otherwise would have given the Denver Broncos a victory on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.

But Mahomes was comforted by one fact: The Chiefs this season had won three different games on the last play, so he didn’t close his mind to the possibility.

“If anyone’s going to do it, this

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Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterNov 6, 2024, 02:22 PM ET

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes said he was eager to test his injured ankle as the Kansas City Chiefs began preparations on Wednesday for Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium.

“When you have a little bit of a roll, it’s a little bit sore,” Mahomes said. “But I’m able to move around and look forward to getting out to practice and seeing how I can push it as

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