The Kansas City Chiefs have reworked Patrick Mahomes’ contract for a fourth consecutive year, generating critical salary-cap relief as they attempt to reset following a disappointing 2025 campaign. According to ESPN and others, the restructuring converts $54.45m of Mahomes’ 2026 salary into a signing bonus, thereby reducing his cap figure for the coming season to a mere $34.65m. As large …
The NFL has confirmed that it will return to Madrid with a multi-year commitment to play International Series games at the iconic Estadio Santiago Bernabéu from 2026. The home of Real Madrid C.F staged the league’s first-ever regular season game in the Spanish capital in 2025, and its success has now led to a partnership with the club, as well …
The Kansas City Chiefs are turning back to a familiar voice for the 2026 season, having agreed to terms that will see Eric Bieniemy return as offensive coordinator, a team source confirmed Wednesday. Bieniemy will replace Matt Nagy, who has interviewed for head coaching openings and at least one offensive coordinator position this offseason. The move reunites Bieniemy with head …
The Kansas City Chiefs will build a brand-new domed stadium and mixed-use entertainment district, as well as a new team headquarters and training facility — in Kansas. The decision, announced in conjunction with Kansas governor Laura Kelly, will not only see the four-time Super Bowl champions leave the intimidating, open air Arrowhead Stadium, but also the state of Missouri in …
As the Kansas City Chiefs navigate the final stretch of the regular season, uncertainty hangs over both their present and future. Patrick Mahomes is at the start of a long period working his way back from a recent knee injury, while long-term questions persist about whether the quarterback’s favourite target, Travis Kelce, will continue his Hall of Fame–calibre career beyond …
As the Kansas City Chiefs confront an unexpectedly early offseason, questions surrounding Travis Kelce’s NFL future have grown louder. Amid the speculation, his brother is offering measured advice shaped by experience. According to long-time Phialdelphia Eagles center Jason, the key for Travis will be to ‘step back, take time and let clarity come naturally’ as he ponders the potential of …
Week 15 of the 2025 National Football League season promised much in the way of high-profile matchups, and did not disappoint when toe met ball on Sunday. The Buffalo Bills, facing a threat to their recent AFC East dominance, came from behind to remind the upstart New England Patriots of their place in the hierarchy; the Denver Broncos bested the …
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered a torn ACL during Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, an injury that not only ended his afternoon but also marked a historic low point for the franchise in the Mahomes era. An MRI confirmed the diagnosis, and an official statement subsequently announced that ‘Patrick and the club are currently exploring surgical …
Week 14 of the 2025 season had a little of everything as the National Football League again ran the gamut of emotions. The Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers provided a scintillating game in a rivalry that has failed to live up to its billing for decades. Backbreaking drops and curious decision-making signaled the impending end of the Kansas City …
The Kansas City Chiefs are somewhere they haven’t been in the Patrick Mahomes era — staring down the possibility of missing the playoffs. Defeat to the Houston Texans at Arrowhead on Sunday didn’t just drop the Chiefs to 6–7, but also underscored every issue that has dragged them from perennial Super Bowl contender to postseason long-shot in 2025. The Sunday …
Thanksgiving is about family, food and football. Not necessarily in that order, either. Especially if the viewing figures for the Turkey Day slate of games is anything to go by. The average viewership across all three games — Green Bay Packers versus Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs versus Dallas Cowboys and Cincinnati Bengals versus Baltimore Ravens — was 44.7 million, …
Week 13 is Thanksgiving Week in the NFL, with not only the usual three games on Thursday to enjoy with the turkey, but also the ‘new traditional’ Black Friday game as well. Heading into this feast of football, Week 12 certainly provided some notable highlights. The New England Patriots recorded their ninth-consecutive win and became the first team this season …
In a weekend headlined by quarterbacks, Matthew Stafford continues to show out in a rampant Los Angeles offense as the Rams emerge from a tight NFC West scrap, but Jameis Winston reminded us why, even in defeat, he is a must-watch signal caller. Dak Prescott broke Tony Romo’s record as the leading Dallas Cowboys QB and Patrick Mahomes again showed …
Week 11 saw plenty of late action, with games going right to the wire and leads changing hands like a dog walker with an itchy palm. Seven teams pulled off victories despite trailing in the fourth quarter, the most such instances since Week 12 of the 2022 season. Five teams left it until the very last play of the game …
Thanksgiving has become synonymous with food, family and football over the years. The NFL have added to this mix with the addition of musical acts to enhance the half-time, and pre-game, experience at their three Thursday games on the holiday slate and 2025 is no exception. The Green Bay Packers -Detroit Lions tilt, the ‘Jerra World’ clash between the Dallas …
The meeting between the Seattle Seahawks and hometown Rams in Los Angeles promised a shootout for the NFC West crown, as well as the MVP crown, but it was the defenses that showed out. It was a similar story elsewhere, where the Denver Broncos tightened their grip on the AFC West, and the Philadelphia Eagles D continued its dominance by …
A Season Served With All the Trimmings For American fans, the holidays aren’t measured in days off, they’re measured in downs. Sure, Thanksgiving carves the turkey, but it also carves out a day-long buffet of football, family and fierce rivalries. Then, before the leftovers are gone, December rolls in with its own frosty spectacle; snow swirling over end zones, playoff …
The 2025 season is one of the most wide open for many years as, entering Week 9, 13 teams have recorded at least five wins, the third-highest number through eight weeks since 1970, trailing only 1986 (16 teams) and 2020 (14). Last week also saw three teams who entered the week with one or fewer wins get one in the …
Welcome to Gridiron’s Week 8 power ranking, where bye-mageddon appears to have provided some rare stability at the top of the tree. GRIDIRON POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 8 1. Indianapolis Colts (7-1) = The Colts predictably had no problem sweeping aside Tennessee, and it’s tough to see them having too many issues in Pittsburgh this week. 2. Detroit …
Welcome to Gridiron’s Week 7 power ranking, where top teams playing each other has reshuffled the order of things once again. GRIDIRON POWER RANKINGS: WEEK 7 1. Indianapolis Colts (6-1) +2 The Colts have the best record in football and, right now, they undeniably pass the eye test as the best team in football. 2. Detroit Lions …
What’s the greatest comeback in the history of the National Football League? Well, the Eagles fan in me would point towards both iterations of the ‘Miracle of the Meadowlands’, but it’s hard to argue against a Super Bowl victory so famous that any fan of the gridiron knows what I’m talking about when I say ‘28-3’. In terms of sheer …
Detroit Lions defensive back Brian Branch has been suspended without pay for one game after initiating an altercation with Kansas City receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster on Sunday night. As the game, which resulted in a Chiefs’ win, ended, Branch refused a handshake from KC quarterback Patrick Mahomes and made a beeline for Smith-Schuster, who was seen objecting to the safety’s apparent …
Week 6 of the NFL season was a bit of a bummer. A third of the way through the season, it’s inevitable that injuries will rear their ugly head, but it feels like the football gods really do not want us to have nice things in 2025. Here’s an incomplete list of the stars we’ve lost along the way, including …
Week 5 was the week of the comeback, with five teams clawing back from double-digit points deficits to win their games. Cam Ward got his first win as a starter as the Tennessee Titans rallied from 18 points down to beat the Arizona Cardinals, making Ward the first rookie quarterback to overcome an 18-point deficit and win since Daniel Jones …
